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Danny Strengthens Into First Hurricane of 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season

By  //  August 20, 2015

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2,500 miles from florida

Danny has strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season. (NOAA image)
Danny has strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season. (NOAA image)

NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER – Danny has strengthened into the first hurricane of the 2015 Atlantic hurricane season.

At 11 a.m., the National Hurricane Center reported Danny’s maximum sustained winds were 75 mph, and the storm is current located about 2,500 miles away from Florida.

• Location: 12.5°N 44.8°W
• Moving: WNW at 12 mph
• Min pressure: 992 mb
• Max sustained winds: 75 mph

HURRICANE DANNY FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER   9
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL042015
1500 UTC THU AUG 20 2015

THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.

HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 12.5N  44.8W AT 20/1500Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM

PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST OR 295 DEGREES AT  10 KT

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  992 MB
EYE DIAMETER  10 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  65 KT WITH GUSTS TO  80 KT.
64 KT....... 10NE  10SE   0SW  10NW.
50 KT....... 20NE  20SE  10SW  20NW.
34 KT....... 50NE  40SE  30SW  40NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE 70SE  30SW  60NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.