Reach Ike category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale

Reach Ike category four hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale

The CNH warned that Ike is an extremely dangerous hurricane, but noted that it is still too early to determine whether any land area will be eventually affected by the meteor.

Hurricane Ike today reached category four on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with sustained winds of 215 kilometres per hour and gusts more intense, reported the National Hurricane Center in the United States (CNH).

According to the latest report of CNH, the center of the hurricane was located at 03:00 GMT near latitude 22.1 north and longitude 54.1 west, about 980 kilometers northeast of the Leeward Islands.

Ike moves west-northwest at about 28 kilometres per hour and is expected to continue this general movement in the coming hours, and then turn westward toward the evening of Thursday or early on Friday, which located to Ike in open sea of Atlanta during the coming days.

The CNH warned that Ike is an extremely dangerous hurricane, but noted that it is still too early to determine whether any land area will be eventually affected by the meteor. We expect some fluctuations in intensity during the coming days.

The force of hurricane winds extend outward up to 55 miles from the center and winds with tropical storm force extend to 260 kilometers.

Meanwhile, Tropical Storm Hanna move north-northwest at about 20 kilometers per hour, with sustained winds of 100 kilometres per hour and stronger gusts. According to CNH, Hanna could regain hurricane strength over the coming 24 to 36 hours.

The winds with tropical storm force extend to 465 miles, mainly north of downtown.

At 03:00 GMT, Hanna was located near latitude 23.2 north and longitude 72.1 east, about 260 miles east-southeast of San Salvador and about 575 miles east-southeast of Nassau, Bahamas. Hanna left Haiti at least 26 dead

It is anticipated that a general movement toward the northwest will continue over the next 24 to 48 hours with a gradual increase in the speed of translation.

Even in the far southeast of Atlanta, Tropical Storm Josephine is moving westward near 19 miles per hour, and is expected to move west and west-northwest over the next few days.

The center of the storm was located near latitude 13.9 north and longitude 30.7 west, about 685 kilometres west of the Cape Verde Islands.

The maximum sustained winds have decreased to around 85 miles per hour, with gusts stronger. The CNH predicts a weakening of the storm slow in the coming days.