Nigel Becomes the 6th Hurricane for the Season

National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Nigel was located near latitude 27.2 North, longitude 51.4 West. Nigel is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Nigel is then forecast to…

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September 18, 2023

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National Hurricane Center (NHC) – At 1100 AM AST (1500 UTC), the center of Hurricane Nigel was located near latitude 27.2 North, longitude 51.4 West.

Nigel is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph (19 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple of days. Nigel is then forecast to turn northward late Tuesday, and then accelerate northeastward through the rest of the week.

Maximum sustained winds are near 80 mph (130 km/h) with higher gusts. Nigel is forecast to rapidly strengthen into a major hurricane on Tuesday. A gradual weakening trend could start on Wednesday.

Hurricane-force winds extend outward up to 25 miles (35 km) from the center and tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 160 miles (260 km). The estimated minimum central pressure is 984 mb (29.06 inches).