Here is the short announcement from the National Hurricane Center:
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HURRICANE DEAN TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007
1150 AM CDT WED AUG 22 2007
THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DEAN MADE LANDFALL IN MEXICO NEAR THE TOWN
OF TECOLUTLA…JUST EAST OF GUTIERREZ ZAMORA AND ABOUT 40 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF TUXPAN AT ABOUT 1130 AM CDT…1630 UTC. THE
ESTIMATED INTENSITY OF DEAN AT LANDFALL WAS 100 MPH…160
KPH….CATEGORY TWO ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.
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SPOT REPORTS/EARLY AFTERNOON BIRMINGHAM TIME
Poza Rica, Mexico…heavy rain, visibility only 1/2 mile, wind NNW 46, gusts 55 mph
Buoy 42056/Bay of Campeche…wind east 36, gusts 53 mph, 18-foot waves, water temperature 83.8. Looks like a bit of upwelling, the SST (sea surface temperature) was around 87 at thet buoy yesterday.
