Hurricane Felix

Hurricane Felix rapidly diminishes in strength

2007-09-04T17:58:00.000-07:00

As expected, hurricane Felix has rapidly diminished in strenght after making landfall. Wind speeds have dropped to 75 mph. Torrential rains leading to flooding and landslides are a serious concern in Honduras and Nicaragua.

Hurricane Felix regains strength prior to landfall

2007-09-04T06:13:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Felix regained strength to category 5 with sustained winds of 160 mph. It is within a couple of hours of making landfall at the northeast coast of Nicaragua. If it continues on its westward course it will quickly lose strength as it passes over mountains in that region but will dump torrential rains across Honduras and Nicaragua.

Hurricane Felix downgraded to category 4

2007-09-03T19:16:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Felix has been downgraded to a category 4 storm with sustained winds of 135 mph. It is currently just east of the Nicaragua and Honduras border, moving west at 18 mph.

Updated hurricane Felix eye track

2007-09-03T07:16:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Felix, currently a category 5 storm, will diminish in strength rapidly once it makes landfall, although it may remain a category 4 as it brushes the northern coats of Honduras.

Satellite photo shows well formed eye

2007-09-02T23:28:00.001-07:00

A satellite photo of category 5 hurricane Felix shows the well formed eye of the storm, currently in the western Caribbean Sea.

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Hurrican Felix category 5

2007-09-02T18:30:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Felix rapidly increased in strength to a category 5 hurricane, increasing at a rate more rapid than any other hurricane on record. Additional strengthening is expected in the next 24 hours. The forecasted storm track still predicts Felix will make landfall near northern Belize.

Hurrican Felix satellite photo

2007-09-02T06:25:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Felix strengthens

2007-09-02T04:01:00.000-07:00

Hurricane Felix has strengthened rapidly to a category 2 storm with sustained winds of 100 mph. It could continue to gain strength, growing to a category 4 hurricane, by the time it reaches landfall, currently forecast at northern Belize. If it does follow that track it will weaken considerably as it passes over land and emerges over the Bay of Campeche and continues to northeastern Mexico.

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2007-09-01T22:18:00.000-07:00

Felix upgraded to category 1 hurricane

2007-09-01T17:23:00.000-07:00

As of 8 p.m. EDT Saturday Felix had sustained winds of 75 mph, making it a category 1 hurricane. It is travelling just north of due west and is expected to gain strength as it passes just north of the Aruba/Bonaire/Curacao islands and well south of Jamaica.

TD6 upgraded to tropical storm Felix

2007-09-01T04:19:00.000-07:00

At around 5 a.m. Miami time today tropical depression 6 was upgraded to tropical storm Felix with sustained winds of 40 mph. Felix was about 30 miles northwest of Grenada and was moving west at 18 mph. Tropical storm warnings were issued for the Dutch islands of Aruba, Bonaire and Curacao, adding to existing warnings in place in Grenada and St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

Eye track for TD 6

2007-08-31T18:32:00.000-07:00

Currently categorized as only a tropical depression, TD6 is expected to reach hurricane strength by Sunday morning