Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that maximum sustained winds in Hermine have increased to near 75 mph (120 km/h). Based on these data, Hermine is now upgraded to a hurricane, the fourth hurricane of 2016 in the Atlantic basin.
SUMMARY OF 155 PM CDT…1855 UTC…INFORMATION
LOCATION…28.1N 85.4W
ABOUT 115 MI…180 KM SSW OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
ABOUT 175 MI…285 KM W OF TAMPA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…75 MPH…120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 14 MPH…22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…988 MB…29.18 INCHES