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Thursday, Oct 3: Latest developments on Category 3 Hurricane Kirk from the NHC

By MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT

Updated October 3, 2024 5:02 AM

This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path.
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER — This graphic created by the National Weather Service/NCEP Weather Prediction Center (WPC) shows the projected path. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI HERALD HURRICANE BOT

Article first published: Thursday, Oct. 3, 2024, 5 a.m. ET

On Thursday at 5 am, the National Hurricane Center issued an advisory stating that Category 3 Hurricane Kirk is 1185 miles east of the Northern Leeward Islands and 1645 miles southwest of the Azores, with maximum sustained wind of 120 mph. It’s moving 10 mph to the northwest. Category 3 Hurricane Kirk is expected to strengthen.

YESTERDAY (Wednesday):

Yesterday, the Category 1 hurricane Kirk was upgraded to a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 120 mph.

HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND:

SURF: Swells generated by Kirk are spreading westward and are expected to reach portions of the Leeward Islands on Friday, Bermuda and the Greater Antilles on Saturday, and the east coast of the United States and the Bahamas on Sunday. These swells are likely to cause life-threatening surf and rip current conditions.

Source: National Hurricane Center

This article was generated by the Miami Herald Bot, artificial intelligence software that analyzes information from the National Hurricane Center and applies it to templates created by journalists in the newsroom. We are experimenting with this and other new ways of providing more useful content to our readers and subscribers. You can report errors or bugs to mcclatchybot@mcclatchy.com. Full hurricane coverage at miamiherald.com/news/weather/hurricane/

This story was originally published October 3, 2024 at 4:55 AM.

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