SAM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES TO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE… …SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT

SAM RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES TO A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE… …SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING EXPECTED THROUGH TONIGHT

At 500 PM AST (2100 UTC), the center of Hurricane Sam was located near latitude 13.3 North, longitude 48.5 West. Sam is moving toward the west-northwest near 10 mph (17 km/h). A slower motion to the west-northwest is expected over the weekend, followed by a turn to the northwest on Monday.

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