Hurricane Sandy

Tropical Storm Sandy
Current storm status Tropical storm (1-min mean)
Satellite image Forecast map
As of:	2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) October 23
Location:	14.1°N 77.6°W / 14.1; -77.6 (Tropical Storm Sandy) ± 30 nm About 275 mi (440 km) SSW of Kingston, Jamaica
Sustained winds:	45 knots (50 mph; 85 km/h) (1-min mean) gusting to 55 knots (65 mph; 100 km/h)
Pressure:	993 mbar (hPa; 29.32 inHg)
Movement:	NNE 4 kt (5 mph; 7 km/h)
See more detailed information.

Tropical Storm Sandy is the eighteenth named storm of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season.

Meteorological history

A tropical wave tracked westward into the southern Caribbean Sea. It slowly organized and strengthened into Tropical Depression Eighteen on the morning of October 22 as it meandered around the southwestern Caribbean. An Air Force Hurricane Hunters aircraft flew into the storm that afternoon and found that it strengthened into a tropical storm, which was named "Sandy".

Current storm information

As of 2 p.m. EDT (1800 UTC) October 23, Tropical Storm Sandy is located within 30 nautical miles of 14.1°N 77.6°W / 14.1; -77.6 (Sandy), about 275 mi (440 km) south-southwest of Kingston, Jamaica. Maximum sustained winds are 45 knots (50 mph, 85 km/h), with stronger gusts. Minimum central pressure is 993 mbar (hPa; 29.32 InHg), and the system is moving north-northeast at 4 knots (5 mph, 7 km/h). Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 90 miles (150 km) from the center of Sandy.

For latest official information see:

• The NHC's latest Public Advisory on Tropical Storm Sandy
• The NHC's latest Forecast Discussion on Tropical Storm Sandy

See also

• 2012 Atlantic hurricane season