Hurricane Ida Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092021 115 PM EDT Fri Aug 27 2021 ...IDA STRENGTHENS INTO A HURRICANE AS IT NEARS THE ISLE OF YOUTH... Data from an Air Force Reserve hurricane hunter aircraft indicate that Ida has strengthened into a hurricane as it approaches the Isle of Youth, Cuba. The maximum sustained winds are estimated to be 75 mph (120 km/h) with higher gusts. A sustained wind of 44 mph (70 km/h) and a gust of 60 mph (96 km/h) were recently reported on Cayo Largo, Cuba. SUMMARY OF 110 PM EDT...1710 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...21.4N 82.4W ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM ESE OF THE ISLE OF YOUTH ABOUT 165 MI...270 KM E OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB...29.15 INCHES