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From: Patrick Prokop, Meteorologist, WTOC-TV, Savannah, GA


Tuesday, September 14, 2004 ... NOAA-17
Hurricane "Ivan" with 140 mph winds in the southern Gulf of Mexico about 415 miles SSE of the mouth of the Mississippi River . Barometric pressure was at 931 mb (27.49")

The Satellite passed over the area from NNE to SSW at noon EDT.

Polar orbiting Satellite view from WTOC-TV Savannah

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