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Hurricane Sam expected to become powerful post-tropical low-pressure system

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Posted at 6:47 AM, Sep 21, 2021
and last updated 2021-10-04 22:59:01-04

Hurricane Sam is expected to become a powerful post-tropical low-pressure system by early Tuesday, according to the National Hurricane Center.

According to the latest NHC update, the system is about 610 miles east of Cape Race Newfoundland with max winds of 85 mph and is moving north-northeast at 29 mph.

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Although gradual weakening is forecast during the next few days, Sam is expected to transition into a powerful post-tropical cyclone over the North Atlantic within the next 6-12 hours.

Sam is the eighteenth named storm of the 2021 storm season.