Also, other conditions such as light winds in the upper levels must be present. Therefore, the hurricane must stay over warm waters in order to survive. Floyd will continue to move north-northeast into Massachussetts and then into eastern Canada. Fortunately, it will not come west toward the inner states. There have been some hurricanes which have come farther to the west, but most of the time the hurricanes stay near the warm ocean waters.
Minimum pressure is the lowest barometric pressure reading inthe center of the eye.
The lower the pressure, the stronger the winds. Therefore, Floyd had a minimum pressure of 922 millibars at its peak intensity over the Bahamas when the winds were 155 mph. The storm will pass quickly through Falmouth tonight, and by daybreak tomorrow should be into the Atlantic Ocean. Overnight winds will gust to around 50 mph, and you will receive two to five inches of additional rain. Hurricanes are steered by rivers of air.