Tropics watch: Hurricane Sam weakens to Category 3; US not in direct path but impact likely

Tracking Hurricane Sam: See spaghetti models, path and storm activity for Florida

Hurricane Sam: Historic Saildrone video shows giant waves, dark skies

Sam is now a major hurricane with maximum sustained winds of 120 mph and a central pressure of 960 mb or 28.35 inches. At 11 am Saturday Sam was located over the central Atlantic 1095 mi east-southeast of the northern Leeward Islands moving WNW at 10 mph. A slower motion to the west-northwest is expected over the weekend, followed by a turn to the northwest on Monday. Sam is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Additional strengthening is expected over the next day

Tropics watch: Tropical Storm Sam rapidly intensifying in Atlantic as NHC monitors 3 other systems

Hurricane Sam gains strength again, but forecast track remains uncertain

Tropics watch: Tropical Depression 20 forms in Atlantic; Hurricane Sam remains Category 4 storm