Hurricane Sam tracker 2021: Where is the storm headed?

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

Tropical Storm Sam expected to become major hurricane

Powerful waves crashed into Mexico’s Pacific coast as Hurricane Priscilla brought flooding along Puerto Vallarta’s waterfront. | AccuWeather