20 p.m. ET). Sam is simply a almighty Category 4 tempest but it poses nary menace to onshore arsenic it loops northward successful the Atlantic, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. (NOAA via AP)

This outer representation provided by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows Hurricane Sam, conscionable close of center, successful the Atlantic Ocean, Monday, Sept. 27, 2021, astatine 1920 Zulu (3:20 p.m. ET). Sam is simply a almighty Category 4 tempest but it poses nary menace to onshore arsenic it loops northward successful the Atlantic, according to the U.S. National Hurricane Center. (NOAA via AP)

MIAMI – Hurricane Sam strengthened again to a almighty Category 4 tempest connected Tuesday, centered good offshore successful the Atlantic Ocean but inactive susceptible of sending unsafe swells and rip currents aboriginal this week to the Bahamas, Bermuda and yet the northeastern U.S. coast.

Sam is located astir 610 miles (980 kilometers) eastbound of the bluish Leeward Islands and is traveling northwest astatine 9 mph (14 kph), the U.S. National Hurricane Center said successful a greeting advisory. Hurricane-force winds were extending outward 40 miles (65 kilometers) from its center.

Its maximum sustained winds roseate again to 130 mph (215 kph), making it a Category 4 hurricane. No coastal watches oregon warnings were successful effect, and forecasters expected it to stay a large hurricane done precocious this week arsenic it turns northward connected a way that would support its halfway good offshore.

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