...SIMON RAPIDLY INTENSIFYING... ...EXPECTED TO BECOME A DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE BY SATURDAY... As of 3:00 AM CST Fri Oct 09 the center of Simon was located near 15.8, -104.5 with movement NW at 5 mph. The minimum central pressure was 978 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.

Source: Summary - Hurricane Simon (EP5/EP202026)