9 , ▁the ▁wind s ▁increased ▁from ▁ 1 0 5   m ph ▁( 1 6 5   km / h ) ▁to ▁ 1 5 0   m ph ▁( 2 4 0   km / h ). ▁It ▁also ▁became ▁a ▁small ▁storm , ▁as ▁Grand ▁Turk ▁Island ▁reported ▁wind s ▁of ▁ ▁while ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁passed ▁slightly ▁to ▁the ▁north ▁on ▁August   3 0 . ▁At ▁ 0 1 3 0   UTC ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁a ▁ship ▁near ▁May agu ana ▁reported ▁a ▁bar ometric ▁pressure ▁of ▁ ▁and ▁h urr icane - force ▁wind s . ▁The ▁pressure ▁would ▁ordin arily ▁suggest ▁wind s ▁of ▁, ▁but ▁because ▁it ▁was ▁not ▁reported ▁in ▁the ▁eye ▁and ▁the ▁storm ▁was ▁smaller ▁than ▁normal , ▁the ▁wind s ▁were ▁estimated ▁at ▁. ▁The ▁h urr icane ' s ▁wind s ▁rank ▁as ▁a ▁Category ▁ 5 ▁on ▁the ▁S aff ir - Sim pson ▁H urr icane ▁Sc ale , ▁one ▁of ▁two ▁such ▁storm s ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 3 ▁season . ▁ ▁After ▁maintain ing ▁peak ▁wind s ▁for ▁about ▁ 1 2   h ours , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁began ▁weak ening ▁as ▁it ▁passed ▁through ▁the ▁southern ▁Bah am as . ▁At ▁around ▁ 1 2 0 0   UTC ▁on ▁September   1 , ▁the ▁h urr icane ▁made ▁land fall ▁on ▁northern ▁Cuba ▁near ▁S agua ▁La ▁Grande , ▁with ▁wind s ▁of ▁about ▁. ▁The