y'all seen the vortex msg? 974mb, max fl winds 69kt. the core is still tightly wound, but this sucker weakened a whole lot. next advisory should trim it down quite a bit. right now all that heavy convection on the s. coast of cuba and over florida is robbing the center of inflow. whenever it builds back the storm should reintensify rather quickly... but i dunno. hurricanes are quirky. sometimes they spin right back up, sometimes they come off a landmass and act like they forgot what warm water is for, in spite of everything being just right for them. we'll know more as the night progresses.
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