A special statement has just been issued by the NHC:
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000 WTNT64 KNHC 081225 TCUAT4 HURRICANE DENNIS TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 825 PM EDT THU JUL 08 2005
...AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATES THAT MAJOR HURRICANE DENNIS HAS CONTINUED TO STRENGTHEN...
JUST AFTER 8 AM EDT...1200Z...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT MEASURED A CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 938 MB...OR 27.70 INCHES...AND A FLIGHT-LEVEL WIND OF 136 KT IN THE SOUTHEAST QUADRANT...INDICATING A SURFACE WIND OF AROUND 140 MPH. THE AIRCRAFT IS STILL INVESTIGATING THE HURRICANE AND STRONGER WINDS MAY EXIST IN THE NORTHEAST QUADRANT. AN INTENSITY INCREASE WILL BE INDICATED IN THE NEXT ADVISORY ISSUED AT 11 AM EDT.
FORECASTER STEWART
--Lou
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