danielw
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| Fri Jul 15 2005 05:48 AM |
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Emily Now a CAT 4
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HURRICANE EMILY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 17A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 AM AST FRI JUL 15 2005 edited~danielw
..DANGEROUS HURRICANE EMILY REACHES CATEGORY 4 STRENGTH OVER THE
EAST-CENTRAL CARIBBEAN SEA...
...INFORMATION FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE CONTINUED TO INCREASE
AND ARE NOW NEAR 135 MPH...215 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. EMILY IS
NOW A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE
SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS...
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Latest Vortex message has yet another pressure fall. Pressure is now down to 952mb at 0503Z.
Previous pressure was 958mb at 0130Z.
That's 6mb in 4.5 hours. A little better than Emily's earlier average of 2mb per hour.