TROPICAL STORM IRENE DISCUSSION NUMBER 34
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT FRI AUG 12 2005 ( edited~danielw)

SINCE THE LAST RECON REPORT AND 00Z SATELLITE INTENSITY ESTIMATES
...IRENE'S CONVECTIVE PATTERN HAS DEGRADED SOMEWHAT. A 12/2245Z SSMI OVERPASS INDICATED A SHARP DRY SLOT HAD PUSHED INTO THE CIRCULATION
FROM THE NORTH...ALL THE WHILE CLOUD TOPS HAVE WARMED NEAR THE CENTER AND A CDO FEATURE IS NO LONGER EVIDENT IN INFRARED IMAGERY.
THEREFORE...THE INTENSITY IS BEING MAINTAINED AT 60 KT.
HOWEVER...
THE CENTRAL PRESSURE HAS BEEN DECREASED TO 991 MB BASED ON A 12/2300Z PRESSURE OF 995.9 MB REPORTED BY BUOY 41927 LOCATED ABOUT 30 NMI NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER...WHICH WAS LOWER THAN THE LAST RECON REPORTED CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 997 MB AT 12/2023Z.
http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/text/refresh/MIATCDAT4+shtml/130244.shtml

Hank, you got some inside info that we don't know about?

nope. i'm just as confused as the next guy. -HF