Thunderbird12
(Meteorologist)
Wed Sep 21 2005 03:54 PM
dropsonde data

A recent dropsonde in the NW eyewall reported 149 knot winds at the surface and a mean boundary layer wind of 165 knots. The next dropsonde in the eye reported a pressure of 908 mb with surface winds of 28 knots, indicating the actual central pressure may be slightly lower.