Hugh
(Senior Storm Chaser)
Wed Sep 21 2005 08:25 PM
Re: Category 5 Hurricane Rtia Moves Westward in the Gulf

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When the winds catch up with the drop to 898, we will see the winds at 185. But it has already been reported by Accuweather that the winds are sustained at 185MPH.




Accuweather's website reports that the winds were GUSTING to 185mph. Now they're reporting GUSTING to 200mph, but sustained at 165mph. No one is reporting sustained winds at 185mph at the surface right now, at least not when I checked five minutes after someone claimed that Accuweather was reporting 185mph sustained winds. I expected the NHC to increase the winds at 8pm ET but they didn't.



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