Thunderbird12
(Meteorologist)
Tue Oct 18 2005 06:03 PM
Re: Vortex message

Pressure down 7 mb in about 2 hours, with the eye contracting to 7 mi in diameter... looks like a rapid deepening is underway. The satellite presentation is drastically improved in the last hour or so, with deep convection becoming more symmetric around the center and a tiny eye visible on the 2115Z and 2145Z IR images.