Recon data indicates that Hermine lacks a well-defined inner core, with a rather broad area of low-end tropical storm force winds but nothing particularly strong near the center. This is supported by radar data, which has shown occasional attempts at partial eyewall formation, but nothing that has taken hold so far. Base velocities from KBRO are increasing somewhat near the center, though (currently maxing out around 60 kts at 12000 ft).

Hermine seems to have resumed a NNW motion after an earlier jog more to the west. It probably does not have time to reach hurricane status before landfall, but it still can't be ruled out if there is another burst of intensification.