danielw
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| Wed Aug 24 2011 08:19 AM |
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Re: Irene Turning More Northwest Over the Bahamas
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Dropsonde in the eye found 957mb surface pressure. That's 5mb strengthening over the NHC estimate in their 5am update, and would be lower end of category 3 generally.
957mb is roughly a max possible wind speed of 118 mph. So Irene is just under the curve.
951mb would be max of 124 mph.