Vortex sent: 1006mb From the vortex: D. Estimated (by SFMR or visually) Maximum Surface Wind: 54kts (~ 62.1mph)
Should be Irene.
interesting that sfc winds reported are higher than flight level. I've seen that before, but it's not the norm. Soon-to-be-Irene still doesn't look very good on satellite, but given that it's on top of the islands, an upgrade should be a given.
Impressive blow-up of convection happening in the last several frames on the AVN loop, too. When it got its act together, it looks like it REALLY got its act together.
-------------------- Hugh
Eloise (1975) - Elena and several other near misses (1985) - Erin & Opal (1995) - Ivan (2004)