Gert is attempting to be declared the first Major Hur of the 2017 Atlantic Hurricane Season. Even though the most recent advisory has Gert as a 90MPH hurricane, the cyclone appears to be in a powerful intensification phase, possibly rapid, and the 90MPH advisory estimate is almost certainly much too low.
Most recent satellite derived Current Intensity estimates as follows:
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CURRENT ESTIMATE Date (mmddhhmm): 08161158 SATCON: MSLP = 964 hPa MSW = 98 knots SATCON Member Consensus: 93.0 knots Pressure -> Wind Using SATCON MSLP: 105 knots Distance to Outer Closed Isobar Used is 160 nm Eye Size Correction Used is 5.4 knots Source: MW
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