893 on the dropsonde
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Tropical Melissa
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they probably got punched in the gut during the first eyewall pass and had to collect themselves
Brent
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Now the other plane is going in
Another unflagged 170kt SFMR reading.
This is absolutely unreal. We are watching history unfold in real-time
Melissa is an impressive storm. It is not far from the benchmark that Wilma set in 2005 as the strongest storm ever seen in the Atlantic basin. If the pressure drops ten more millibars, it will tie Wilma's record low pressure reading of 882 MB.
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I think though the distinction we need to make is we didn't have the sheer amount of data on Wilma. We will never know what it actually achieved.
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BHS1975
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It had a much smaller eye. Same with Patricia.
Brent
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Makeitsnow
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Can't help but wonder what it could do if it had another 6 to 12 hours.
Drizzle Snizzle
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I think Wilma was 2005
890.7 extrapolated
Shaggy
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Too bad this is the one hurricane that decided to never do an eye wall replacement cycle most of the time one gets this strong for this long it will almost always undergo an eyeball replacement cycle
The drop from the first plane just updated, offically 893mb with 13kt wind, so ~891-892mb realistically.
Brent
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Just wow
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.7N 78.1W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 255 MI...410 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES
SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...17.7N 78.1W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSE OF NEGRIL JAMAICA
ABOUT 255 MI...410 KM SW OF GUANTANAMO CUBA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...185 MPH...295 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...892 MB...26.34 INCHES
Drizzle Snizzle
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It’s now officially 185 mph, 892 mb
Brent
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I think it's Wilma 882 Gilbert 888 Keys 1935/Melissa 892
Everything else is behind that. Milton was 895 last year
Everything else is behind that. Milton was 895 last year
If it doesn't strengthen any further, we may have this storm tie for strongest landfall in recorded history in the Atlantic basin. Just unreal.
Looks like just a hair over 170kts flight level on that run, southern Eyewall.
Does anyone know the strongest wind speed at landfall for an Atlantic Hurricane?
Never seen NHC posts in all caps
Holy mackerel...193knts at 891mb.... That is the weaker eyewall..
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Downeastnc
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Josh probably experiencing peak insanity right now.....gonna be some insane videos coming out over the next few days...
Brent
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Probably 1935 but I don't think anyone lived to tell about it
Dorian in the Bahamas is probably the modern example
I'm not sure if anyone has actually measured it for real
Oh my....
Anyone got a good tv channel/stream to watch at work? The weather channel sucks it’s all commercials
ForsythSnow
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With these winds I have to wonder if they're reaching the surface on landfall or will given the elevation. It's going to look like a large tornado hit the island after at this rate.
lawd she comin’
Heres a multi-city camera live stream. Looks like a bridge was already compromised in one