Felix is getting nastier…
Here is the aircraft report from 1:54 p.m. CDT today from Hurricane Felix.
Central pressure down to 957 millibars. That is down seven millibars in just an hour and one half!
Max flight level winds were 132 knots, which corresponds to a surface wind of about 135 mph. That would equate to a Category Four hurricane, so don’t be surprised if that upgrade occurs on the 4 p.m. advisory.
Note the comment about the stadium effect in the eye. The eye was 12 miles in diameter.
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URNT12 KNHC 021917
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 02/18:54:20Z
B. 13 deg 29 min N
071 deg 25 min W
C. 700 mb 2703 m
D. 95 kt
E. 268 deg 008 nm
F. 356 deg 114 kt
G. 268 deg 007 nm
H. 957 mb
I. 8 C/ 3060 m
J. 16 C/ 3050 m
K. 13 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C12
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 01 nm
P. AF305 0806A FELIX OB 12
MAX FL WIND 122 KT NE QUAD 17:21:10 Z
MAX OUTBOUND FL WIND 132 KT NE QUAD 18:57:10 Z
SFC CNTR WITHIN 5NM OF FL CNTR
STADIUM EFFECT
AL06 2007
