Ryxn wrote:Weather Dude wrote:...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS ALMOST IN THE CORE OF IOTA...
...IOTA EXPECTED TO BRING CATASTROPHIC WINDS, LIFE-THREATENING
STORM SURGE, AND EXTREME RAINFALL IMPACTS TO CENTRAL AMERICA...
SUMMARY OF 700 AM EST...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...13.5N 81.6W
ABOUT 20 MI...35 KM NW OF ISLA DE PROVIDENCIA COLOMBIA
ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM SE OF CABO GRACIAS A DIOS ON NIC/HON BORDER
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...245 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 275 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...925 MB...27.32 INCHES
Meet Iota, the STRONGEST storm of the 2020 Atlantic Hurricane Season in terms of wind speed....already.
Likely already the strongest in all categories.
I'd say with an update like that without recon, the NHC likely fully expects a Cat 5...