Three hours ago Air Force Reconnaissance plane flew into the eye of HURRICANE ODILE here is that 3:00 pm PDT report from.... NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL EP152014 200 PM PDT SUN SEP 14 2014 Odile has been undergoing a concentric eyewall cycle since the previous advisory, and an Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft has found an inner eye of about 10-12 nmi diameter and an outer eye of 36 nmi diameter. Despite this normally unfavorable inner-core structure, the central pressure has decreased to 922 mb and the 700- mb maximum flight-level winds have increased from 122 kt to 134 kt during the two passes through the northeastern quadrant. The highest SFMR winds measured thus far have only been around 100 kt. However, given the strong flight-level winds and the very low central pressure, the initial intensity has only been decreased slightly to 110 kt, which is a blend of the SFMR winds and surface-adjusted flight-level winds. Major Hurricane Odile is moving north-northwestward or 330/13 kt. There is no significant change to the previous forecast track reasoning. A strong deep-layer ridge over Mexico is expected to keep Odile moving north-northwestward to northwestward during the next 72 hours.
Posted on: Sun, 14 Sep 2014 23:17:09 +0000
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