[No Blue States]

10 mph from a Cat 5. 944 mb. Wow.

000 WTNT65 KNHC 161212 TCUAT5 HURRICANE EMILY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 815 AM EDT SAT JUL 16 2005

REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE CENTRAL PRESSURE OF EMILY HAS FALLEN TO 944 MB AND THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 145 MPH. FORECASTER BEVEN

[NautiNurse]

772 
URNT12 KNHC 161222
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 16/11:52:30Z
B. 15 deg 51 min N
  076 deg 28 min W
C. 700 mb 2610 m
D. 45  kt
E.  38 deg 102 nm
F. 103 deg 148 kt
G.  14 deg 010 nm
H.         946 mb
I.   7 C/ 3068 m
J.  14 C/ 3046 m
K.  14 C/ NA
L. CLOSED
M. C13
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1  nm
P. AF302 0705A EMILY        OB 03
MAX FL WIND 148 KT NE QUAD 11:49:50 Z
MAX FL TEMP 15 C  210 / 6 NM  FROM FL CNTR
EXCELLENT RADAR REPRESENTATION

[NautiNurse]

Vortex data indicate closer to 153mph. Holy cow.

[Orlando]

WOW !!!
Have the Mexican Gov't issued any Storm Surge warnings for the outer eastern islands yet ?
Emily is @ 700 miles from Cozumel(Mexico), and his Hurricane might be a Cat-5 within hours.