[snowsislander]

Another "Vortex" message:

VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 28/11:04:10Z
B. 25 deg 39 min N
  087 deg 32 min W
C. 700 mb 2310 m
D. NA  kt
E.     deg     nm
F. 141 deg 153 kt
G. 046 deg 018 nm
H.        910  mb
I.  10 C/ 3056 m
J.  25 C/ 3057 m
K.  10 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. C25
N. 12345/ 7
O. 1    / 1  nm
P. AF302 1712A KATRINA      OB 10
MAX FL WIND 153 KT NE QUAD 10:58:50 Z

[NautiNurse]

158mph winds...hopefully this can't keep up for 24 hours. Most Cat 5 are very short lived as such.