Wind speed DOWN to 165 MPH...
Some idiot just used the F word on Fox...
That's the good news; the bad is that the minimum pressure is reported at 902 mb.
Saw that too on TWC.
hard to say what to make of it. this storm is so huge - I'm not sure we can make anything out the fact that the wind has decreased slightly.
Steve Forbes (on TWC) said that trough to the west may be causing the slight diminishing of winds.
The discussion points out the wind speeds were adjusted downward due to another instrument showing that the normal flight-level-to-surface reduction is not as accurate in this case. Thus, it's more of a refinement of the likely maximum sustained surface winds, and not a true weakening. The pressure is actually lower than it was earlier today, at 902 mb. Not out of the question that the winds could increase even more, but at this point it's academic