It may go as well as 145 mph, but I would really expect it not to weaken below 150.
It reacts VERY, VERY slowly to an ERC....and even starts strengthening before getting out of those cycles based on the last one.
Thank you for taking the time to explain things. Sometimes I listen to the weathermen and they're talking Greek while you talk English. LOL
Last night when we were watching this, it picked up strength during the eye reformation and then formed a perfect eye. That was around 11 maybe? It went to category 4 by 2 a.m. and was a 5 by 7:00 a.m.
There was hope another eye reformation would occur in the next 18 hours (when everyone thought this would hit on Monday at 10:00).
It did everything out of the ordinary.