[commish]

LAtest Vortex is in. Looks like the inner eyewall is collapsing. Picked up 123 KT in both NE and SW quads. Pressure up slightly to 915 (which supports the inner eyewall collapse)

URNT12 KNHC 230029
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 23/00:10:50Z
B. 26 deg 02 min N
089 deg 55 min W
C. 700 mb 2360 m
D. NA kt
E. 460 deg 033 nm
F. 137 deg 123 kt
G. 050 deg 020 nm
H. 915 mb
I. 10 C/ 3020 m
J. 17 C/ 3014 m
K. 16 C/ NA
L. OPEN NW
M. CO17-32
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 1 nm
P. AF309 2018A RITA OB 05
MAX FL WIND 123 KT NE QUAD 00:04:20 Z
INNER EYEWALL IS VERY RAGGED AND OPEN NE-SE

[DouglasKC]

LAtest Vortex is in. Looks like the inner eyewall is collapsing.

Is that an eyewall replacement cycle?

[nwctwx]

Not so good it has taken so long... she might not go through another before landfall. Still some warm waters to go through.

[steveegg]

Major changes between the 6:28 pm eye fix and the 7:10 pm eye fix:

- Movement 1 minute north, 6 minutes west
- Pressure up 2 mb to 915 mb
- Max flight-level wind speed down 2 knots to 123 knots, though it is in both the NE and SE quadrants
- Concentric eyes now 17 nm and 32 nm wide (was 16 nm and 35 nm)
- Outer eyewall now open NW (was open W), while inner eyewall verry ragged.

Stick the fork in that inner eyewall.