[snowsislander]

I was just looking at the data archive at the NHC, and I thought this recent "Vortex" message was kind of interesting:

VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 27/22:44:30Z
B. 24 deg 49 min N
  085 deg 36 min W
C. 700 mb 2604 m
D. NA  kt
E. NA  deg     nm
F. 287 deg 083 kt
G. 207 deg 028 nm
H. EXTRAP  944 mb
I.  12 C/ 2745 m
J.  19 C/ 2746 m
K.  12 C/ NA
L. RAGGED
M. E12/40/30
N. 12345/ 7
O. 0.02 / 2  nm
P. AF306 WX12A KATRINA01    OB 12
MAX FL WIND 101 KT E QUAD 21:38:40 Z
SLP EXTRAP FROM 700 MB
RAGGED EYE STRUCTURE APPEARS TO BE CONSOLIDATING

[rickylc]

holy cow, 700 mb, can that be right?

Do major hurricanes always have such low pressures?