[steveegg]

Fresh vortex data message (eye fix 3:31 pm CDT; last was 2:11 pm) - pressure up 1 mb to 931 mb, max flight-level winds down 5 knots to 124 knots in NE quad -

VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 23/2031Z
B. 28 DEG 09 MIN N
   92 DEG 37 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2493 MA
D. NA
E. NA
F. 289 DEG 91 KT
G. 197 DEG 15 NM
H. 931 MB
I. 14 C/ 3055 M
J. 20 C/ 3056 M
K. 15 C/ NA
L. OPEN SOUTH
M. C25
N. 12345/7
O. 1/1 NM
P. NOAA3 2318A RITA OB 20
   MAX FL WIND 124 KT NE QUAD 2037Z
   EYE OPEN E THRU W

Other significant changes -

- Movement 11 minutes north, 9 minutes west
- Eye 25 nm wide (up from 20 nm last time), open east through south through west (was open east through southeast)

[RDTF]

Hey Steve - anyone say yet why they were all off on the time of landfall by so many hours?

[Blennos]

Other significant changes - - Movement 11 minutes north, 9 minutes west - Eye 25 nm wide (up from 20 nm last time), open east through south through west (was open east through southeast)

I have found your summaries after the recent updates to be quite useful. Thank you.