[Knitting A Conundrum]

look at this vortex:

URNT12 KNHC 231730Z
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 23/1700Z
B. 27 DEG 38 MIN N
92 DEG 08 MIN W
C. NA
D. NA
E. NA
F. 180 DEG 124 KT
G. 089 DEG 18 NM
H. 931 MB
I. 16 C/ 2200 M
J. 20 C/ 2653 M
K. 15 C/ NA
L. OPEN SE
M. C30
N. 12345/NA
O. 1/1 NM
P. NOAA2 WX18A RITA OB 05
MAX FL WIND 124 KT E QUAD 1654Z
FIX AT 8,700 FT PRESSURE ALTITUDE

pressure's up, 931, and flight winds are 124 knots...storm is not what it was yesterday...

[steveegg]

Significant changes since the last one (this eye fix is at noon CDT, previous was at 9:10 am):

- Changeover from AF307 to NOAA2
- Movement 24 minutes north 20 minutes west (west-northwest by my math)
- Pressure up 2 mb to 931 mb
- Max flight-level wind up 1 knot to 124 knots
- Eye now 30 nm wide (was 28) and open on the southeast (was closed)