Is this vortex msg really valid?

[shorrock]

URNT12 KNHC 251606
VORTEX DATA MESSAGE
A. 25/1606Z
B. 26 DEG 46 MIN N
77 DEG 46 MIN W
C. 700 MB 2692 M
D. 30 KT
E. 138 DEG 111 NM
F. 227 DEG 94 KT
G. 148 DEG 027 NM
H. 955 MB
I. 11 C/ 3099 M
J. 16 C/ 3110 M
K. 11 C/ NA
L. CLOSED WALL
M. E35/30/20
N. 1234/07
O. 0.1/5 NM
P. AF963 2111A JEANNE OB 22
MAX FL WIND 113 KT NE QUAD 1420Z. MAX FL TEMP 18C 319/11NM FROM
FL CNTR.

I assume that they mean 130kt in D, not 30 kt.???????

[Brent]

No... that's right. The 30 kt is the ESTIMATE of surface winds where the plane is when the message is sent. Why would it say 130 kt(150 mph) when the strongest surface winds are around 100 kt(115 mph)?

[Steve Cosby]

D. 30 KT

I assume that they mean 130kt in D, not 30 kt.???????

That entry is for the surface winds at the time the vortex is written up. In this case:

Estimated Surface Winds Were Measured 111nm (127.65miles) From Center At Bearing 138

(taken from recon decoder at http://flhurricane.com/recondecoder.php)