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Ok maybe I got too much grit in my eyes.. but it's 5AM eastern right? my clock isn't wrong is it I'm use to getting something outta NHC by now and i'm too tired to be patient LOL
P.S> oh oh well weather channel has it.. saying winds increased to 50MPH
The inner core seems to be getting better organized this morning. Pressure down to 998mb more is consistent with a 60mph TS. I think it has time to become a Cat 1 hurricane before landfall this evening.
East means more time to drink in that nice warm water. If his track slides from the Holy City to MB, that's another 3 hours for the eye over water. Heck, it could happen. Let's see how Ernesto has responded to a few more hours of no land and warm water....
The GFDL has been nudging east with every run. The 0z model run puts landfall between Cape Fear and Cape Lookout early Friday morning as a strengthening 989mb storm.
I dunno. I think the Gfdl may be onto something here. Radar presentation has really improved since Mr. E (as I like to call our little TS here) has come off shore. And he seems to be dropping his pressure about 1mb per hour. He's now at 997mb. Not bad little comeback he's trying to make. If he continues on the current trend I don't think 989 would be totally out of the question.
Edit: oh and recon just reported solid 5 minutes of 55-57knot flight level winds. yes I'd say he's putting up quite the fight