Hurricane Floyd wrote:Is it just me or is Daniel forming an eye?
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It's just you

EDIT: I can see it now! I didn't look closely enough the first time. Wow, that's a pin-hole eye in the making. I have looked at other IR and SAT pics and I can say there might be a eye appearing!!

Oh I hope not, then the NHC can just call this a hurricane.
I like that, it's because a rule is forming over time or has formed a long time ago that if the cyclone has an eye, it must be a hurricane!
Aka this thing is exploding
It's starting to get it's act together in terms of center and banding. Once it's done those tasks, it should explode and bomb. That's just what I think will happen, it may not even be true. I can't tell if Daniel is rapidly strengthening right now.
I have noticed a good spin to the cyclone and good banding thus far. The center is now gaining heavy convection and I would love a pin-hole eye to pop out. I'm not sure if that's possible at this point but whatever...
My current thoughts on this system in %:
% chance for Tropical Storm Daniel to become a:
Tropical Storm: 100%
Hurricane: 85%
Major Hurricane: 33%
Category 4 Hurricane: 4.5%
Category 5 Hurricane: 1.5%