CyclonicFury wrote:Sally probably looks the most like a traditional hurricane it has so far. The strongest winds are in the NE quadrant, after they were in the NW quadrant yesterday. Sally's wind field is much more symmetric as well. It is interesting that NHC is calling for weakening before landfall, despite the global models showing the opposite. At the moment, Sally seems to be steady or on a slight strengthening trend - despite having weaker winds the MSLP is significantly lower than yesterday and much more typical of a storm of this intensity.
Whats also interesting is that the strongest winds in the NE quad are now actually in the eyewall itself, according to radar, and not in that band further removed. Could be a sign that the pressure gradient is tightening.