Hypercane_Kyle wrote:tolakram wrote:Hypercane_Kyle wrote:
Didn't notice that. In that case, 135 knots. A little baffled by that decision. 2016 definitely didn't have a Category 5 then.
There's been no decision yet.
135 knot @ 12z ATCF is very much a decision. Whether-or-not they go with 140 knots at 10 am is the question. I'm inclined to think they will, but we'll see.
Obviously, semantics at the end of the day.
The NHC is the final arbiter not the automated tropical cyclone forecasting system. They use it, and someone at the NHC may have set the latest point, but it's not the same as an actual advisory.