Friday, June 25, 2010

Hurricane Celia a Cat 5 Storm

Hurricane Celia continues as a Category 5 hurricane this morning, having become much stronger than was anticipated early this week. From the NHC:


CELIA IS A VERY IMPRESSIVE HURRICANE THIS MORNING...WITH AWELL-DEFINED 15-20 N MI WIDE EYE EMBEDDED IN A CLOSED EYEWALL WITHCONVECTIVE CLOUD TOPS OF -75C TO -80C. THE CLOUD TOPS HAVE WARMEDSLIGHTLY DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...AND THE SATELLITE INTENSITYESTIMATES FROM SAB AND TAFB REMAIN 140 KT. THAT WILL BE THEINITIAL INTENSITY FOR THIS ADVISORY. THE CIRRUS OUTFLOW IS GOOD INALL DIRECTIONS EXCEPT THE SOUTH.

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