Hurricane Patricia (visible image above from 1430 UTC) has strengthened overnight and is now a remarkably intense hurricane. The following information is from the NHC morning discussion today:
Data from three center fixes by the Hurricane Hunters
indicate that the intensity, based on a blend of 700
mb-flight level and SFMR-observed surface winds, is near
175 kt.
This makes Patricia the strongest hurricane on record in
the National Hurricane Center's area of responsibility
(AOR) which includes the Atlantic and the eastern North
Pacific basins. The minimum central pressure estimated
from the aircraft data, 880 mb, is the lowest ever for
our AOR. It seems incredible that even more
strengthening could occur before landfall later today....
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