Hurricane Hunter Pass

The Hurricane Hunters have found lowest pressure of 957 mb. This confirms that the storm is increasing in strength. The wind speeds have not yet started to increase, but this is not uncommon as often tropical systems reduce their pressure (deepen) before the winds catch up. I would expect the winds to increase in an hour or two. The next Hurricane Hunter mission will likely confirm this.

We should see two Hurricane Hunter planes in the storm at the same time over the next hour or two, so very good data should be available as the system strengthens over the warm Gulf.