Hurricane Michael But Nether Category Five An Hr From Landfall

Again nosotros larn to our go-to hurricane expert, Ryan Maue:

Michael is existence observed/measured past times the US Air Force & NOAA planes / Hurricane Hunters.  The air current speeds are 130-knots -- only a flake less than expected past times the satellite algorithms -- but it's possible tempest is raised to Category v prior to landfall.

— Ryan Maue | weathermodels.com (@RyanMaue) October 10, 2018

In the absence of aircraft measurements, nosotros operate satellite algorithms to possess upward one's heed intensity -- similar Super Typhoons this twelvemonth inwards Western Pacific e.g. Mangkhut or Jebi.

Intensity is business office of middle temperature (+17°C) in addition to mutual coldness cloud tops surrounding it (-75°C)

Yields Cat v pic.twitter.com/vmYSWK6Sme

— Ryan Maue | weathermodels.com (@RyanMaue) October 10, 2018