Hurricane Milton Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024
805 AM CDT Mon Oct 07 2024
...MILTON RAPIDLY INTENSIFIES INTO A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE...
Data from both Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Milton has
strengthened to a category 4 hurricane. The maximum sustained
winds are estimated to be 150 mph (240 km/h). Milton is a category
4 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. Data
from the aircraft also indicate that the minimum pressure has
fallen to 940 mb (27.76 inches).
These changes will be reflected in the normal 10 AM CDT (1500 UTC)
advisory.
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024
1000 AM CDT Mon Oct 07 2024
Milton's remarklable rapid intensification is continuing. Satellite
images show a small eye within the very cold central cloud cover,
and the eye is becoming better defined. Data from the Mexican
radar at Sabancuy show a small, closed eye with an intense eyewall
presentation. The Hurricane Hunter aircraft earlier reported a peak
flight-level wind of 146 kt, and dropsonde data show that the
pressure has fallen to around 933 mb, which is down about 22 mb in
4 hours. The initial wind speed is set to 135 kt, which is an
80-kt increase in 24 hours (only eclipsed by Wilma 2005 and Felix
2007 in our records).