eyewall

I missed it last night. I didn't think a G1 would be enough to do it.

At 6:11pm I had about a 30 second appearance near South Hero, VT:

Just had a brief appearance with a couple of pillars. Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

Nothing visible as the Kp decreases once again. Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

It is clearing on the lake. I will give it a try Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

It's back! Kp near 7 Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

well nevermind that was earlier.

G2 in progress. We will see if we can some breaks in the clouds. Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

Yeah it is absolutely about as faint as possible there and definitely wouldn't be naked eye visible. The Bz was not in good position before the clouds rolled in. Those farther west in the US got a show later once it flipped south again.

Yeah the Bz was neutral to north.

Got an aurora alert this evening. I didn't see anything out there just before clouds rolled in though. Sent from my VS995 using Tapatalk

Wow just wow at this river gage. 42ft and rising (flood begins at 10ft). The old record as 25ft. http://water.weather.gov/ahps2/hydrograph.php?wfo=sju&gage=ciap4

No this was not a cat 5 at landfall.

Not sure of his exact location but a live strem: https://www.pscp.tv/jose_gabriel10/1ypKdlwegANKW

I think they will but the new larger eye may spare them the NE eyewall.

Right now the evidence shows a still strengthening system with raw t's increasing and cooling cloud tops.

It was an update statement not a special advisory.

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS THAT MARIA HAS STRENGTHENED... Recent reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Maria has strengthened above the intensity in the 2 PM AST advisory, with estimated maximum sustained winds of 165 mph (265 km/h). SUMMARY OF 215PM AST...1815 UTC...INFORMATION --------------------------------------------------- LOCATION...16.6N 63.6W ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM SE OF ST. CROIX ABOUT 140 MI...225 KM W OF GUADELOUPE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...165 MPH...265 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...920 MB...27.17 INCHES

They kept it 160 for 2pm.

Yes that is true.

It is still possible the eye could miss just NE of PR which would be the best case but we shall see.

Jim Edds is also there in San Juan.

Some video:

From the 8pm advisory: Wind speeds atop and on the windward sides of hills and mountains are often up to 30 percent stronger than the near-surface winds indicated in this advisory, and in some elevated locations could be even greater.

There is a G2 now but of course it is 2:30pm LOL.