We have a hurricane, or close to it. Recon found 991 mb with a dropsonde and 73 kt flight level wind. Given the rotating hot towers in the tiny inner core, I figured it was way lower than the 1007 mb the NHC initiated it with.
The next six hours is when the Euro continues to insist Milton will make a left hook, moving almost straight north for a few hours. It'll be interesting to see if that is actually correct.
And now it's 911 mb. Such an extreme low pressure requires incredible inner core structure. Any disruption will send the pressure back up pretty quickly.
The CDO was still a hair ragged in the nw quadrant first thing this morning, but just over the last couple hours it has become significantly more circular and uniform.