Hurricane Milton continues its almost unparalleled increase of strength today; sustained winds are now at 175 MPH with gusts to 190 MPH.
From the National Hurricane Center:
2:00 PM EDT Mon Oct 7
Location: 21.7°N 91.3°W
Moving: E at 9 mph
Min pressure: 911 mb
Max sustained: 175 mph
Pressure has dropped another 13mb and is now down to 911mb, this storm is becoming violent.
Milton is now tied second place with Maria for the fastest to C5. The first-place storm was in 2005 --"Wilma" was the most intense Atlantic hurricane on record with a central pressure of 882mb.
One of the computer models being used to forecast this hurricane just spit-out a projection that left weather experts floored. This computer model forecasts that the central pressure of Milton will drop to 884 mb of pressure, which will result in SUSTAINED winds of 197 MPH.
