Hurricane Ivan Special Update:
6:14 a.m. EDT - 06:14 UTC
An Air Force Reserve Reconnaissance Aircraft investigating Ivan this
morning recently reported a flight-level wind of 154 kts in the
northeast quadrant. They also reported a lower central pressure of
920 mb suggesting that Ivan may contain surface winds a little stronger than the
160 mph indicated in the 5:00 a.m. AST advisory.
Dropsonde wind reports also indicated winds of near 210 mph at an
altitude of about 350 feet above the ocean surface.
(http://www.hwn.org/)
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Ouch! 210 MPH.

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