***Gonzalo Now A Strong Category 3 System Taking Dead Aim At Bermuda****
There have been some changes overnight in the overall structure of the cyclone. It appears that Gonzalo is slowly weakening as it aims at Bermuda. It will arrive sometime later today. Regardless, it will still be a major, dangerous hurricane.
Good morning all. Tropical Storm Gonzalo continues to intensify and a Hurricane Warning has been posted for the British Virgin Islands.
An Air Force Reserve reconnaissance aircraft investigating Gonzalo
this morning found 850 mb maximum flight-level winds of 64 kt along
with reliable SFMR surface winds near 55 kt in the northeastern
quadrant, plus a central pressure of 992 mb. In addition, the
Antigua-Barbuda Meteorological Service recently reported a sustained
wind of 58 kt and a gust to 76 kt. Based on these data, the
intensity has been increased to 55 kt. Reports from the aircraft
radar and Antigua-Barbuda also indicate the center of Gonzalo passed
over Antigua between 1300-1400 UTC.
