7am CDT Milton Update: NOAA Dropsonde Finds Lower Pressure; Max Winds Are at 60mph

We now have intermediate advisories coming out from the NHC on Milton and we will be doing quit updates with those and more of an extensive look at the fuller updates at 4am, 10am, 4pm and 10pm!

The NOAA Hurricane Hunters have found a much lower pressure with Milton.  It was estimated at 1003 mb at the 4am advisory and now is 991 mb!  Here are the rest of the stats:

LOCATION…22.6N 94.9W
ABOUT 345 MI…560 KM WNW OF PROGRESO MEXICO
ABOUT 860 MI…1385 KM WSW OF TAMPA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…60 MPH…95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…E OR 90 DEGREES AT 5 MPH…7 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…991 MB…29.26 INCHES

New Advisories:  None

Steady to rapid strengthening is forecast over the next couple of days and a major hurricane is forecast.

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