Dvorak estimates up to 3.0 Recon takes flight

   DATE/TIME     LAT     LON    CLASSIFICATION        STORM
  09/0545 UTC    30.9N   78.8W   ST3.0/3.0              90L
  08/2345 UTC    30.6N   78.3W   ST2.5/2.5              90L
  08/1745 UTC    30.1N   77.9W   ST2.5/2.5              90L

A 3.0 on the chart is:
45 KTS, 52 MPH, 1000 mb

Convection continued to increase last night, however its movement toward land will stunt its growth within the next 24 hours. If a subtropical storm is to be declared, it will happen today or tomorrow morning.

An airforce reserve hurricane hunter aircraft took off at approximately 5:30 this morning. We should know by later today whether 90L will be named Andrea.

For raw recon data visit: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/reconlist.shtml