Bill becomes a cat. 2

This morning a huge eye has opened in Bill's core. The eyewall is looking very robust, as is the entire CDO, which is rather compact, compared to the eye itself atm. It's still on target to reach major hurricane status before the day is out, though the CDO is not that intense. Cloud tops are still in the mid range. Somewhere around 45,000 feet. Stats:

Location: 15.9N 51.2W

Moving: WNW @ 16mph

Winds: 105mph gusting to 130mph

Pressure: 963mb

Eye Diameter: 40 miles

Wind field radii-

Hurricane force winds: up to 40 miles

TS winds: up to 165 miles

With an eye that big and considering it's strength already. Any significant contraction would easily bump it up to cat 4 intensity... There have been no recon missions dispatched to Bill yet, because it's too far away, so no further data can be had just yet.