Data from a United States Air Force reconnaissance aircraft indicate
that maximum sustained winds have increased and are now near 115
mph... 185 km/hr... with higher gusts. Emily is now a category
three hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson scale. Some additional
strengthening is possible during the next 24 hours.
Hurricane force winds extend outward up to 35 miles... 55 km...
from the center... and tropical storm force winds extend outward up
to 140 miles... 220 km.
The minimum central pressure measured by the reconnaissance aircraft
was
958 mb...28.29 inches.