Idalia expected to rapidly intensify

Landfall near Category 4 in Florida on Wednesday

Hurricane Franklin is 125-knots (937 mb pressure) the first major hurricane of the Atlantic season and has a chance at Category 5 in the next 24-36 hours. The satellite presentation is stunning. The eye temperature is +20°C but cloud top region could be colder, only -60s. If convection can intensify overnight, then 140-knots is possible.

Tropical Sto…