Sunrise over Ian in the South Pacific...

Sunrise over Ian on 1/11/14

Satellite estimated intensity. Left scale is T# and right scale is the wind speed in knots that corresponds to the T#.  The higher the T# the higher the intensity estimate.

On a more random note: DirecTV wants to drop The Weather Channel...
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/capital-weather-gang/wp/2014/01/11/weather-channel-urging-viewers-to-pressure-directv-not-to-drop-network/; http://www.keeptheweatherchannel.com/