Additionally, nearby ship reports of sustained winds indicated that tropical storm-force winds extended 230 miles (370 km) northwest of the center of circulation.
Ships in the vicinity of the hurricane reported tropical storm-force winds extending roughly 50 mi (85 km) from the center.
Thereafter, the aforementioned tropical storm-force winds contracted to within 130 km (80 mi) of the center, indicative of a more tropical than monsoonal system.
Since hurricane-force winds are much more damaging than tropical storm-force winds, the size scale is weighted more toward the 74 and 100 mph wind fields.
Hurricane-force winds extended out for 50 mi, and tropical storm-force winds extended out for 205 mi.
Operationally, however, the reconnaissance flight significantly underestimated the winds of the tropical cyclone, with estimates of tropical storm-force winds at the storm's center.
Twelve hours later, while still producing tropical storm-force winds, the storm degenerated into a remnant low pressure area.
The tropical storm-force winds were confined to the eastern semicircle of the cyclone.
