so how do meteorologists get the information. hurricane hunters provide vital information. commander justin kib by is a pil pilot. he joinsous now. commander, joirm. thanks taming the time. >> good morning. >> you went out just yesterday to observe the storm you flew into it and it was only a tropical storm. what did you observe? and what made that -- in fact then influenced the change in the forecast? >> sure. it was a relatively strong tropical storm that we flew into, and as we recalled it was getting its act together. it was becoming more concentric. as we were in the storm making the first pass, it was classified as a category one