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Have had storms like katrina and rita in the gulf of mexico back in 2005, but we really haven't seen a storm like irma. so it's extremely dangerous. especially with the path that it's projected to go through the bahamas and threaten florida. also a very large storm. >> yeah. bears repeating what you just said this is the strongest storm in the atlantic that we have ever seen. and it's getting stronger. is it getting stronger because it's going over warmer water as it approaches the u.s.? >> yes. that is a big part of it. part of it is the upper-level environment around the storm and that's exa...

This is the strongest storm in the atlantic that we have ever seen and it's getting stronger. is it getting stronger because it's going over warmer water as it approaches the u.s.? >> yes, that is a big part of it. part of it is the upper level environment around the storm, and that is exactly what we are measuring right now with our gulf stream jet. again, we're up at 35,000 feet getting a full profile of the atmosphere from that altitude all the way do you think to when the sonde splashes in the ocean. so it's not only the environment around the storm that is important but also the ocean tem...