not correct...
the waters are not only warmer but the depth of that warm water is deeper....
and going into night has nothing to do with the winds not increasing..
the pressure has leveled off...now at 945 mb....the eye wall replacement is still going .....once it is complete it will start to strengthen again
“the waters are not only warmer but the depth of that warm water is deeper....” Those darn anomalies: https://www.tropicaltidbits.com/analysis/ocean/cdas-sflux_ssta_relative_global_1.png
“and going into night has nothing to do with the winds not increasing..” Ya right, when the Sun comes up, Hurricanes intensify. When the Sun goes down, they weaken. Only been happening since we have been able to monitor such events. I might even go out on a limb and say, since the beginning of time.
i read the waters in Florida bay are over 90-degrees while they are in the high 80’s near the reef...