Until NHC issues a report saying Dennis was something other than a Category 3. Dennis made landfall as a Category Three.
HURRICANE DENNIS DISCUSSION NUMBER 26 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005
DENNIS MADE LANDFALL NEAR PENSACOLA AT 1925Z THIS AFTERNOON. THE LANDFALL INTENSITY IS ESTIMATED TO BE 100 TO 105 KT...BASED ON FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS OF 117 KT AT 1928Z...TWO STEPPED-FREQUENCY MICROWAVE RADIOMETER OBSERVATIONS OF 100 KT JUST NORTH OF THE CENTER JUST PRIOR TO LANDFALL. DROPSONDE OBSERVATIONS AT LANDFALL ALSO SUPPORT THIS VALUE.
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