It looks more like dry air than shear. Shear would have effected the eye, and that is still perfectly round.
Pressure is up to 902mb...that's still Katrina-level. The eye has shrunk to 18nm:
989 URNT12 KNHC 220942 VORTEX DATA MESSAGE A. 22/09:12:20Z B. 24 deg 55 min N 087 deg 55 min W C. 700 mb 2245 m D. NA kt E. NA deg nm F. 303 deg 134 kt G. 228 deg 010 nm H. 902 mb I. 14 C/ 3068 m J. 29 C/ 3057 m K. 8 C/ NA L. CLOSED WALL M. C18 N. 12345/ 7 O. 0.02 / 3 nm P. AF307 1618A RITA OB 18 MAX FL WIND 165 KT NE QUAD 05:34:00 Z STADIUM EFFECT LIT BY MOONLIGHT AND BY LIGHTNING WITHIN EYEWALL
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