Is this the one that was going to be a big nothing?
Yes. I was wrong. I apologize profusely. When the invest was forecasted to become a hurricane - cat 2 was the strength they forecast it at. It has significantly out performed the models.
Eye is smaller at 18 Nautical Miles and circular. It was 30 NM before impacting Cuba.
Is the Eye getting smaller good news or bad news? And why.
Serious question
Generally bad news. Smaller usually means more intense/stronger. Especially when associated with a larger storm - this storm is now very large.
A news article that explains it pretty well:
https://www.baynews9.com/fl/tampa/weather/2020/10/06/the-dreaded-pinhole-eye
