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Above the TA, the aircraft altimeter pressure setting is changed to the standard pressure setting of 1013 hectopascals (equivalent to millibars) or 29.92 inches of mercury, with the aircraft altitude will be stated as a flight level instead of altitude. In the United States and Canada, the transition altitude is 18,000 ft (5,500 m). [5]
At peak intensity, it had a pressure of 897 millibars (26.49 inHg), making it the fifth-most intense Atlantic hurricane on record. [4] Milton weakened to a Category 4 hurricane after an eyewall replacement cycle , and reintensified into a Category 5 hurricane the following day.
[5] [6] As early as October 27, the NHC forecast a 4 to 8 ft (1.2 to 2.4 m) storm surge inundation, which they later increased to 6 to 11 ft (1.8 to 3.4 m). [5] On October 28, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo declared a state of emergency for every county in the state.