10 pm Discussion... Did Paloma Cross Cuba Too Fast??

Few small problems.
1) Was supposed to be going around 7mph but seems to have moved faster than that and made the crossing ahead of schedule.

2) On Friday Miami Wxr People said it was a "strong front" and Saturday evening they referred to it as a "weak front."

Discussion from NHC:

HOWEVER...RADAR DATA FROM CAMAGUEY CUBA
ARE STILL INDICATING STRONG CONVECTIVE BANDING OF 50 DBZ AND HIGHER
VALUES COMPRISING THE NORTHERN EYEWALL. BASED ON THIS INFORMATION
AND THE POSSIBILITY THAT STRONG WINDS STILL EXIST OVER THE OPEN
WATERS OF THE GULF OF GUACANAYABO...THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS ONLY
DECREASED TO 100 KT...MAINTAINING PALOMA AS A MAJOR HURRICANE.

Nowhere in yesterday's forecast or even this morning's forecast was Paloma supposed to still be a Major Hurricane.

Hmmmnnnn .................