Issued at 600 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018
476
WTNT61 KNHC 140950
TCUAT1
Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018
600 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018
...600 AM POSITION UPDATE...
...EYEWALL OF HURRICANE FLORENCE ONSHORE IN NORTH CAROLINA...
...LANDFALL OF THE CENTER WILL OCCUR VERY SOON...
A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently
reported a sustained wind of 59 mph (95 km/h) and a gust to 79 mph
(127 km/h). A private weather station in Topsail Beach,
North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 60 mph
(97 km/h) with a gust to 70 mph (131 km/h).
The water levels in Pamlico Sound and Emerald Isle remain elevated.
These waters are expected to rise as the tides come back in. A USGS
gauge in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, recently recorded 7.0 feet
above normal water levels.
SUMMARY OF 600 AM EDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.2N 77.6W
ABOUT 10 MI...20 KM E OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM ENE OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES
$$
Forecaster Cangialosi/Manougian
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476
WTNT61 KNHC 140950
TCUAT1
Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018
600 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018
...600 AM POSITION UPDATE...
...EYEWALL OF HURRICANE FLORENCE ONSHORE IN NORTH CAROLINA...
...LANDFALL OF THE CENTER WILL OCCUR VERY SOON...
A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently
reported a sustained wind of 59 mph (95 km/h) and a gust to 79 mph
(127 km/h). A private weather station in Topsail Beach,
North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 60 mph
(97 km/h) with a gust to 70 mph (131 km/h).
The water levels in Pamlico Sound and Emerald Isle remain elevated.
These waters are expected to rise as the tides come back in. A USGS
gauge in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, recently recorded 7.0 feet
above normal water levels.
SUMMARY OF 600 AM EDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION
----------------------------------------------
LOCATION...34.2N 77.6W
ABOUT 10 MI...20 KM E OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM ENE OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES
$$
Forecaster Cangialosi/Manougian
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