000
WTNT54 KNHC 272149
TCEAT4
 
HURRICANE IRENE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092011
600 PM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

AT 600 PM EDT...2200 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS
ESTIMATED BY NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 
36.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 15 MILES NORTH OF 
DUCK NORTH CAROLINA...AND ALSO ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTHEAST OF 
NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

A NOAA C-MAN STATION AT DUCK NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY REPORTED A
SUSTAINED WIND OF 67 MPH AND A GUST TO 79 MPH.  ALSO...A NOAA 
C-MAN STATION AT OREGON INLET NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY REPORTED A
SUSTAINED WIND OF 58 MPH AND A GUST TO 78 MPH...AND A SUSTAINED
WIND OF 58 MPH WITH A GUST TO 74 MPH WAS MEASURED AT MANTEO NORTH
CAROLINA.


SUMMARY OF 600 PM EDT...2200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...36.4N 75.8W
ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM SE OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA
ABOUT 320 MI...520 KM SSW OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES
 
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FORECASTER STEWART