000 WTNT64 KNHC 272256 TCUAT4 Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 700 PM EDT Tue Sep 27 2022 ...7 PM EDT HURRICANE IAN POSITION UPDATE... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, CATASTROPHIC WINDS AND FLOODING EXPECTED WITH IAN IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA... The estimated minimum central pressure based on recent observations from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter Aircraft is 947 mb (27.96 inches). During the last hour, the Key West International Airport reported a sustained wind of 48 mph (77 km/h) with a gust to 71 mph (114 km/h). SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...24.3N 83.1W ABOUT 200 MI...320 KM SSW OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM SSW OF THE DRY TORTUGAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 10 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.96 INCHES $$ Forecaster Bucci/D. Zelinsky