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WTNT64 KNHC 282035
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Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092022
435 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022

...IAN MAKES MAINLAND FLORIDA LANDFALL JUST SOUTH OF 
PUNTA GORDA NEAR PIRATE HARBOR...

NOAA Doppler radar imagery indicates that the eye of Ian has made 
landfall on the mainland southwest Florida peninsula just south of 
Punta Gorda near Pirate Harbor. Maximum sustained winds at landfall 
were estimated to be 145 mph (235 km/h). 

A WeatherSTEM station at the Cape Coral Fire Department recently 
reported a wind gust of 110 mph (177 km/h). A WeatherFlow station in 
Grove City on the western side of Charlotte Harbor reported a 
sustained wind of 85 mph (137 km/h) with a gust to 128 mph (206 
km/h). 

SUMMARY OF 435 PM EDT...2035 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...26.8N 82.0W
ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM WSW OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM NW OF FT MYERS FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...145 MPH...235 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...942 MB...27.82 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Beven/Papin/Bucci