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Hurricane IRENE (Text)

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HURRICANE IRENE TROPICAL CYCLONE POSITION ESTIMATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092011
200 AM EDT SAT AUG 27 2011

AT 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IRENE WAS
ESTIMATED BY NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADAR TO BE NEAR LATITUDE 33.4
NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA.

RECENTLY A SUSTAINED WIND OF 50 MPH...80 KM/H...AND A GUST TO 
63 MPH...101 KM/H WAS REPORTED AT A NOAA AUTOMATED BUOY IN ONSLOW
BAY NORTH CAROLINA.

SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.4N 76.4W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...952 MB...29.11 INCHES
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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