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Hurricane MATTHEW


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HURRICANE MATTHEW TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016
300 PM EDT FRI OCT 07 2016

...3 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...
...MATTHEW CONTINUES TO LASH THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...

A coastal marine observing site at St. Augustine measured a wind
gust to 86 mph (139 km/h) within the past hour or so.  A wind gust
to 64 mph (104 km/h) has been measured at the Naval Air Station in
Jacksonville and a private weather observing site on Jekyll Island,
Georgia, has recently reported a wind gust to 48 mph (78 km/h).

A tide gauge at Fernandina Beach has reported a storm surge
inundation of 3.89 ft. The Racy Point tidal gauge near the St.
John's River has recently reported a storm surge inundation of
3.93 ft.


SUMMARY OF 300 PM EDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.9N 80.7W
ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM E OF ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA
ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM ESE OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...947 MB...27.97 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown

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