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

...4 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...
...MATTHEW BASHING THE NORTHEASTERN COAST OF FLORIDA WITH HIGH
WINDS AND STORM SURGE...

A coastal marine observing site at the St. Augustine Beach Pier
measured a sustained wind of 63 mph (102 km/h) a wind gust to 76 mph
(120 km/h) within the past hour or so.  A sustained wind of 55 mph
(88 km/h) and a wind gust of 64 mph (103 km/h) was recently reported
at the Jacksonville International Airport.  A private weather
observing site on Jekyll Island, Georgia, recently reported a wind
gust to 53 mph (85 km/h).

A tide gauge at Fernandina Beach recently reported a storm surge
inundation of 4.17 ft.  The Racy Point tidal gauge near the St.
John's River recently reported a storm surge inundation of 4.10 ft.


SUMMARY OF 400 PM EDT...2000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.0N 80.7W
ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM E OF ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA
ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM ESE OF JACKSONVILLE BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...27.99 INCHES

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Forecaster Brennan

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