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HURRICANE MATTHEW TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL142016
900 AM EDT SAT OCT 08 2016

...9 AM EDT POSITION UPDATE...
......STRONG WINDS AND FLOODING RAINS SPREADING INLAND OVER SOUTH
CAROLINA...

A wind gust to 71 mph (115 km/h) has been observed at Beaufort
Marine Corps Air Station.  A private weather station on the Isle of
Palms Pier has reported sustained winds of 61 mph (98 km/h).
Strong wind gusts are also occuring well inland.  A wind gust to 61
mph (98 km/h) was recently reported at Shaw Air Force Base in
Sumter, South Carolina.


SUMMARY OF 900 AM EDT...1300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...32.6N 79.7W
ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM SE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 85 MI...140 KM SSW OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 12 MPH...19 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...963 MB...28.44 INCHES

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Forecaster Brown

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