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Hurricane Harvey Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092017
1200 AM CDT Sat Aug 26 2017

...12 AM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...DANGEROUS HARVEY NEAR THE MOUTH OF COPANO BAY...

A station at Copano Bay, Texas, recently reported a sustained wind
of 74 mph (118 km/h) with a gust to 110 mph (178 km/h) in the
northern eyewall.

A station at Aransas Wildlife Refuge run by the Texas Coastal
Observing Network recently reported a sustained wind of 78 mph
(126 km/h) with a gust to 105 mph (170 km/h).

A NOAA tide gauge at Port Lavaca, Texas, recently measured a water
level of 5.6 feet above Mean Higher High Water.

A station at Rockport, Texas, reported a minimum pressure of
942 mb (27.81 in.) in the eye.

SUMMARY OF 1200 AM CDT...0500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...28.1N 97.0W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM NNE OF ROCKPORT TEXAS
ABOUT 40 MI...70 KM WSW OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES

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Forecaster Cangialosi/Zelinsky

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