ZCZC MIATCUAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 705 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 ...700 AM POSITION UPDATE... ...CENTER OF THE EYE OF HURRICANE FLORENCE ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL NEAR WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH NORTH CAROLINA... Buoy 41064, operated by the Coastal Ocean Research and Monitoring Program (CORMP), which is located about 50 miles east of the center of Florence's eye, recently reported a wind gust to 112 mph (180 km/h). A Weatherbug site located at Cape Fear Community College recently reported a wind gust to 100 mph (161 km/h), a report of a wind gust of 91 mph (146 km/h) at the Wilmington Airport, and a NOAA Ocean Service (NOS) observing site in Wrightsville Beach recently reported a sustained wind of 60 mph (97 km/h) and a gust to 87 mph (140 km/h). The NOS site also recently reported a pressure of 959.2 mb. The water levels in Pamlico Sound and Emerald Isle remain elevated. These waters are expected to rise as the tides come back in. A USGS gauge in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, recently recorded 6.1 feet above normal water levels. SUMMARY OF 700 AM EDT...1100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.2N 77.8W ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM E OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM NE OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES $$ Forecaster Stewart NNNN
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