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Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL062018
1000 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018

...EYE OF HURRICANE FLORENCE STILL WOBBLING SLOWLY SOUTHWESTWARD
NEAR THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...

NOAA Doppler weather radar data and surface observations indicate
that the center of the eye of Hurricane Florence has been wobbling
southwestward near the coast of southeastern North Carolina.

A buoy operated by the CORMP program southeast of Wilmington, North
Carolina recently reported a wind gust of 76 mph (122 km/h).  A
station operated by Weatherflow at Federal Point, North Carolina,
recently reported a pressure of 961.0 mb (28.38 in).

SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.0N 78.0W
ABOUT 20 MI...30 KM SW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM E OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 245 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES

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Forecaster Stewart/Beven

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