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Hurricane MICHAEL


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Hurricane Michael Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL142018
200 PM CDT Wed Oct 10 2018

...2 PM CDT POSITION UPDATE...
...EYE OF MICHAEL MOVING INLAND OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE EAST
OF PANAMA CITY...
...LIFE THREATENING STORM SURGE AND CATASTROPHIC WINDS CONTINUE...

Radar data indicate that the eye of Michael is moving inland over
portions of Bay and Calhoun counties in the Florida Panhandle.
Everyone in these areas is reminded not to venture out into the
relative calm of the eye, as hazardous winds will increase very
quickly as the eye passes!

Recently reported wind gusts include:

Tyndall Air Force Base: 119 mph (191 km/h)
Florida State University Panama City Campus: 116 mph (187 km/h)
University of Florida/Weatherflow Mexico Beach: 104 mph (167 km/h)
Panama City Treatment Plant: 94 mph (151 km/h)
Panama City Beach National Ocean Service: 78 mph (126 km/h)

Dangerous storm surge continues along the coast of the Florida
Panhandle.  A National Ocean Service water level station at
Apalachicola recently reported over 7.7 feet of inundation above
ground level.


SUMMARY OF 200 PM CDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.4N 85.3W
ABOUT 30 MI...45 KM ENE OF PANAMA CITY FLORIDA
ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM W OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...150 MPH...240 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...922 MB...27.22 INCHES

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Forecaster Brennan

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