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Hurricane MICHAEL


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

...9 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...
...CENTER OF MICHAEL MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...
...DAMAGING WINDS STILL OCCURRING INLAND...
...STORM SURGE LEVELS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON THE GULF COAST...

NOAA Doppler radar data indicate that the center of Michael is
continuing to move over southwestern Georgia. Winds are gradually
deceasing over the Florida panhandle, but they are beginning to
increase along the Georgia coast.

Recent wind reports include:

Weatherflow site Jekyll Island Georgia: 61 mph (98 km/h)
Macon Georgia airport: wind gust to 47 mph (76 km/h)

Storm surge levels will continue to decrease along the coast of the
Florida Panhandle tonight.  A National Ocean Service water level
station at Apalachicola is now reporting less than 3 feet of
inundation above ground level.


SUMMARY OF 900 PM EDT...0100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.7N 84.4W
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM SSW OF MACON GEORGIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 35 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES

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Forecaster Stewart

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