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Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL052019
1200 AM EDT Fri Sep 06 2019

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE TO SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG
THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...

The NOAA-NOS station at Johnny Mercer Pier in Wrightsville Beach,
North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 54 mph (87
km/h) and a wind gust to 63 mph (101 km/h).  A Weatherflow site
located at Federal Point, North Carolina, recently reported a
sustained wind of 53 mph (85 km/h) and a wind gust to 73 mph (117
km/h).

A buoy at Frying Pan Shoals, North Carolina, located south
of Dorian's eye, recently measured a sustained wind of 76 mph
(122 km/h) and a wind gust of 90 mph (145 km/h). A buoy east of
Wrightsville Beach, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained
wind of 56 mph (91 km/h) and a wind gust of 78 mph (126 km/h)


SUMMARY OF 1200 AM EDT...0400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.8N 77.4W
ABOUT 35 MI...60 KM SE OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM SW OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100 MPH...160 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES

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Forecaster Stewart

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