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

...HURRICANE-FORCE WIND GUSTS OCCURRING ALONG THE SOUTHERN OUTER
BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...

A NOAA weather station at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, located
inside the western portion of Dorian's eye, recently reported a
10-minute average wind of 63 mph (79 km/h). This is equivalent to a
1-minute sustained wind speed of 69 mph (111 km/h). A wind gust to
75 mph (120 km/h) was also reported. However, this weather station
has not reported any data since 300 am EDT.

A Weatherflow station at Fort Macon near Atlantic Beach, North
Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 64 mph (103 km/h)
and a gust to 85 mph (137 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 400 AM EDT...0800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.4N 76.5W
ABOUT 15 MI...25 KM S OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM SW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES

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Forecaster Stewart

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