ZCZC MIATCUAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Hurricane Idalia Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL102023 400 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023 ...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION THIS MORNING WHEN IDALIA MOVES INLAND... ...4 AM POSITION UPDATE... Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Idalia continues to rapidly intensify. The maximum sustained winds have increased to 125 mph (205 km/h) with higher gusts. Idalia's pressure is dropping quickly. The estimated minimum pressure indicated by dropsonde data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft is 941 mb (27.79 inches). NOAA buoy 42036 recently reported sustained winds of 56 mph (90 km/h) and a wind gust to 82 mph (132 km/h) while Idalia's western eyewall moved just to the east of the buoy. A C-MAN station on Cedar Key measured sustained tropical-storm-force winds within the past hour, with a gust to 47 mph (76 km/h). SUMMARY OF 400 AM EDT...0800 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...28.9N 84.1W ABOUT 90 MI...145 KM WSW OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA ABOUT 60 MI...95 KM S OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...27 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES $$ Forecaster D. Zelinsky NNNN
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