000 WTNT61 KNHC 091658 TCUAT1 Hurricane Irma Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL112017 100 PM EDT Sat Sep 09 2017 ...100 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE... ...IRMA MOVING NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA ... Earlier today there was a report from a weather station in Ciego de Avila, Cuba, of a wind gust to 159 mph (256 km/h). SUMMARY OF 100 PM EDT...1700 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...23.0N 80.0 W ABOUT 75 MI...125 KM E of Varadero Cuba ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM SE of Key West, Florida MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...125 MPH...205 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...941 MB...27.79 INCHES $$ Forecaster Pasch/Mello