666 WTNT61 KNHC 131355 TCUAT1 Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 1000 AM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 ...HEAVY RAINBANDS WITH TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS SPREADING ACROSS THE OUTER BANKS AND COASTAL SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL EXPECTED... Data from an Air Force Reserve Unit Hurricane Hunter aircraft and NOAA Doppler weather radars from Morehead City and Wilmington, North Carolina, indicate that Florence has changed little. Maximum sustained winds remain near 110 mph (175 km/h). The latest minimum central pressure based on data from the aircraft is 955 mb (28.20 inches). NOAA Buoy 41025, located near Diamond Shoals, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 54 mph...87 km/h and a gust to 59 mph...94 km/h. A wind gust to 51 mph...81 km/h was recently reported in Morehead City, North Carolina. SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.3N 75.4W ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM ESE OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 205 MI...330 KM E OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB...28.20 INCHES $$ Forecaster Stewart