836 
WTNT61 KNHC 132256
TCUAT1

Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL062018
700 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018

...700 PM POSITION UPDATE...
...SUSTAINED HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS APPROACHING CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH
CAROLINA...

A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently
reported a sustained wind of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a gust to 86
mph (139 km/h).  A private weather station in Davis, North Carolina,
recently reported a sustained wind of 59 mph (95 km/h).  A
Weatherflow station at Fort Macon, North Carolina, recently reported
a sustained wind of 55 mph (89 km/h) and a wind gust of 72 mph (116
km/h).

Water levels continue to rise quickly on the western side of
Pamlico Sound.  A gauge at Oriental, North Carolina, on the Neuse
River is recording a water height of about 5.5 feet above normal
levels.


SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.9N 76.4W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM ESE OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 145 MI...230 KM E OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...8 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB...28.20 INCHES

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Forecaster Berg/Beven