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WTNT61 KNHC 132325 CCA
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Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL062018
700 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018

Corrected maximum sustained winds and to update observations

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

A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently
reported a sustained wind of 82 mph (131 km/h) and a gust to 97
mph (156 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 61 mph (98 km/h) and a wind gust of 81 mph (130
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...100 MPH...155 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