673 
WTNT61 KNHC 140354
TCUAT1

Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL062018
1200 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018

...1200 AM POSITION UPDATE...
...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF NORTH
CAROLINA...

A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently
reported a sustained wind of 71 mph (114 km/h) and a gust to 87 mph
(140 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 79 mph (127 km/h).

Water levels continue to rise quickly on the western side of
Pamlico Sound.  A USGS gauge at New Bern, North Carolina, on the
Neuse River is recording 9.6 feet of inundation.

A NOAA buoy at Onslow Bay recently reported a minimum pressure of
960 mb (28.35 mb).


SUMMARY OF 1200 AM EDT...0400 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.1N 76.9W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSW OF MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 50 MI...85 KM E OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...956 MB...28.23 INCHES

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Forecaster Cangialosi/Manougian