732 WTNT61 KNHC 140458 TCUAT1 Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 100 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 ...100 AM POSITION UPDATE... ...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OCCURRING IN EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA... A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently recorded a sustained wind of 67 mph (114 km/h) and a gust to 79 mph (140 km/h). A Weatherflow station at Fort Macon, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 70 mph (113 km/h) and a wind gust of 92 mph (148 km/h). A USGS gauge at New Bern, North Carolina, on the Neuse River is currently recording 10.1 feet of inundation. Another USGS gauge in Emerald Isle, North Carolina, recently recorded 5.3 feet of inundation. A NOAA buoy at Onslow Bay recently reported a minimum pressure of 956 mb (28.23 mb). A NOAA buoy at Frying Pan Shoals recently reported a sustained wind of 62 mph (101 km/h) and a gust of 83 mph (133 km/h). SUMMARY OF 100 AM EDT...0500 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.1N 77.0W ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM SSW OF MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 45 MI...75 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...954 MB...28.23 INCHES $$ Forecaster Cangialosi/Manougian