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WTNT61 KNHC 140650
TCUAT1

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

...300 AM POSITION UPDATE...
...FLORENCE POUNDING THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST...

A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently
reported a sustained wind of 75 mph (120 km/h) and a gust to 90 mph
(145 km/h).  A Weatherflow station at Fort Macon, North Carolina,
recently reported a sustained wind of 73 mph (117 km/h) and a wind
gust of 99 mph (159 km/h).

Storm surge values continue to rise in areas of onshore flow on
the North Carolina coast and over inland waterways.  A USGS gauge in
Emerald Isle, North Carolina, recently recorded 6.3 feet of
inundation.

A NOAA buoy at Onslow Bay recently reported a minimum pressure of
956 mb (28.23 mb).  A NOAA buoy off of Wilmington, North Carolina,
recently reported a sustained wind of 57 mph (91 km/h) and a gust
of 95 mph (153 km/h).

SUMMARY OF 300 AM EDT...0700 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.2N 77.2W
ABOUT 35 MI...55 KM E OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM SW OF MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...150 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB...28.20 INCHES

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Forecaster Cangialosi/Manougian