000 WTNT64 KNHC 110100 TCUAT4 Hurricane Michael Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142018 900 PM EDT Wed Oct 10 2018 ...9 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE... ...CENTER OF MICHAEL MOVING THROUGH SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA... ...DAMAGING WINDS STILL OCCURRING INLAND... ...STORM SURGE LEVELS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING ON THE GULF COAST... NOAA Doppler radar data indicate that the center of Michael is continuing to move over southwestern Georgia. Winds are gradually deceasing over the Florida panhandle, but they are beginning to increase along the Georgia coast. Recent wind reports include: Weatherflow site Jekyll Island Georgia: 61 mph (98 km/h) Macon Georgia airport: wind gust to 47 mph (76 km/h) Storm surge levels will continue to decrease along the coast of the Florida Panhandle tonight. A National Ocean Service water level station at Apalachicola is now reporting less than 3 feet of inundation above ground level. SUMMARY OF 900 PM EDT...0100 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...31.7N 84.4W ABOUT 80 MI...130 KM SSW OF MACON GEORGIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 35 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...28 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...960 MB...28.35 INCHES $$ Forecaster Stewart