000 WTNT65 KNHC 051600 TCUAT5 Hurricane Dorian Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL052019 1200 PM EDT Thu Sep 05 2019 ...DORIAN BRINGING LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, WINDS, HEAVY RAINFALL, AND TORNADOES TO PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS... A Weatherflow site at Shutes Folly in Charleston Harbor recently reported a wind gust of 78 mph (126 km/h). An unofficial observing station at Ft Johnson on James Island recently reported a wind gust of 74 mph (119 km/h). A Weatherflow site in Winyah Bay, SC recently reported a wind gust of 78 mph (126 km/h) at a height of 50 ft. NOAA buoy 41004 just reported a minimum pressure of 959 mb (28.32 inches) very near the middle of the eye of Dorian. SUMMARY OF 1200 PM EDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...32.6N 79.1W ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA ABOUT 135 MI...215 KM SSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH...185 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...958 MB...28.29 INCHES $$ Forecaster Zelinsky