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Hurricane IDALIA (Text)


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Hurricane Idalia Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL102023
600 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023

...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE 
FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION THIS MORNING...
...6 AM POSITION UPDATE...

Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate 
that Idalia has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) with 
higher gusts.

The estimated minimum pressure indicated by Air Force Reserve 
Hurricane Hunter aircraft data is 942 mb (27.82 inches).

Within the past hour, a C-MAN station on Cedar Key measured 
sustained winds of 41 mph (66 km/h), with a gust to 47 mph (76 
km/h), and a Weatherflow station at Apalachee Bay measured a 
sustained wind of 41 mph (66 km/h), with a gust to 51 mph (83 
km/h). 
 
SUMMARY OF 600 AM EDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...29.3N 83.9W
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM WNW OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA
ABOUT 95 MI...150 KM SSE OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...27 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...942 MB...27.82 INCHES
 
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Forecaster Papin/Stevenson

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