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Hurricane Florence Update Statement
2018-09-14 05:54:24| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 1200 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 673 WTNT61 KNHC 140354 TCUAT1 Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 1200 AM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 ...1200 AM POSITION UPDATE... ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE OCCURRING IN PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA... A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 71 mph (114 km/h) and a gust to 87 mph (140 km/h). A Weatherflow station at Fort Macon, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 61 mph (98 km/h) and a wind gust of 79 mph (127 km/h). Water levels continue to rise quickly on the western side of Pamlico Sound. A USGS gauge at New Bern, North Carolina, on the Neuse River is recording 9.6 feet of inundation. A NOAA buoy at Onslow Bay recently reported a minimum pressure of 960 mb (28.35 mb). SUMMARY OF 1200 AM EDT...0400 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.1N 76.9W ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM SSW OF MOREHEAD CITY NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 50 MI...85 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...956 MB...28.23 INCHES $$ Forecaster Cangialosi/Manougian
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