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Hurricane Florence Update Statement
2018-09-14 18:12:28| National Hurricane Center (Atlantic)
Issued at 1200 PM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 763 WTNT61 KNHC 141612 CCA TCUAT1 Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update...Corrected NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 1200 PM EDT Fri Sep 14 2018 Corrected direction of motion in summary block. ...FLORENCE WOBBLING SLOWLY WESTWARD OVER EXTREME SOUTHERN NORTH CAROLINA... NOAA Doppler weather radar data and surface observations indicate that the center of Hurricane Florence has turned back toward west. An erratic motion between westward and west-southwestward is likely today. During the past hour, a station operated by Weatherflow at Federal Point, North Carolina, reported a sustained wind of 56 mph (90 km/h) and a gust to 72 mph (116 km/h), a sustained wind of 53 mph (85 km/h) and a gust to 72 mph (116 km/h) was observed at Mercer Pier in Wrightsville Beach, and a sustained wind of 51 mph (82 km/h) and a gust to 75 mph (121 km/h) was measured at the Wilmington offshore buoy. In addition, an Amateur Radio operator in Oak Island near Cape Fear, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 68 mph (109 km/h) and a gust to 87 mph (140 km/h). Some Hurricane Florence heavy rainfall reports received thus far -- 18.53 inches Oriental, NC 14.07 inches Surf City, NC 13.81 inches WFO Morehead City, NC 13.07 inches Jacksonville, NC SUMMARY OF 1200 PM EDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.0N 78.2W ABOUT 25 MI...45 KM WSW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 45 MI...75 KM ENE OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...80 MPH...130 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...964 MB...28.47 INCHES $$ Forecaster Stewart
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