USA: Strengthening Hurricane Florence to pose serious threat to US East Coast later this week

National Hurricane Centre Bulletin

BULLETIN

Hurricane Florence Intermediate Advisory Number 48A

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL062018

800 AM AST Tue Sep 11, 2018

…RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT FINDS FLORENCE HAS WEAKENED SLIGHTLY…

…RESTRENGTHENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TODAY…

SUMMARY OF 800 AM AST…1200 UTC…INFORMATION

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LOCATION…26.4N 64.6W

ABOUT 405 MI…655 KM S OF BERMUDA

ABOUT 950 MI…1530 KM ESE OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…130 MPH…215 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH…24 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…950 MB…28.05 INCHES

WATCHES AND WARNINGS

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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

A Storm Surge Watch has been issued for the east coast of the

The United States from Edisto Beach, South Carolina northward to

the North Carolina-Virginia border, including the Pamlico and

Albemarle Sounds.

A Hurricane Watch has been issued for the east coast of the United

States from Edisto Beach, South Carolina, northward to the

North Carolina-Virginia border, including the Pamlico and Albemarle

Sounds.

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