USA: Strengthening Hurricane Florence to pose serious threat to US East Coast later this week
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All interests along the coasts of the Southeast and mid-Atlantic are being put on alert for a potential strike from Category 4 Hurricane Florence during the second half of the week.
Last Update - September 11, 2011
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National Hurricane Centre Bulletin
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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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