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WTNT64 KNHC 261856

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Hurricane Helene Tropical Cyclone Update

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092024

300 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024



...STORM SURGE AND WINDS INCREASING ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST...

...300 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

 

A Weatherflow station at Egmont Channel at the entrance to Tampa 

Bay recently measured a sustained wind of 50 mph (80 km/h) and a 

gust to 62 mph (100 km/h).



 

SUMMARY OF 300 PM EDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...26.9N 84.8W

ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM WSW OF TAMPA FLORIDA

ABOUT 195 MI...315 KM S OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...959 MB...28.32 INCHES

 

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Forecaster Berg