• UPDATE: Helene Now Cat 4

    From Mike Powell@1:2320/105 to All on Thu Sep 26 18:09:00 2024
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    WTNT64 KNHC 262259
    TCUAT4

    Hurricane Helene Tropical Cyclone Update
    NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092024
    700 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024

    ...EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY 4 HELENE HEADING TOWARDS THE
    FLORIDA BIG BEND...

    ...700 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

    A Weatherflow station at Egmont Channel near the entrance of Tampa
    Bay recently reported a sustained wind of 54 mph (87 km/h) and
    a wind gust of 71 mph (115 km/h).

    Tropical storm conditions are approaching the coastline of
    Florida's Big Bend. A Weatherflow station at St. George Island
    recently reported a wind gust of 46 mph (74 km/h).

    SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------
    LOCATION...28.3N 84.4W
    ABOUT 110 MI...175 KM W OF TAMPA FLORIDA
    ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM S OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA
    MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H
    PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 23 MPH...37 KM/H
    MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...945 MB...27.91 INCHES

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    Forecaster Bucci
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