Florence Becomes Category Four Hurricane - NHC

(Updated)

Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 1200 PM AST Mon Sep 10 2018

...FLORENCE BECOMES A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE...

Data from a NOAA Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that Florence has continued to rapidly stregthen and has maximum sustained winds near 130 mph (195 km/h). The latest minimum central pressure based on data from the aircraft is 946 mb (27.93 inches).

SUMMARY OF 1200 PM AST...1600 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------------

LOCATION...25.0N 60.2W

ABOUT 575 MI...925 KM SSE OF BERMUDA

ABOUT 1230 MI...1985 KM ESE OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...195 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...946 MB...27.93 INCHES

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