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WTNT61 KNHC 231020
TCUAT1
TROPICAL STORM OPHELIA TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL162023
620 AM EDT SAT SEP 23 2023
..OPHELIA MAKES LANDFALL IN NORTH CAROLINA
DOPPLER RADAR IMAGES, AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER DATA AND SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT OPHELIA MADE LANDFALL NEAR EMERALD ISLE
IN NORTH CAROLINA AROUND 615 AM EDT (1015 UTC) WITH ESTIMATED
MAXIMUM WINDS OF 70 MPH (110 KM/H).
AN OBSERVATION IN CAPE LOOKOUT, NORTH CAROLINA, RECENTLY REPORTED
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 61 MPH (98 KM/H) WITH A GUST TO 73 MPH (117
KM/H).
SUMMARY OF 620 AM AST...1020 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.7N 77.0W
ABOUT 25 MI...45 KM WNW OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM NE OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES
FORECASTER KELLY/CANGIALOSI/PAPIN/DELGADO
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