ZCZC MIATCUAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM Hurricane Florence Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL062018 700 PM EDT Thu Sep 13 2018 ...700 PM POSITION UPDATE... ...SUSTAINED HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS APPROACHING CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA... A NOAA observing site at Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 69 mph (111 km/h) and a gust to 86 mph (139 km/h). A private weather station in Davis, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 59 mph (95 km/h). A Weatherflow station at Fort Macon, North Carolina, recently reported a sustained wind of 55 mph (89 km/h) and a wind gust of 72 mph (116 km/h). Water levels continue to rise quickly on the western side of Pamlico Sound. A gauge at Oriental, North Carolina, on the Neuse River is recording a water height of about 5.5 feet above normal levels. SUMMARY OF 700 PM EDT...2300 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...33.9N 76.4W ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM ESE OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 145 MI...230 KM E OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 5 MPH...8 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...955 MB...28.20 INCHES $$ Forecaster Berg/Beven NNNN