Issued at 600 PM EDT Wed Oct 09 2024
000 WTNT64 KNHC 092157 TCUAT4 Hurricane Milton Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL142024 600 PM EDT Wed Oct 09 2024 ...LIFE-THREATENING STORM SURGE, DAMAGING WINDS, AND FLOODING RAINS EXPECTED TONIGHT FOR PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHWESTERN FLORIDA... ...600 PM EDT POSITION UPDATE... Heavy rainfall continues over the central Florida peninsula with hurricane-force wind gusts beginning to occur along the Florida gulf coast. A sustained wind of 58 mph (93 km/h) and a gust of 77 mph (124 km/h) was recently reported at a WeatherFlow station at Egmont Channel. A sustained wind of 54 mph (87 km/h) and a gust of 66 mph (106 km/h) was recently reported at the Albert Whitted Airport in St. Petersburg. The next update will be at 700 PM EDT (2300 UTC). SUMMARY OF 600 PM EDT...2200 UTC...INFORMATION ----------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.0N 83.3W ABOUT 50 MI...80 KM WSW OF SARASOTA FLORIDA ABOUT 150 MI...250 KM SW OF ORLANDO FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...205 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 15 MPH...24 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...948 MB...28.00 INCHES $$ Forecaster Papin/Mahoney/Camposano