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| #899567 (Received by flhurricane at: 2:59 PM 25.Aug.2017) TCUAT4 Hurricane Harvey Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092017 200 PM CDT Fri Aug 25 2017 ...2 PM CDT POSITION AND INTENSITY UPDATE... ...HARVEY STRENGTHENS INTO A CATEGORY 3 HURRICANE... Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the maximum sustained winds have increased to near 120 mph (195 km/h) with higher gusts. Harvey is a category 3 hurricane on the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane Wind Scale. The latest minimum central pressure reported by the aircraft is 943 mb (27.85 inches). A wind gust to 57 mph (91 km/h) was recently observed at the Naval Air Station in Corpus Christi. A coastal observing site near Port Aransas has measured a sustained wind of 49 mph (80 km/h) with a gust to 60 mph (96 km/h). A sustained wind of 59 mph (95 km/h) and a wind gust to 69 mph (111 km/h) were recently reported by NOAA buoy 42020, located about 40 miles off the coast of Texas. NOAA tide gauges near Corpus Christi and Port Aransas indicate storm surge inundation of 1 to 2 ft is already occurring. SUMMARY OF 200 PM CDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.2N 96.4W ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM ESE OF CORPUS CHRISTI TEXAS ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM S OF PORT OCONNOR TEXAS MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...943 MB...27.85 INCHES $$ Forecaster Brown |
