ED's report appears to be the Max Sustained wind at Hamilton, Bermuda. As the winds dropped off after that report and the pressure began to rise.

Midnight (4) Sep 20 78 (26) 77 (25) 28.56 (0967) S 59 light rain; blowing spray
11 PM (3) Sep 19 78 (26) 77 (25) 28.47 (0964) S 66 light rain; blowing spray
10 PM (2) Sep 19 78 (26) 77 (25) 28.50 (0965) SSE 68 light rain; blowing spray
9 PM (1) Sep 19 77 (25) 75 (24) 28.64 (0970) SE 52 light rain; blowing spray

http://weather.noaa.gov/weather/current/TXKF.html

Actual METARs from Hamilton. I don't know what the WMO abbreviation "BLPY" is for. I'll have to look that one up. "Spray shall be coded only as BLPY"
I guess that breaks down to BLowing sPraY-BLPY.

TXKF 200455Z 21040G51KT 2800 VCSH BR BKN014 BKN050 OVC140 27/24 Q0971 RMK R30/////R12///// PRESRR /
TXKF 200355Z 19051G68KT 0800 R30///// R12///// -RA BLPY 26/25 Q0967 RMK R30///// R12///// PK WND17078/01 PRES UNSTDY /
TXKF 200255Z 17057G73KT 0800 R30///// R12///// -RA BLPY BKN012 OVC050 26/25 Q0964 RMK R30///// R12///// PK WND 15081/18 PRESFR /
TXKF 200222Z 15059G81KT 0800 R30///// R12///// -RA BLPY BKN012 OVC050 26/25 Q0965 RMK R30///// R12///// PRESFR
TXKF 200155Z 14048G63KT 1600 -RA BLPY BKN012 OVC050 25/24 Q0967 RMK R30/////R12///// PRESFR /