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Hurricane Idalia Tropical Cyclone Update

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL102023

600 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023



...CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE AND DESTRUCTIVE WINDS EXPECTED IN THE 

FLORIDA BIG BEND REGION THIS MORNING...

...6 AM POSITION UPDATE...



Data from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate 

that Idalia has maximum sustained winds of 130 mph (215 km/h) with 

higher gusts.



The estimated minimum pressure indicated by Air Force Reserve 

Hurricane Hunter aircraft data is 942 mb (27.82 inches).



Within the past hour, a C-MAN station on Cedar Key measured 

sustained winds of 41 mph (66 km/h), with a gust to 47 mph (76 

km/h), and a Weatherflow station at Apalachee Bay measured a 

sustained wind of 41 mph (66 km/h), with a gust to 51 mph (83 

km/h). 

 

SUMMARY OF 600 AM EDT...1000 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...29.3N 83.9W

ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM WNW OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA

ABOUT 95 MI...150 KM SSE OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...130 MPH...215 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 17 MPH...27 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...942 MB...27.82 INCHES

 

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Forecaster Papin/Stevenson