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Hurricane Idalia Tropical Cyclone Update

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL102023

1000 AM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023



...DAMAGING WINDS SPREADING INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA...

...1000 AM POSITION UPDATE...



NOAA radar data indicate that the maximum sustained winds are 

now near 105 mph (165 km/h) with higher gusts. The estimated 

minimum pressure based on surface observations is 964 mb (28.47 

inches). 



A sustained wind of 39 mph (63 km/h) with a wind gust to 63 mph 

(102 km/h) was recently reported at the airport in Valdosta, 

Georgia.



An unofficial automated observing site at Madison High School in 

Madison, Florida, reported a wind gust to 67 mph (108 km/h). 





SUMMARY OF 1000 AM EDT...1400 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...30.5N 83.3W

ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM ENE OF MADISON FLORIDA

ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM S OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...165 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 18 MPH...30 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...964 MB...28.47 INCHES

 

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Forecaster Brown/Stevenson