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Hurricane Idalia Tropical Cyclone Update

NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL102023

1200 PM EDT Wed Aug 30 2023



...DAMAGING WINDS CONTINUE OVER SOUTHERN GEORGIA...

...1200 PM POSITION UPDATE...



NOAA radar data indicate that the maximum sustained winds are 

now near 85 mph (140 km/h) with higher gusts. The estimated 

minimum pressure based on a surface observation from Good Hope 

Circle near Naylor, Georgia is 975 mb (28.79 inches). 



A sustained wind of 43 mph (69 km/h) with a wind gust to 56 mph 

(90 km/h) was recently reported at Moody Air Force Base in 

southern Georgia.





SUMMARY OF 1200 PM EDT...1600 UTC...INFORMATION

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LOCATION...31.0N 82.9W

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

ABOUT 135 MI...215 KM WSW OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 MPH...140 KM/H

PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 20 MPH...31 KM/H

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB...28.79 INCHES

 

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Forecaster Stevenson/Cangialosi