Hurricane Helene Update Statement

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Hurricane Helene Tropical Cyclone Update
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL       AL092024
100 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024

...EYEWALL OF EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE HELENE NOW MOVING 
INTO GEORGIA AND ACCELERATING NORTH-NORTHEAST...
...100 AM EDT POSITION UPDATE...

Helene continues to produce catastrophic winds that are now pushing 
into southern Georgia. This is an extremely dangerous and 
life-threatening situation. Persons should not leave their shelters 
and remain in place through the passage of these life-threatening 
conditions.  When in the eye, people are reminded to not venture out 
in the relative calm, as hazardous winds will increase very quickly 
when the eye passes.

A WeatherSTEM site in southern Lowndes County in Georgia recently 
reported a wind gust to 88 mph (142 km/h). Another Weather Stem 
site in Kinderlou, Georgia recently reported a minimum pressure of 
952.2 mb (28.11 inches) in the eye of Helene. 

A USGS tide gauge at Steinhatchee, Florida earlier reported a water 
level 9.6 feet above mean higher high water, which is an 
approximation of inundation in that area. 

SUMMARY OF 100 AM EDT...0500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...30.8N 83.5W
ABOUT 10 MI...20 KM WSW OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA
ABOUT 55 MI...90 KM ENE OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...110 MPH...175 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 26 MPH...42 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...950 MB...28.05 INCHES

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Forecaster Papin/Beven