885 WTNT64 KNHC 290056 TCUAT4 Hurricane Ian Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092022 900 PM EDT Wed Sep 28 2022 ...9 PM EDT HURRICANE IAN POSITION UPDATE... ...IAN CONTINUING TO BATTER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA WITH CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE, WINDS, AND FLOODING... A University of Florida Coastal Monitoring Program wind tower located near Punta Gorda recently reported sustained winds of 55 mph (89 km/h) with a wind gust of 78 mph (126 km/h). The automated station at the Punta Gorda Airport measured a gust of 109 mph (175 km/h) just before 8 PM EDT. SUMMARY OF 900 PM EDT...0100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.3N 81.6W ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM NE OF PUNTA GORDA FLORIDA ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM SSW OF ORLANDO FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH...170 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 30 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...965 MB...28.50 INCHES $$ Forecaster Bucci/D. Zelinsky