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Aug 30 2006

Ernesto upgraded to tropical storm status

Posted at 11:47 pm / tagged: / comments closed

This just in from the Hurricane Center:

DURING THE PAST HOUR…NOAA BUOY 41009 HAS REPORTED AN 8-MINUTE
AVERAGE WIND OF 36 MPH…AND THE WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR AT MELBOURNE
FLORIDA HAS SHOWN WINDS OF 45-60 MPH AT 1000-2500 FEET ABOVE THE
SURFACE. BASED ON THESE DATA…IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ERNESTO HAS
REGAINED TROPICAL STORM STATUS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40
MPH EAST OF THE CENTER.

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