3 PM Update on Sandy from the National Hurricane Center

HURRICANE SANDY TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 300 PM EDT MON OCT 29 2012
CENTER OF SANDY HEADING TOWARD SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY
LANDFALL EXPECTED BY EARLY THIS EVENING...
SUMMARY OF 300 PM EDT...1900 UTC...INFORMATION
LOCATION...38.5N 73.5W ABOUT 85 MI...SE OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY ABOUT 160 MI...S OF NEW YORK CITY
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 MPH...PRESENT MOVEMENT...NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...940 MB...27.76 INCHES
LATEST REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT... AS WELL AS NOAA DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVATIONS...INDICATE THAT SANDY CONTINUES MOVING QUICKLY TOWARD THE NORTHWEST. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF SANDY IS EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST OF EXTREME SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY OR CENTRAL DELAWARE WITHIN THE NEXT 3 TO 5 HOURS.

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