000 WTNT64 KNHC 261955 TCUAT4 Hurricane Helene Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092024 400 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 2024 ...HELENE ACCELERATING TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND... ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS OCCURING ACROSS MOST OF THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA... Data from an Air Force Hurricane Hunter aircraft indicate that the minimum pressure of Helene has decreased to 951 mb (28.08 inches). A Weatherflow station at Egmont Channel at the entrance to Tampa Bay recently measured a sustained wind of 54 mph (87 km/h) and a gust to 68 mph (109 km/h). The Sarasota-Bradenton International Airport recently measured a sustained wind of 43 mph (69 km/h) and a gust to 63 mph (101 km/h). SUMMARY OF 400 PM EDT...2000 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...27.3N 84.7W ABOUT 145 MI...235 KM WSW OF TAMPA FLORIDA ABOUT 165 MI...265 KM S OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...120 MPH...195 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNE OR 25 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...951 MB...28.08 INCHES $$ Forecaster D. Zelinsky