000 WTNT61 KNHC 231020 TCUAT1 Tropical Storm Ophelia Tropical Cyclone Update NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL162023 620 AM EDT Sat Sep 23 2023 ...OPHELIA MAKES LANDFALL IN NORTH CAROLINA... Doppler Radar images, Air Force Hurricane Hunter data and surface observations indicate that Ophelia made landfall near Emerald Isle in North Carolina around 615 am EDT (1015 UTC) with estimated maximum winds of 70 mph (110 km/h). An observation in Cape Lookout, North Carolina, recently reported sustained winds of 61 mph (98 km/h) with a gust to 73 mph (117 km/h). SUMMARY OF 620 AM AST...1020 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.7N 77.0W ABOUT 25 MI...45 KM WNW OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM NE OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 9 MPH...15 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...981 MB...28.97 INCHES $$ Forecaster Kelly/Cangialosi/Papin/Delgado