...ERNESTO COULD RESTRENGTHEN SOME TODAY... ...DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST THROUGH DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS... As of 5:00 AM AST Sun Aug 18 the center of Ernesto was located near 34.6, -63.0 with movement NNE at 9 mph. The minimum central pressure was 978 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.