...ERNESTO FORECAST TO BECOME A HURRICANE AGAIN TODAY... ...DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST AND ATLANTIC CANADA TO CONTINUE OVER THE NEXT FEW DAYS... As of 11:00 AM AST Sun Aug 18 the center of Ernesto was located near 36.1, -62.5 with movement NNE at 16 mph. The minimum central pressure was 978 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 70 mph.