...ERNESTO STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE... ...DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS CONTINUING ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST AND ATLANTIC CANADA THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK... As of 5:00 AM AST Mon Aug 19 the center of Ernesto was located near 40.2, -60.5 with movement NNE at 21 mph. The minimum central pressure was 972 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 85 mph.