...ERNESTO STRENGTHENS A LITTLE MORE... ...DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS CONTINUING ALONG THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST AND ATLANTIC CANADA... As of 11:00 AM AST Mon Aug 19 the center of Ernesto was located near 41.8, -58.5 with movement NE at 28 mph. The minimum central pressure was 968 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 90 mph.