...HELENE IS A VERY DANGEROUS AND LARGE MAJOR HURRICANE... ...DAMAGING HURRICANE WINDS AND CATASTROPHIC STORM SURGE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND THIS EVENING... As of 5:00 PM EDT Thu Sep 26 the center of Helene was located near 27.9, -84.6 with movement NNE at 23 mph. The minimum central pressure was 951 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 125 mph.