...ERNESTO INCHING AWAY FROM BERMUDA BUT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS CONTINUE ON THE ISLAND... ...DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS EXPECTED ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK... As of 5:00 PM AST Sat Aug 17 the center of Ernesto was located near 33.3, -64.0 with movement NNE at 6 mph. The minimum central pressure was 976 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 75 mph.