...ERNESTO STRENGTHENS A LITTLE... ...DANGEROUS BEACH CONDITIONS OCCURING ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST AND ATLANTIC CANADA THROUGH EARLY THIS WEEK... As of 11:00 PM AST Sun Aug 18 the center of Ernesto was located near 38.5, -61.4 with movement NNE at 20 mph. The minimum central pressure was 975 mb with maximum sustained winds of about 80 mph.