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ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 10A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM AST THU AUG 26 1999 ...DENNIS CONTINUES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWEST... A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING CAT...EXUMAS...LONG...RUM CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING ABACOS...ANDROS...BERRY... BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA...AND NEW PROVIDENCE ISLANDS. RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...PRIMARILY THE CAROLINAS...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGESS OF DENNIS. AT 8 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.7 WEST OR ABOUT 245 MILES ...400 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH 10 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES... 75 KM... FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KM...TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. REPEATING THE 8 AM AST POSITION...24.1 N... 73.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. AVILA NNNN