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HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  31A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 1999

...DENNIS MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA
INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS AND SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY
SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT.
 
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO GREAT
EGG INLET NEW JERSEY.
 
AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.2 WEST OR ABOUT 135 MILES
EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS HAS BEEN MOVING WESTWARD NEAR 5 MPH OVER THE PAST FEW HOURS. 
IF THIS MOTION CONTINUES...AND IF DENNIS MAINTAINS HURRICANE
STRENGTH...THEN A HURRICANE WATCH OR WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A
PORTION OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SLIGHT
WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  983 MB...29.03 INCHES.
 
ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA HAVE BEEN PRODUCING STORM SURGE
FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.  LARGE SWELLS
ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AFFECTING PORTIONS
OF THE U.S. EAST COAST.  SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICES.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...35.2 N... 73.2 W.  MOVEMENT...
WESTWARD NEAR 5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM EDT.
 
PASCH
 
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