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HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 32A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 1999

...DENNIS CONTINUES MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT 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 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.6 WEST OR ABOUT 110 MILES
EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING ERRATICALLY TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH.  THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST THROUGH
TONIGHT.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...MAINLY TO THE NORTH...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND
OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 986 MB...29.12 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.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...35.3 N... 73.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...986 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.
 
BEVEN
 
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