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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  43A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT FRI SEP 03 1999
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO
OREGON INLET...NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND.
 
AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.8 WEST
OR ABOUT 190 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS HAS BEEN DRIFTING ERRATICALLY FOR THE PAST FEW HOURS. A SLOW
WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO START LATER TODAY OR TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE
CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY AN AIR FROCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA.  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...33.0 N... 73.8 W.  MOVEMENT...
DRIFTING ERRATICALLY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM EDT.
 
BEVEN
 
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