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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  49A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT SUN SEP 05 1999

...DENNIS MOVING FARTHER INLAND AND WEAKENING...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NORTH
CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA...INCLUDING PAMLICO AND
ALBEMARLE SOUNDS AND THE ENTIRE CHESAPEAKE BAY INCLUDING THE TIDAL
POTOMAC.  WARNINGS WILL LIKELY BE LOWERED LATER THIS MORNING.
 
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO
LITTLE EGG INLET NEW JERSEY.
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  77.7 WEST.  THIS
POSITION IS ABOUT 20 MILES EAST OF GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR  45 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  WEAKENING IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER LEVELS AT THE HEADS OF BAYS ARE EXPECTED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA.  LARGE AND DANGEROUS SWELLS ASSOCIATED
WITH DENNIS ARE CONTINUING TO AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST
COAST.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ...SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOW AREAS OF HEAVY RAIN
OVER PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5
TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ...ARE LIKELY ALONG THE
PATH OF DENNIS.
 
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA THIS MORNING.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...35.5 N... 77.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM EDT.
 
JARVINEN
 
NO STRIKE PROBABILITIES ARE ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY.
 
 
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