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HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER  14
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT FRI AUG 27 1999
CORRECTION...THE STRONGEST WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD MAINLY NORTH AND
EAST OF THE CENTER.

...DENNIS THREATENS THE BAHAMA ISLANDS...
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A
HURRICANE WARNING FOR ALL OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.
 
RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES FROM
FLORIDA THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF DENNIS.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.3 WEST OR ABOUT 135
MILES...220 KM...EAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH...11 KM/HR. 
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24
HOURS...WHICH BRINGS THE HURRICANE NEAR THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS IN 24
HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND
SATURDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
.AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230
KM...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  988 MB...29.18 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF THE
HURRICANE.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ARE
LIKELY ON THOSE BAHAMA ISLANDS NEAR THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE.
  
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...25.4 N... 75.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM
EDT.
 
LAWRENCE
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC.
 
 
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