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HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER  29 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 
11 PM EDT MON AUG 30 1999 
  
...CORRECTED FOR ADVISORY NUMBER... 
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE CHANGED TO TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO 
THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN 
IN EFFECT NORTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER TO 
CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH
OF NEW POINT COMFORT. 
  
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO CAPE 
HENLOPEN DELAWARE. 
  
ALTHOUGH HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...THEY MAY BE 
REQUIRED AGAIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS IF DENNIS TURNS WESTWARD TOWARD
THE COAST. 
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 35.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.0 WEST OR ABOUT 145 
MILES...235 KM...EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. 
  
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN 
FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. 
  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  90 MPH...150 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 
24 HOURS. 
  
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM... 
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP 
TO 290 MILES...465 KM. 
  
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS  974 MB...28.76 INCHES. 
  
ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA COULD PRODUCE STORMS SURGE 
FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. LARGE SWELLS 
ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS SHOULD CONTINUE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE 
U.S. EAST COAST. SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICES.  
 
RAINS SHOULD BE DIMINISHING THIS EVENING...WITH ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS 
OF UP TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE. 
  
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...35.0 N... 73.0 W.  MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...90 
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 974 MB. 
  
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE 
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM 
EDT...TUESDAY. 
  
BEVEN 
  
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE 
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC. 
  
  
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