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ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER 31 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 1999 ...DENNIS WEAKENING...NEARLY STATIONARY... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COAST 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 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.9 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. DENNIS IS NEARLY STATIONARY AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY AND ERRATICALLY TODAY AND TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 983 MB...29.03 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. REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...35.3 N... 72.9 W. MOVEMENT... NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT. PASCH STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC. NNNN