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HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER  32
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 1999

...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE
LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA INCLUDING PAMLICO
AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS AND SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT
COMFORT.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THESE
AREAS.
 
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO GREAT
EGG INLET NEW JERSEY.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.3 WEST
OR ABOUT 125 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
ALTHOUGH THE MOTION HAS BEEN SOMEWHAT ERRATIC DENNIS IS GENERALLY
MOVING SLOWLY TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 3 MPH.  THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST THROUGH
TONIGHT.  AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE IS SCHEDULED TO
INVESTIGATE DENNIS LATER THIS EVENING AND WILL PROVIDE A NEW
MEASUREMENT OF THE MAXIMUM WINDS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 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.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...35.1 N... 73.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  3 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM
EDT.
 
PASCH
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC.
 
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