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TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  17A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2001

...GABRIELLE MOVING OVER THE ATLANTIC...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA FROM SEBASTIAN INLET FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK
GEORGIA.  THESE WARNINGS MAY BE LOWERED LATER TONIGHT.  GALE
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF BRUNSWICK TO CAPE HATTERAS
NORTH CAROLINA.
 
AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  77.7 WEST OR ABOUT
220 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA.
 
GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR... 
AND A GENERAL NORTHEAST TO EAST-NORTHEAST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
SHIP REPORTS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50
MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS  999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

RAIN HAS DIMINISHED OVER NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA.  CONSULT STATEMENTS 
FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES AND EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT OFFICES FOR DETAILS ON POSSIBLE FLOODING.

STORM SURGE FLOODING FROM ONSHORE WINDS...OF 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE NORMAL 
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA AND GEORGIA EAST COAST...SHOULD 
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...30.4 N... 77.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 
11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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