Tropical Storm HERMINE

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TROPICAL STORM HERMINE ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON AUG 30 2004
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN
MASSACHUSETTS FROM WOODS HOLE TO PLYMOUTH INCLUDING MARTHAS
VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.
 
AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 38.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  71.3 WEST OR ABOUT 
210 MILES... 340 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS.
 
HERMINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR...AND TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE
STORM MOVES OVER COLDER WATER AND BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL.   HOWEVER 
40 TO 50 MPH WINDS COULD BRIEFLY AFFECT THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
AREA OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM...MAINLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM AST POSITION...38.4 N... 71.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 21 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM AST.
 
FORECASTER LAWRENCE
 
 
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