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HURRICANE EMILY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  36A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 1993

   ...EMILY APPROACHING THE OUTER BANKS PACKING 105 MPH WINDS...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM BOGUE INLET NORTH CAROLINA
NORTHWARD TO CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE. THIS INCLUDES THE ALBEMARLE AND
PAMLICO SOUNDS...THE GREATER NORFOLK AREA AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
SOUTH OF THE PATUXENT RIVER.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTH OF BOGUE INLET TO LITTLE RIVER INLET NORTH CAROLINA.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF EMILY WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR
FORCE RESERVED UNIT PLANE NEAR LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  74.7
WEST OR ABOUT 130 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS.
 
EMILY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE DAY.  THIS TRACK WILL BRING
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OVER PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
IN A FEW HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 105 MPH AND SOME
ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  40 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES.
 
LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT
WAS 965 MB...28.50 INCHES.

STORM TIDES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE ON BOTH THE EASTERN AND
WESTERN SHORES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS. THESE TIDE HEIGHTS
ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER OTHER PORTIONS OF THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE
SOUNDS INCLUDING THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS. 

SWELLS AND SURF WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST
FROM FLORIDA NORTHWARD THROUGH THE NORTHEASTERN STATES. ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION IS CONTAINED IN MARINE PRODUCTS AND HURRICANE LOCAL
STATEMENTS FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. 
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF THE
HURRICANE.

REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...33.5 N... 74.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...105 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 965 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 11 AM EDT.

AVILA