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HURRICANE EMILY ADVISORY NUMBER  38
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT TUE AUG 31 1993

...HURRICANE POUNDS OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA...
 
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA
TO CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE.  THIS INCLUDES THE ALBEMARLE AND PAMLICO
SOUNDS...THE GREATER NORFOLK AREA AND THE CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF
THE PATUXENT RIVER.  HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FROM SOUTH
OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO BOGUE INLET NORTH CAROLINA.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF EMILY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 35.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.1 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES EAST OF
CAPE HATTERAS.  HOWEVER THE HURRICANE EYE IS LARGE AND HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE OCCURRING OVER THE OUTER BANKS.
 
EMILY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON
WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH AND LITTLE CHANGE IS
EXPECTED TONIGHT.  THIS MAKES EMILY A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON
THE SAFFIR/SIMPSON SCALE.  A GUST TO 75 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED
FROM CAPE HATTERAS. 

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115
MILES.
 
BOTH AIR FORCE AND NOAA RECONNAISSANCE REPORTED THE MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE AT  964 MB...28.47 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE WATER LEVELS OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ASTRONOMICAL
TIDES ARE LIKELY OCCURRING ON THE SHORES OF THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER
BANKS AND OVER THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS INCLUDING THE NEUSE
AND PAMLICO RIVERS.  THIS 3 TO 6 FEET OF STORM SURGE WILL BE
SPREADING NORTHWARD ALONG THE VIRGINIA...MARYLAND AND DELAWARE
COASTS AS WELL AS OVER PORTIONS OF CHESAPEAKE BAY. 

SME COASTAL FLOODING IS ALSO EXPECTED FROM NORTH OF THE WARNING AREA
THROUGH SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.  ADDITIONAL INFORMATION IS CONTAINED
IN RELEASES FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. 

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF THE
HURRICANE.

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...35.2 N... 75.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD
...NORTH NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...115 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 964 MB.
 
INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 7 PM EDT AND 9 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 11 PM EDT.
 
LAWRENCE