ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JERRY ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 5 AM EDT THU AUG 24 1995 AT 5 AM EDT A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA GULF COAST FROM ANCLOTE KEY TO PANAMA CITY. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM SOUTH OF FLAGLER BEACH SOUTHWARD TO DEERFIELD BEACH. THESE WARNINGS ARE EXPECTED TO BE DISCONTINUED THIS MORNING. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF JERRY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.8 WEST VERY NEAR LAKELAND. JERRY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. THE CENTER OF JERRY IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER THE WATERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH PRIMARILY EAST OF THE CENTER. WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH IN GUSTS WERE REPORTED AT CAPE CANAVERAL DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS. SEE ISSUANCES FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES. TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA. ISOLATE TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO SAVANNAH. REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...28.1 N... 81.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 11 AM EDT. AVILA STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT1 AND WMO HEADER WTNT71 KNHC. NNNN