000 WTNT35 KNHC 281432 TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DANNY ADVISORY NUMBER 9 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052009 1100 AM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...DANNY REMAINS DISORGANIZED... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTHWARD TO DUCK...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE... WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA LATER TODAY. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DANNY. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA LATER TODAY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.5 WEST OR ABOUT 350 MILES...565 KM...SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 830 MILES...1335 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS. WHILE DANNY HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE WEST OVER THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...A MOTION TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...IS EXPECTED TO RESUME SOON. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND THE NORTH- NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF DANNY IS EXPECTED TO PASS NEAR THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA OVERNIGHT... APPROACH THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND LATE SATURDAY NIGHT...AND MOVE NEAR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES EARLY SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TODAY...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY FORECAST AFTER THAT TIME. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM ...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. LARGE SWELLS FROM DANNY ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS. ...SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...30.1N 75.5W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTHWEST OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN