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ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM AST WED AUG 25 1999 ...DENNIS MOVING VERY LITTLE... A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING CAT... EXUMAS...LONG...RUM CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING ABACOS...ANDROS...BERRY... BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA...AND NEW PROVIDENCE ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. INTERESTS ALONG THE ENTIRE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DENNIS. AT 8 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.5 WEST OR ABOUT 335 MILES...545 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS. DENNIS HAS BEEN MEANDERING DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A WEST NORTHWEST TRACK NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES...110 KM FROM THE CENTER. LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 1004 MB...29.64 INCHES. REPEATING THE 8 AM AST POSITION...23.3 N... 72.5 W. MOVEMENT NEARLY STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM AST. AVILA NNNN