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HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 9A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM AST THU AUG 26 1999

...DENNIS BECOMES A HURRICANE...
 
A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING CAT...EXUMAS...LONG...RUM
CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR ISLANDS.  A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS 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.

RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES...PRIMARILY
THE CAROLINAS...SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DENNIS.
 
AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.1 WEST OR ABOUT 290
MILES...465 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH...8
KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.
 
REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO 75 MPH...120 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.                              .

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM
...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE U.S. AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM AST POSITION...23.8 N... 73.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 
75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 5 AM AST.
 
BEVEN
 
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