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HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  29A 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 
2 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 1999 
  
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA
INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS AND SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY
SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT. 
  
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO
CAPE HENLOPEN DELAWARE. 
  
ALTHOUGH HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED...THEY MAY BE 
REQUIRED AGAIN IN THE NEXT FEW DAYS IF DENNIS TURNS WESTWARD TOWARD
THE COAST. 
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED 
NEAR LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  72.9 WEST OR ABOUT 150
MILES...240 KM...EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. 
  
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...
AND A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY. 
  
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER 
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 
24 HOURS. 
  
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM... 
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP 
TO 290 MILES...465 KM. 
  
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS  977 MB...28.85 INCHES. 
  
ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA COULD PRODUCE STORMS SURGE 
FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. LARGE SWELLS 
ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS SHOULD CONTINUE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE 
U.S. EAST COAST. SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICES.  
 
RAINS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL SECTIONS ARE DIMINISHING THIS
MORNING. 
  
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...35.1 N... 72.9 W.  MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...85 
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 977 MB. 
  
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM EDT. 
  
LAWRENCE
    
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