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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 33A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT WED SEP 1 1999
 
...DENNIS MOVING LITTLE...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM
SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA INCLUDING PAMLICO
AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS AND SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT
COMFORT.  THE HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE LOWERED LATER TODAY IF DENNIS
SHOWS A MORE DEFINITE WEAKENING TREND.
 
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO GREAT
EGG INLET NEW JERSEY.

AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.5 WEST OR ABOUT
120 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS HAS BEEN MOVING LITTLE...BUT A WESTWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED
TODAY. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 987 MB...29.15 INCHES.
 
ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA HAVE BEEN PRODUCING STORM SURGE
FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...LARGE SWELLS
ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AFFECTING PORTIONS
OF THE U.S. EAST COAST.  SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICES.
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...35.0 N... 73.5 W.  MOVEMENT
NEARLY STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH.  MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE...987 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM EDT.
 
AVILA

 
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