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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  35A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT WED SEP 01 1999

...DENNIS MOVING SLOWLY WESTWARD...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY 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 GREAT
EGG INLET NEW JERSEY.
 
AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.8 WEST
OR ABOUT 100 MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS HAS MOVED WESTWARD NEAR 5 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST
DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED ARE NEAR 60 MPH AND SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST FOR
THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES
FROM THE CENTER.
 
AN AIR FORCE PLANE RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF
988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS
CONTINUES OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA.  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.
 
REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...35.5 N... 73.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR  5 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM EDT.
 
PASCH
 
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