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HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER  18
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 1999
CORRECTION...WIND SPEED IS 80 MPH..NOT 85 MPH
 
...DENNIS NEAR ABACO ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS...

HURRICANE WARNINGS IN THE BAHAMAS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE ABACOS
AND GRAND BAHAMA ISLANDS AND ARE DISCONTINUED FOR ELEUTHERA AND THE
BERRY ISLANDS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH. A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SEBASTIAN INLET NORTHWARD TO FERNANDINA
BEACH.
 
IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO SHIFT THE WATCHES AND WARNINGS NORTHWARD.
COASTAL INTERESTS IN GEORGIA AND SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD
CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DENNIS.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 26.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  76.9 WEST.  THE POSITION IS
ONLY A FEW MILES EAST OF ABACO ISLAND AND ABOUT 250 MILES...400
KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH... 9 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  THIS
TRACK SHOULD BRING NEAR-HURRICANE CONDITIONS TO MUCH OF ABACO ISLAND
DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  40 MILES... 65 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 160 MILES...260 KM.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY US AIR FORCE RESERVE
RECONNAISSANCE IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES.
 
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF
THE HURRICANE.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE LIKELY IN
THE NORTHERN BAHAMA ISLANDS NEAR THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE
  
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...26.7 N... 76.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR  6 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 975 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM
EDT.
 
LAWRENCE
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC.
 
 
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