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HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER  30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 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 AND IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO GREAT EGG INLET NEW
JERSEY.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  72.6 WEST OR ABOUT 165 MILES
...270 KM...EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST AT THE REDUCED FORWARD
SPEED OF 7 MPH ...11 KM/HR.  THE MOTION IS EXPECTED TO BE SLOW AND
ERRATIC FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...140 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  VERY SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 220 MILES...350 KM.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A U.S. AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 977 MB...28.85 INCHES.
 
ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA HAVE BEEN PRODUCING STORM SURGE
FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 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.
 
RAINS ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC COASTAL SECTIONS ARE DIMINISHING.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...35.3 N... 72.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 977 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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