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HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER  31
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT TUE AUG 31 1999

...DENNIS WEAKENING...NEARLY STATIONARY...
 
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 GREAT
EGG INLET NEW JERSEY.
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 35.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE  72.9 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES
EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS IS NEARLY STATIONARY AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY AND
ERRATICALLY TODAY AND TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  FURTHER
WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 205 MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  983 MB...29.03 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.
 
REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...35.3 N... 72.9 W.  MOVEMENT...
NEARLY STATIONARY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE... 983 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM
EDT.
 
PASCH
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC.
 
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