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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER  44
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT FRI SEP 03 1999

...DENNIS DRIFTS WEST-NORTHWEST...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ISSUED...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM
OREGON INLET NORTH CAROLINA TO THE VIRGINIA/NORTH CAROLINA BORDER
INCLUDING THE ABLEMARLE SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN
EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO
OREGON INLET...NORTH CAROLINA INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.9 WEST
OR ABOUT 175 MILE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS IS DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST...AND A SLOW WEST-
NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. 
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 120 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS  985 MB...29.09 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 5 PM EDT POSITION...33.1 N... 73.9 W.  MOVEMENT...
DRIFTING WEST-NORTHWEST.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 985 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM
EDT.
 
BEVEN
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC.
 
 
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