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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  48B
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
9 PM EDT SAT SEP 04 1999

...DENNIS WEAKENING OVER LAND...
 
AT 9 PM EDT...0100Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA/
VIRGINIA BORDER TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO
AND ABLEMARLE SOUNDS...IS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST
NORTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER TO CHINCOTEAGUE
VIRGINIA.  THIS INCLUDES THE ENTIRE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE TIDAL
POTOMAC.
 
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO
GREAT EGG INLET NEW JERSEY.
 
AT 9 PM EDT...0100Z... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  76.9 WEST BASED ON THE
RADAR AT MOREHEAD CITY.  THIS POSITION IS INLAND VERY CLOSE TO NEW
BERN NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT....BRINGING DENNIS FURTHER INLAND.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS AND WEAKENING IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
 
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED AT 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
 
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...WITH
LOCALLY HIGHER LEVELS AT THE HEADS OF BAYS ARE EXPECTED OVER
PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA.  A HAM RADIO REPORT OF 6 FT ABOVE
NORMAL WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT THE NEUSE RIVER NEAR NEW BERN. 
LARGE AND DANGEROUS SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS ARE CONTINUING TO 
AFFECT PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST COAST.  FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
...SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.
 
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADARS SHOW AREAS OF RAIN OVER
PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA.  RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 8
INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ...ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF
DENNIS.
 
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA TONIGHT.
 
REPEATING THE 9 PM EDT POSITION...35.1 N... 76.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 984 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.
 
LAWRENCE
  
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