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TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  16
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2001

...GABRIELLE MOVING AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA COAST...
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED
SOUTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET FLORIDA.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA AND GEORGIA FROM SEBASTIAN
INLET FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK GEORGIA.  GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT
FROM NORTH OF BRUNSWICK TO CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  79.8 WEST OR ABOUT 80 
MILES...130 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA.
 
GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR  7 MPH
...11 KM/HR...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN
INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES...230 KM
MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.  THE AUTOMATED STATION AT ST.
AUGUSTINE FLORIDA RECENT REPORTED 48 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS
TO 52 MPH AT ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE 
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS  998 MB...29.47 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER
PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA TODAY.  CONSULT
STATEMENTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES AND
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES FOR DETAILS ON POSSIBLE FLOODING.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FT ABOVE NORMAL IS LIKELY ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW.

REPEATING THE 11 AM EDT POSITION...28.8 N... 79.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 998 MB.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
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.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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