ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN 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 NNNN