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TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER  17
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2001

...CORRECT LONGITUDE IN REPEAT SECTION...

...GABRIELLE ACCELERATING INTO THE ATLANTIC...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA FROM SEBASTIAN INLET FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK
GEORGIA.  THESE WARNINGS MAY BE LOWERED LATER TONIGHT.  GALE
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF BRUNSWICK TO CAPE HATTERAS
NORTH CAROLINA.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  78.3 WEST OR ABOUT
175 MILES...280 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA.
 
GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR... 
AND A GENERAL NORTHEAST TO EAST-NORTHEAST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
SHIP REPORTS INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  50
MPH... 85 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 FROM THE CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS  999 MB...29.50 INCHES.

RAINS HAVE DECREASED IN COVERAGE AND INTENSITY OVER NORTHEASTERN 
FLORIDA.  CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES FOR DETAILS ON POSSIBLE
FLOODING.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FT ABOVE NORMAL IS LIKELY ALONG
PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW TONIGHT.
TIDES OF UP TO 5 FT ABOVE NORMAL HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON PORTIONS ON
THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN FLAGLER COUNTY FLORIDA.
 
REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...30.1 N... 78.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 15 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 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 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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