ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2001 ...GABRIELLE HEADING OUT TO SEA... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED ALONG THE US EAST COAST FROM SEBASTIAN INLET FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK GEORGIA. MARINE INTERESTS SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. GALE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF BRUNSWICK TO CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.3 WEST OR ABOUT 150 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE ADDITIONAL CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS GABRIELLE CONTINUES TO TAKE ON EXTRATROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES ...325 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING FROM ONSHORE WINDS ALONG THE NORTH FLORIDA AND GEORGIA EAST COAST SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...30.8 N... 77.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 998 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 AM EDT...SUNDAY. FORECASTER LAWRENCE NNNN