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TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  15A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT SAT SEP 15 2001

...GABRIELLE CENTERED NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA AND GEORGIA FROM NORTH OF JUPITER INLET FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK
GEORGIA.  GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF BRUNSWICK TO
SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND SATELLITE IMAGERY
INDICATED THAT THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST...VERY
NEAR CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.

GABRIELLE HAS BEEN DRIFTING EASTWARD BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD 
THE NORTHEAST NEAR 6 MPH... 9 KM/HR...LATER TODAY. ON THIS 
TRACK...GABRIELLE SHOULD BE BACK OVER WATER IN THE NEXT FEW HOURS. 
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...  75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THESE WINDS ARE OCCURRING WELL TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTER.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY
OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA.
CONSULT STATEMENTS FROM NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICES AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICES FOR DETAILS ON POSSIBLE
FLOODING.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE NORMAL IS STILL POSSIBLE
ALONG PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW.

REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...28.6 N... 80.5 W.  MOVEMENT
DRIFTING EASTWARD.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH.  MINIMUM 
CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 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
11 AM EDT.

FORECASTER AVILA/BEVEN
 
 
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