ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT SAT SEP 15 2001 ...GABRIELLE MOVING FASTER AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA COAST... 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 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE BROAD CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.0 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA. GABRIELLE IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH ...19 KM/HR. AN GENERAL EAST-NORTHEAST TO NORTHEAST MOTION AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN 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 49 MPH SUSTAINED WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 59 MPH AT ABOUT 50 FT ABOVE THE SURFACE. 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. TIDES OF UP TO 5 FT ABOVE NORMAL HAVE BEEN REPORTED ON PORTIONS ON THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY IN FLAGLER COUNTY FLORIDA. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...29.6 N... 79.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 12 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. THE NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER BEVEN NNNN