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TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   9A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT TUE SEP 10 2002

...CENTER OF GUSTAV NEARS CAPE HATTERAS...
 
AT 2 PM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED WEST OF
SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NORTHWARD TO PARRAMORE ISLAND 
VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...AND
INCLUDING THE SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT
VIRGINIA.
 
AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GUSTAV WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.4 WEST OR ABOUT
30 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR  10 MPH.  A TURN TOWARD THE
NORTHEAST AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.  THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER NEAR OR JUST EAST OF
CAPE HATTERAS DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND GUSTS TO
HURRICANE FORCE COULD OCCUR OVER PORTIONS OF THE OUTER BANKS AS THE 
CENTER OF GUSTAV PASSES NEARBY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  986 MB...29.12 INCHES.
THE AUTOMATED STATION AT DIAMOND SHOALS NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY
REPORTED A PRESSURE OF 991.0 MB...29.26 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF UP TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS 
POSSIBLE IN THE SOUTH END OF PAMLICO SOUND.  STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 
1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE IN THE 
WARNING AREA.  HIGH SURF AND DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ARE EXPECTED 
ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST FROM NEW JERSEY SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL 
FLORIDA COAST TODAY.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY WITH 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF 
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA TODAY. 

REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...34.8 N... 75.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR  10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 986 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 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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