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Tropical Storm DENNIS (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT TUE JUL 05 2005
 
...DENNIS MOVING RAPIDLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM BARAHONA WESTWARD...AND FOR THE SOUTHWEST
PENINSULA OF HAITI FROM THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC BORDER AND
PORT-AU-PRINCE WESTWARD. INTERESTS IN THE CENTRAL AND WESTERN
CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
JULY 5 IS THE EARLIEST DATE ON RECORD FOR THE FOURTH NAMED STORM TO
HAVE FORMED IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN.
 
AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.8 NORTH... LONGITUDE 67.6 WEST OR ABOUT
335 MILES... 540 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH ...30
KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  60 MILES
... 95 KM FROM THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...13.8 N... 67.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER KNABB
 
 
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