ZCZC MIATCPAT3 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL032008 800 PM EDT SUN JUL 20 2008 ...CRISTOBAL A LITTLE STRONGER THIS EVENING...STRONGEST WINDS REMAIN WELL OFFSHORE... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM CAPE LOOKOUT TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CRISTOBAL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.4 WEST OR ABOUT 65 MILES...105 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 25 MILES...40 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. CRISTOBAL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...15 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK CRISTOBAL WILL BE MOVING MOVING AWAY FROM THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST EARLY MONDAY. DATA FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. AN AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES. CRISTOBAL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE ADDITIONAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS NEAR 1 INCH ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ISOLATED MAXIMUM STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS OF 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THIS AREA. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE WINDS. REPEATING THE 800 PM EDT POSITION...34.9 N...75.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/FRANKLIN NNNN
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