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Tropical Storm DANNY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM DANNY ADVISORY NUMBER  11
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL052009
1100 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009

...DANNY MOVING NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD AT A FASTER FORWARD SPEED...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST
FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTHWARD TO DUCK...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND
ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE...
WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
PORTIONS OF THIS AREA EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
 
INTERESTS ELSEWHERE FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO NEW ENGLAND AND
THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DANNY.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE
MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE.  FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA
OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE.
 
AT 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST OR ABOUT
265 MILES...425 KM...SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT
735 MILES...1180 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS.
 
DANNY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR.
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS
FORECAST ON SUNDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF DANNY IS
EXPECTED TO PASS OFFSHORE OF THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA
EARLY SATURDAY...PASS OFFSHORE OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND ON
SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NEAR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH LITTLE
CHANGE IN INTENSITY EXPECTED ON SATURDAY.  DANNY IS EXPECTED TO
BECOME EXTRATROPICAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
MOSTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1006 MB...29.71 INCHES.
 
LARGE SWELLS FROM DANNY ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF
CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE U.S. EAST
COAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR MORE
DETAILS.
 
...SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...31.4N 74.9W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 200 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500
AM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
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