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Tropical Storm DANNY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM DANNY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  11A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL052009
200 AM EDT SAT AUG 29 2009
 
...DANNY BECOMING ABSORBED BY A DEVELOPING FRONTAL LOW PRESSURE AREA
OVER THE CAROLINAS...ADVISORIES COULD BE DISCONTINUED THIS
MORNING...
 
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 12 HOURS. THIS WATCH WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS
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.
 
A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE IS INVESTIGATING DANNY AND PRELIMINARY
REPORTS INDICATE THAT CYCLONE IS BECOMING ABSORBED BY A FRONTAL LOW
OVER THE CAROLINAS. AT 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF THE
BROAD AREA OF LOW PRESSURE ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.2 WEST OR ABOUT
190 MILES...300 KM...SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND
ABOUT 665 MILES...1075 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET
MASSACHUSETTS.
 
DANNY HAS INCREASED ITS FORWARD SPEED AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT THIS MOTION IS
DUE TO THE ABSORPTION OF BY A FRONTAL LOW. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST
IS EXPECTED TODAY.  
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  THESE WINDS ARE OCCURRING OVER OPEN WATERS WELL TO THE
SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.  DANNY IS FORECAST TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL
LATER THIS MORNING.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM
MOSTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 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 200 AM EDT INFORMATION...
LOCATION...32.6N 75.2W
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH-NORTHEAST OR 20 DEGREES AT 12 MPH
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1006 MB
  
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 AM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER AVILA
 
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