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HURRICANE ISAIAS FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  28
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL092020
0300 UTC TUE AUG 04 2020
 
CHANGES IN WATCHES AND WARNINGS WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM OCRACOKE INLET NORTH
CAROLINA TO OREGON INLET NORTH CAROLINA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT NORTH OF STONINGTON MAINE
TO EASTPORT MAINE.
 
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND STORM SURGE WARNING SOUTH OF THE 
SOUTH SANTEE RIVER HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
* PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...INCLUDING THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO
RIVERS
* OCRACOKE  INLET NORTH CAROLINA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA
BORDER
 
A STORM SURGE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* CAPE FEAR TO OCRACOKE INLET NORTH CAROLINA
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO EASTPORT MAINE
* PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS
* CHESAPEAKE BAY
* TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER
* DELAWARE BAY
* LONG ISLAND AND LONG ISLAND SOUND
* MARTHA'S VINEYARD...NANTUCKET...AND BLOCK ISLAND
 
A STORM SURGE WARNING MEANS THERE IS A DANGER OF LIFE-THREATENING
INUNDATION...FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE COASTLINE... 
IN THE INDICATED LOCATIONS. FOR A DEPICTION OF AREAS AT RISK...
PLEASE SEE THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE STORM SURGE WATCH/WARNING
GRAPHIC AT HURRICANES.GOV.  THIS IS A LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION.
PERSONS LOCATED WITHIN THESE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ALL NECESSARY
ACTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY FROM RISING WATER AND THE
POTENTIAL FOR OTHER DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. PROMPTLY FOLLOW
EVACUATION AND OTHER INSTRUCTIONS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS.
 
A STORM SURGE WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF LIFE-
THREATENING INUNDATION...FROM RISING WATER MOVING INLAND FROM THE
COASTLINE.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36
HOURS.
 
HURRICANE CENTER LOCATED NEAR 33.8N  78.5W AT 04/0300Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  20 DEGREES AT  19 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  988 MB
EYE DIAMETER  30 NM
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  75 KT WITH GUSTS TO  90 KT.
64 KT....... 20NE  20SE  20SW   0NW.
50 KT....... 50NE  50SE  40SW  30NW.
34 KT.......110NE 110SE  70SW  60NW.
12 FT SEAS..120NE 180SE  90SW  30NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 33.8N  78.5W AT 04/0300Z
AT 04/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 32.8N  79.1W
 
FORECAST VALID 04/1200Z 37.0N  76.8W...INLAND
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 50NE  50SE  20SW  20NW.
34 KT...110NE 120SE  40SW  60NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/0000Z 42.0N  73.8W...INLAND
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 20NE  50SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...110NE 140SE  40SW  50NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/1200Z 46.8N  70.4W...INLAND
MAX WIND  40 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...120NE 160SE  40SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/0000Z 50.8N  68.3W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 06/1200Z 52.9N  66.3W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
FORECAST VALID 07/0000Z...DISSIPATED
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 33.8N  78.5W
 
INTERMEDIATE PUBLIC ADVISORY...WTNT34 KNHC/MIATCPAT4...AT 04/0600Z
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 04/0900Z
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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