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SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   1A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL012015
200 AM EDT FRI MAY 08 2015

...SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA DRIFTING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD OFF OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST...


SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...31.5N 77.7W
ABOUT 170 MI...275 KM SSE OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB...29.65 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH
CAROLINA TO CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA.

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA, GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA, INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS, PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 AM EDT (0600 UTC), THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM ANA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.5 NORTH, LONGITUDE 77.7 WEST.  THE STORM IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 2 MPH (4 KM/H).  A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHWEST WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 48 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH (75 KM/H) WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO.

WINDS OF 40 MPH EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES (260 KM) FROM THE
CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS ESTIMATED TO BE 1004 MB (29.65
INCHES).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA
BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR EVENING.

RAINFALL...ANA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTH CAROLINA
THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

SURF...SWELLS GENERATED BY ANA ARE AFFECTING PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST.  THESE SWELLS ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE LIFE-
THREATENING SURF AND RIP CURRENTS.


NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM EDT.

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FORECASTER STEWART/ROBERTS