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WTNT31 KNHC 152049
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM JULIA ADVISORY NUMBER   8
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL112016
500 PM EDT THU SEP 15 2016

...HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT FINDS THAT JULIA IS AGAIN A TROPICAL
STORM...
...EXPECTED TO MEANDER OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA FOR
THE NEXT FEW DAYS...


SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...32.1N 77.1W
ABOUT 175 MI...285 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 150 MI...245 KM SSE OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...E OR 85 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES


WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.


DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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At 500 PM EDT (2100 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Julia was
located near latitude 32.1 North, longitude 77.1 West. Julia is
moving toward the east near 8 mph (13 km/h).  A decrease in forward
speed is expected tonight, followed by a slow and erratic motion
offshore of the coasts of South Carolina and North Carolina.

Reports from an Air Force Reserve Hurricane Hunter aircraft
indicate that maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with
higher gusts.  Little change in strength is forecast tonight.
After that, Julia is forecast to weaken as it encounters
unfavorable upper-level winds.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 80 miles (130 km)
to the northeast of the center.

The minimum central pressure reported by the Hurricane Hunter is
1007 mb (29.74 inches).


HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL:  Julia is expected to produce additional rainfall amounts
of less than an inch across coastal sections of eastern North
Carolina through Friday.


NEXT ADVISORY
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Next complete advisory at 1100 PM EDT.

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Forecaster Beven