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HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  13A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM AST FRI AUG 27 1999

...DENNIS MOVING SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE CENTRAL BAHAMAS AND
FOR ELEUTHERA AND THE ABACOS ISLANDS OF THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.  A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR NEW
PROVIDENCE...GRAND BAHAMA AND THE BERRY ISLANDS.  A HURRICANE WATCH
IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ANDROS AND BIMINI.

RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES FROM
FLORIDA THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS
OF DENNIS.
 
AT 2 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.1 WEST OR ABOUT 150 
MILES...245 KM...EAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS. 
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH...11 KPH...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS CONFINED TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.   SLOW
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  45 MILES... 75 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 145 MILES...230 KM. THESE WINDS ARE MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST
OF THE CENTER.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE US AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 2 AM AST POSITION...25.2 N... 75.1 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 80 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM AST
 
LAWRENCE

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