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HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  14A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT FRI AUG 27 1999

...DENNIS HEADING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWEST BAHAMAS.  PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD
BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. 
 
RESIDENTS ALONG THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES FROM
CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF DENNIS.  A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION
OF THIS AREA LATER TODAY.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS ESTIMATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.6 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES
...195 KM...EAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS. A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE
WILL BE IN THE CENTER OF DENNIS SHORTLY.  
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH...11 KM/HR. 
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF DENNIS WILL BE NEAR OR OVER THE NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS TONIGHT.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR  80 MPH...130 KM/HR...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST FOR TODAY AND
SATURDAY.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES... 45 KM...
AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES
...230 KM...MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.  WINDS OF 45 MPH
...72 KPH...AND PRESSURE FALLING...HAVE BEEN REPORTED BY HAM RADIO
OPERATORS FROM ABACO ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  988 MB...29.18 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF THE
HURRICANE.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ARE
LIKELY ON THOSE BAHAMA ISLANDS NEAR THE PATH OF THE HURRICANE.
  
REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...25.6 N... 75.6 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
11 AM EDT.
 
AVILA
 
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