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HURRICANE DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  21A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 1999

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO
SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA. A PORTION OF THE WATCH AREA WILL LIKELY BE
UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE WARNING LATER THIS
MORNING.  IT MAY ALSO BE NECESSARY TO EXTEND THE WATCH NORTHWARD
ALONG THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST LATER THIS MORNING.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF
FLORIDA FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH.
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE  78.0 WEST.  THIS POSITION IS
ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND
ABOUT 370 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH AND A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME
STRENGTHENING IS LILKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  75 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 165 MILES.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED FROM U.S. AIR FORCE
RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 971 MB...28.67 INCHES.
  
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...28.9 N... 78.0 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...105 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 971 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM EDT.
 
LAWRENCE
  
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