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TROPICAL STORM DENNIS INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  34A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT WED SEP 01 1999

...DENNIS MEANDERING OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FROM
SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA INCLUDING PAMLICO
AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS AND SOUTHERN CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT
COMFORT.  THE HURRICANE WATCH WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS
MORNING.
 
A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA TO GREAT
EGG INLET NEW JERSEY.
 
AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DENNIS WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  73.5 WEST OR ABOUT 120
MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS.
 
DENNIS HAS BEEN MEANDERING DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED
TO DRIFT WESTWARD LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE
SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.
 
ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA HAVE BEEN PRODUCING STORM SURGE
FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.  LARGE SWELLS
ASSOCIATED WITH DENNIS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE AFFECTING PORTIONS
OF THE U.S. EAST COAST.  SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICES.
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.
 
REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...35.4 N... 73.5 W.  MOVEMENT...
DRIFTING ERRATICALLY.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH.  MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE... 989 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM EDT.
 
PASCH
 
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