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TROPICAL STORM FLOYD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  38A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT FRI SEP 16 1999

...FLOYD RACING THROUGH NEW ENGLAND...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SANDY HOOK TO
MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS. INTERESTS SOUTH OF SANDY HOOK
SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
 
AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FLOYD WAS 
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 42.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE  71.8 WEST OR ABOUT
25 MILES NORTH OF WORCESTER MASSACHUSETTS.
 
FLOYD IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH AND A GRADUAL
TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST IS FORECAST ON FRIDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
FLOYD IS EXPECTED TO LOSE ITS TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS ON FRIDAY.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES FROM 
THE CENTER.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  984 MB...29.06 INCHES.
 
STRONG ONSHORE WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS COASTAL
FLOODING...ESPECIALLY AT HIGH TIDE... ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS
BATTERING WAVES.
 
BECAUSE FLOYD IS NOW MOVING VERY FAST THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL HEAVY
RAINS IS DIMINISHING.  HOWEVER THERE IS STILL A POTENTIAL FOR INLAND
FLOODING.  SEE PRODUCTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST
OFFICES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...42.6 N... 71.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 984 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 
AT 5 AM EDT.
 
GUINEY
 
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