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ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HARVEY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT MON SEP 20 1999 ...HARVEY A LITTLE STRONGER...HEADING FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM BONITA BEACH TO THE MOUTH OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM NORTH OF JUPITER INLET NORTHWARD TO JUST SOUTH OF FLAGLER BEACH AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND WATCH MAY NEED TO BE EXTENDED SOUTHWARD LATER TODAY. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HARVEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.6 WEST OR ABOUT 190 MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF ST. PETERSBURG FLORIDA. HARVEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 6 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...AND UP TO 8 FEET AT THE HEADS OF BAYS...ARE POSSIBLE NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...LOCALLY HIGHER...ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF HARVEY. SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...27.1 N... 85.6 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NORTHEAST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 60 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 996 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. PASCH NNNN