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ZCZC MIATCPAT5 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HARVEY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 10A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT TUE SEP 21 1999 ...HARVEY NEAR EVERGLADES CITY...EXPECTED TO WEAKEN... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA SOUTH OF BONITA BEACH SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS AND NORTHWARD TO JUPITER ALONG THE EAST COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND AND THE ABACOS IN THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HARVEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.5 WEST VERY NEAR EVERGLADES CITY. HARVEY HAS INCREASED ITS FORWARD SPEED AND IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE EAST NEAR 15 MPH. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF HARVEY WILL BE CROSSING THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA DURING THE AFTERNOON AND WILL MOVE OVER THE ATLANTIC AND THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS LATER TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN SQUALLS TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. HARVEY IS NOT WELL ORGANIZED...WITH NEARLY ALL OF THE RAIN AND STRONG WINDS LOCATED TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. SOMBRERO KEY JUST REPORTED GUSTS TO 48 MPH AND TAMIAMI AIRPORT REPORTED GUSTS TO 44 MPH. HARVEY IS FORECAST TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL OR ABSORBED BY A COLD FRONT DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO...IF NOT SOONER. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...AND UP TO 6 FEET AT THE HEADS OF BAYS...ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG AND TO THE SOUTH OF THE PATH OF HARVEY. WEATHER SHOULD GRADUALLY IMPROVE TONIGHT ONCE HARVEY MOVES AWAY FROM SOUTH FLORIDA. SEE STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES FOR FLOOD WATCHES AND WARNINGS. A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...25.8 N... 81.5 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...EAST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. AVILA NNNN