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ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN HURRICANE LENNY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 6A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 7 PM EST SUN NOV 14 1999 ...LENNY...EIGHTH HURRICANE OF THE SEASON...MOVING SLOWLY EASTWARD OVER THE NORTHWEST CARIBBEAN... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF HAITI. AT 7 PM EST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE LENNY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.6 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES...275 KM...SOUTHWEST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. LENNY IS MOVING EASTWARD NEAR 6 MPH ...9 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...130 KM/HR. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 25 MILES...35 KM FROM THE CENTER AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN ASSOCIATION WITH LENNY. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE FLASH FLOODING AND MUD SLIDES OVER MOUNTAINOUS TERRAIN. STRONG ONSHORE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO CAUSE STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF JAMAICA. REPEATING THE 7 PM EST POSITION...16.2 N... 78.6 W. MOVEMENT...EASTWARD NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 80 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 10 PM EST. PASCH NNNN