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HURRICANE DENNIS ADVISORY NUMBER  22
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT SUN AUG 29 1999
 
AT 5 AM...0900Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED FROM NORTH OF
SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA.  A HURRICANE WATCH
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF SAVANNAH TO SURF CITY AND IS
EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA.
 
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO
FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA.
 
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE  78.2 WEST.  THIS POSITION IS
ABOUT 270 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND
ABOUT 335 MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
 
DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH AND A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TODAY.  ALTHOUGH THE CENTER OF THE
HURRICANE IS FORECAST TO REMAIN OFFSHORE...THE LARGE EXTENT OF WINDS
REQUIRES THE WARNINGS AS STATED ABOVE.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...160 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  85 MILES...140 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY U.S. AIR FORCE
RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS  970 MB...28.64 INCHES.
 
ONSHORE WINDS IN THE WARNING AREA COULD PRODUCE STORM SURGE FLOODING
OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS.  ALSO LARGE SWELLS WELL
AHEAD OF THE HURRICANE ARE REACHING PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST AND GENERATING DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...29.4 N... 78.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...100
MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 970 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM
EDT.
 
LAWRENCE
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT5 AND WMO HEADER WTNT75 KNHC.
 
 
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