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HURRICANE FLOYD ADVISORY NUMBER  30
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT TUE SEP 14 1999

...HURRICANE WARNINGS EXTENDED INTO NORTH CAROLINA...
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD
TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER.  A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW
IN EFFECT FROM FORT PIERCE FLORIDA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA
BORDER...INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS.
 
ALSO AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FROM THE
NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER TO CHINCOTEAGUE VIRGINIA...INCLUDING
CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF SMITH POINT.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...ALL WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED ON THE FLORIDA
EAST COAST SOUTH OF FORT PIERCE.  INTERESTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD
MAINTAIN PRECAUTIONS UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS
...INCLUDING THE ABACO ISLANDS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS
...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA AND NEW PROVIDENCE ISLAND.
 
THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FLOYD WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE  77.9 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA AND ABOUT 460 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
 
FLOYD IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND A GRADUAL TURN
TOWARD THE NORTH WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS LIKELY ON
WEDNESDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  
FLOYD REMAINS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR/SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.  SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE
LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290
MILES.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  933 MB...27.55 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 12 TO 15 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...ARE EXPECTED NEAR
AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE COAST.
 
HEAVY SURF ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE U.S. EAST COAST
NORTHWARD TO CHATHAM MASSACHUSETTS.  REFER TO STATEMENTS ISSUED BY
LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.
 
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE EXPECTED IN ASSOCIATION WITH
FLOYD.
 
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE FROM NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO THE
CAROLINAS.
 
REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...27.7 N... 77.9 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...140 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 933 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
EDT...WEDNESDAY.
 
PASCH
 
STRIKE PROBABILITIES ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ADVISORY NUMBER CAN BE
FOUND UNDER AFOS HEADER MIASPFAT3 AND WMO HEADER WTNT73 KNHC.
 
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