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| #150003 (Received by flhurricane at: 2:00 AM 09.Sep.2007) TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072007 200 AM EDT SUN SEP 09 2007 ...GABRIELLE NOW MOVING NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD AS OUTER BANDS MOVE ONSHORE... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VIRGINIA...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT IN SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA FOR THE LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.9 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES...135 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. GABRIELLE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH...17 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF GABRIELLE SHOULD MOVE OVER OR VERY NEAR THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA LATE THIS MORNING OR EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HOWEVER...THE OUTER RAIN BANDS ARE ALREADY SPREADING ONSHORE AT THIS TIME. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST BEFORE THE CENTER REACHES THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE MEASURED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET IS POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA AS GABRIELLE PASSES NEAR OR OVER THE COAST. GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES. REPEATING THE 200 AM EDT POSITION...33.5 N...75.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |
