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| #291668 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:40 PM 27.Aug.2009) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DANNY ADVISORY NUMBER 6 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052009 500 PM EDT THU AUG 27 2009 ...CENTER OF DANNY DRIFTING WESTWARD...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR PART OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST... AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTHWARD TO DUCK... INCLUDING THE ABLEMARLE AND PAMLICO SOUNDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO NEW ENGLAND SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DANNY. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA LATER TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.5 WEST OR ABOUT 295 MILES...480 KM...NORTHEAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 545 MILES...875 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA. DANNY IS CURRENTLY DRIFTING TOWARD THE WEST AT 2 MPH...3 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ARE EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH AND AN EVEN FASTER FORWARD SPEED FORECAST ON FRIDAY. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND SATELLITE SCATTEROMETER DATA INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1008 MB...29.77 INCHES. ...SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...27.5N 73.5W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...WEST OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1008 MB THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN |
