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| #291896 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:34 PM 28.Aug.2009) TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM DANNY ADVISORY NUMBER 10 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL052009 500 PM EDT FRI AUG 28 2009 ...HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND DANNY STILL A TROPICAL STORM...BEGINNING TO MOVE NORTHWARD... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM CAPE LOOKOUT NORTHWARD TO DUCK...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...IN THIS CASE... WITHIN 24 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA TONIGHT. INTERESTS ELSEWHERE FROM THE CAROLINAS NORTHWARD TO NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF DANNY. ADDITIONAL WATCHES AND WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THIS AREA ON FRIDAY. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR NATIONAL METEOROLOGICAL SERVICE. AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM DANNY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.4 WEST OR ABOUT 330 MILES...535 KM...SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 810 MILES...1300 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS. DANNY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/HR. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST EXPECTED ON SUNDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF DANNY IS EXPECTED TO PASS OFFSHORE OF THE OUTER BANKS OF NORTH CAROLINA EARLY SATURDAY...PASS OFFSHORE OF SOUTHEASTERN NEW ENGLAND ON SATURDAY NIGHT AND MOVE NEAR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES SUNDAY. DATA FROM THE AIR FORCE RESERVE RECONNAISSANCE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT...WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN INTENSITY EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. DANNY IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL ON SATURDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM MOSTLY TO THE SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. DATA FROM THE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. LARGE SWELLS FROM DANNY ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS AND LIFE-THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. PLEASE CONSULT STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE FOR MORE DETAILS. ...SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT INFORMATION... LOCATION...30.4N 75.4W MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH PRESENT MOVEMENT...NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT 6 MPH MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BRENNAN |
