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| #5119 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:59 PM 14.Aug.2004) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 22A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004 ...CHARLEY WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM OVER NORTH CAROLINA... AT 2 PM EDT...THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTS IS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE NOW IN EFFECT FROM LITTLE RIVER INLET SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS... INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...THE TIDAL POTOMAC... AND THE CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE BAYS. ALL WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.9 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...MOVING CHARLEY ALONG AND JUST INLAND FROM THE NORTHEAST U.S. ATLANTIC COAST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH WITH GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS CHARLEY REMAINS OVER LAND. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES PRIMARILY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 995 MB...29.38 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 4 TO 6 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED TODAY ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST AND 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ELSEWHERE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE NORTHEAST U.S. COAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. STORM SURGE WILL BE SUBSIDING TO THE SOUTH OF THE CENTER OF CHARLEY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF CHARLEY ACROSS THE COASTAL SECTIONS OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF COASTAL NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...34.8 N... 77.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER LAWRENCE |
