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WTNT35 KNHC 031207 TCPAT5 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 7A NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT TUE SEP 03 2002 ...CORRECTED ADVISORY TIME FROM 5 AM TO 8 AM...AND UPDATED POSITION AND INTENSITY FOR RECENT RECONNAISSANCE DATA... ...EDOUARD STRENGTHENS...STILL STATIONARY... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.4 WEST OR ABOUT 195 MILES EAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA. EDOUARD IS CURRENTLY NEARLY STATIONARY. A DRIFT TOWARD THE WEST OR SOUTHWEST MAY BEGIN LATER TODAY. REPORTS JUST RECEIVED FROM A RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT EDOUARD HAS STRENGTHENED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...30.4 N... 78.4 W. MOVEMENT ...STATIONARY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 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 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN |