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#149829 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:46 PM 07.Sep.2007) TCPAT2 BULLETIN SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE ADVISORY NUMBER 1 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072007 1100 PM EDT FRI SEP 07 2007 ...LOW PRESSURE AREA OFF SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES DEVELOPS INTO SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA COAST FROM EDISTO BEACH NORTHWARD TO OREGON INLET...INCLUDING THE PAMLICO SOUND. 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 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE BROAD AND ELONGATED CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM GABRIELLE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 72.2 WEST OR ABOUT 385 MILES...625 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CAPE LOOKOUT NORTH CAROLINA. THE STORM IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...16 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. WINDS OF 40 MPH EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1011 MB...29.85 INCHES. GABRIELLE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS COASTAL SECTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES. REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION...30.4 N...72.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1011 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER BEVEN/ROBERTS |