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#5250 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:40 AM 15.Aug.2004) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT SUN AUG 15 2004 ....CHARLEY DISSIPATING OVER NEW ENGLAND... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NEW HAVEN CONNECTICUT TO MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS...AND FOR EASTERN LONG ISLAND FROM FIRE ISLAND EASTWARD. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS OVER NEW ENGLAND INDICATE THAT CHARLEY HAS BECOME ILL-DEFINED. AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE VERY POORLY-DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM CHARLEY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 42.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.0 WEST OR IN THE GENERAL VICINITY OF BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH...48 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CHARLEY IS EXPECTED TO DISSIPATE LATER THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES ...140 KM MOSTLY EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1016 MB...30.00 INCHES. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE REMNANTS OF CHARLEY OVER NEW ENGLAND AND THE CANADIAN MARITIMES. REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...42.0 N... 71.0 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1016 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 PASCH |