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| #6427 (Received by flhurricane at: 4:38 AM 29.Aug.2004) TCMAT2 TROPICAL STORM GASTON FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 7 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072004 0900Z SUN AUG 29 2004 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO LITTLE RIVER INLET. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 HR. SINCE IT IS NOT POSSIBLE TO PRECISELY PREDICT THE PATH OR INTENSITY OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE...PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION THROUGHOUT THE WARNING AREA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA. AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM SOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA IS DISCONTINUED. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 32.5N 79.5W AT 29/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 20 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 350 DEGREES AT 6 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 991 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. 50 KT....... 25NE 25SE 25SW 25NW. 34 KT....... 50NE 50SE 40SW 50NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 75NE 75SE 50SW 50NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 32.5N 79.5W AT 29/0900Z AT 29/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 32.1N 79.4W FORECAST VALID 29/1800Z 33.5N 79.6W...INLAND MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 20NE 20SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT... 40NE 40SE 30SW 30NW. 34 KT... 75NE 75SE 50SW 50NW. FORECAST VALID 30/0600Z 35.0N 79.4W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT... 60NE 60SE 30SW 30NW. FORECAST VALID 30/1800Z 36.7N 78.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 31/0600Z 38.5N 75.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 43.0N 66.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 250 NM ON DAY 4 AND 325 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 02/0600Z...ABSORBED INTO FRONTAL ZONE REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 32.5N 79.5W NEXT ADVISORY AT 29/1500Z FORECASTER FRANKLIN |
