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#6664 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:40 PM 30.Aug.2004) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HERMINE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT MON AUG 30 2004 AT 1 PM EDT...1700Z...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS ISSUED FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM WOODS HOLE TO PLYMOUTH INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. AT 2 PM EDT...180Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.4 WEST OR ABOUT 275 MILES... 445 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS. HERMINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...31 KM/HR...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS HERMINE BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL. HOWEVER...40 TO 50 MPH WINDS COULD BRIEFLY AFFECT THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES ...185 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...37.4 N... 71.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 22 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 5 PM AST. FORECASTER LAWRENCE |