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#6728 (Received by flhurricane at: 7:55 PM 30.Aug.2004) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HERMINE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 5A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM AST MON AUG 30 2004 ...HERMINE WEAKENING OVER COOLER WATER... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS FROM WOODS HOLE TO PLYMOUTH INCLUDING MARTHAS VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE DISCONTINUED LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HERMINE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 39.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.3 WEST OR ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MARTHA'S VINEYARD MASSACHUSETTS. HERMINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 30 MPH. A MOTION TO THE NORTH OR NORTH-NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED UNTIL LANDFALL OCCURS IN SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS LATER TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS THE STORM MOVES OVER COLDER WATER AND BECOMES EXTRATROPICAL. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH COULD BRIEFLY AFFECT THE AREA OF SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 75 MILES MAINLY TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1010 MB...29.82 INCHES. REPEATING THE 8 PM AST POSITION...39.9 N... 71.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 30 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1010 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 PM AST. FORECASTER STEWART |