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HURRICANE ERIN ADVISORY
NWS TPC/ NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
7 AM EDT THU AUG 3
...RAIN BANDS OF ERIN SPREADING OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...
SUMMARY OF 7 AM EDT INFORMATION
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LOCATION…29.8 N 86.5 W
ABOUT 60 MI…97 KM…SE OF PENSACOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH…137 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 13 MPH…21 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…975 MB...28.79 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNING
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HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR…
* APALACHICOLA FLORIDA WESTWARD TO MORGAN CITY LOUISIANA... INCLUDING NEW ORLEANS.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 7 AM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE ERIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.5 WEST. ERIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH…21 KM/HR. ON THIS COURSE THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE COULD REACH THE WESTERN FLORIDA PANHANDLE LATER THIS MORNING. THERE IS STILL A POSSIBILITY THAT ERIN COULD MOVE MORE WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...IN WHICH CASE THE CENTER WOULD MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE SOUTHERN ALABAMA OR SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI COAST LATER TODAY. NEVERTHELESS...STRONG RAIN BANDS WITH VERY GUSTY WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH ERIN WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD OVER THE PANHANDLE OF FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN ALABAMA THIS MORNING. WIND GUSTS TO NEAR 80 MPH…129 KM/HR…HAVE ALREADY BEEN REPORTED IN THE PANAMA CITY AREA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES…56 KM…FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES…185 KM…FROM THE CENTER.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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STORM SURGE …STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 6 TO 8 FT ABOVE NORMAL IS LIKELY IN THE WARNING AREA TODAY.
WINDS…MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...137 KM/HR…AND SOME FURTHER STRENGTHENING COULD OCCUR BEFORE LANDFALL. THE CORE OF THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD HURRICANE FORCE WINDS INLAND OVER THE COASTAL AREAS NEAR ITS LANDFALL LOCATION TODAY. THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE...SOUTHWESTERN GEORGIA...SOUTHERN ALABAMA...AND SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI TODAY.
RAINFALL…RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF ERIN.
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