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HURRICANE ERIN ADVISORY
NWS TPC/ NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT TUE AUG 1
...ERIN STILL HEADING FOR FLORIDA...
SUMMARY OF 5 PM EDT INFORMATION
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LOCATION…26.5 N 78.3 W
ABOUT 110 MI…177 KM… E OF PALM BEACH FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH…137 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 14 MPH…23 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…980 MB...28.94 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNING
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A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM NORTH OF KEY LARGO TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH
* LAKE OKEECHOBEE
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* NORTH OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH TO ST.AUGUSTINE
* WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM FORT MYERS TO SUWANEE RIVER.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* NORTH OF THE SUWANEE RIVER TO APALACHICOLA
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 5 PM EDT THE CENTER OF ERIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.3 WEST. ERIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH …23 KM/HR. THIS WILL BRING THE CENTER OF ERIN NEAR THE CENTRAL FLORIDA EAST COAST EARLY WEDNESDAY.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES…56 km…FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES…280 km…MAINLY NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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STORM SURGE …STORM SURGE OF 5 TO 8 FT ABOVE NORMAL…WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE NORTH OF WHERE ERIN MAKES LANDFALL.
WIND…HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE EASTERN FLORIDA COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WEDNESDAY MORNING, WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST AND GULF COAST. A FEW TORNADOES MAY ACCOMPANY THE HURRICANE.
RAINFALL…RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF ERIN.
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