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HURRICANE ERIN ADVISORY
NWS TPC/ NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
3 PM EDT WED AUG 2
...ERIN NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH...
SUMMARY OF 3 PM EDT INFORMATION
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LOCATION…28.5 N 82.8 W
ABOUT 115 MI…185 KM…SE OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…85 MPH…137 KM/HR
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 290 DEGREES AT 17 MPH…27 KM/HR
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…989 MB...29.21 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNING
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A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* GULF COAST FROM SUWANNEE RIVER WESTWARD TO THE MOUTH OF THE PEARL RIVER… INCLUDING PENSACOLA AND FT. WALTON BEACH
*SOUTH OF SUWANNEE RIVER TO LONG BOAT KEY
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
*SOUTH OF THE MOUTH OF PEARL RIVER TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER…INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 3 PM EDT THE CENTER OF ERIN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST. ERIN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH…27 KM/HR…AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK ERIN WILL MOVE PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE DURING THE NEXT 6 TO 12 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH. ERIN IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE AGAIN LATER TODAY OR EARLY THURSDAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES PRIMARILY NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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STORM SURGE…STORM SURGE FROM 6 TO 8 FT ARE POSSIBLE IN APALACHEE BAY TONIGHT AS THE CENTER MOVES PARALLEL TO COAST.
WIND… TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO IMPACT THE NORTHWEST COAST OF FLORIDA AND THE GULF COAST. THERE IS A RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA TODAY.
RAINFALL …RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG ERIN'S PATH. RADAR SHOWS THAT THIS STORM HAS STRONG RAIN BANDS.
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