EDOUARD MAINTAINING STRENGTH AS IT CONTINUES TOWARD THE EAST COAST;
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED

September 4, 2002 — At 11 a.m. EDT, the center of Tropical Storm Edouard was located near latitude 29.9 north, longitude 80.1 west or about 75 miles northeast of Daytona Beach, Fla. Edouard is moving toward the west near 3 mph. A west or west-southwest motion is expected over the next 24 hours. On this track the center of Edouard is expected to reach the coast within the warning area Thursday morning, according to NOAA’s National Hurricane Center. (Click NOAA satellite image for larger view of Tropical Storm Edouard taken at 11:15 a.m. EDT on Sept. 4, 2002. Click here to see latest view. Please credit “NOAA.”)

Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next 24 hours.

Tropical storm force winds extend outward up to 70 miles mainly east of the center. The minimum central pressure measured by reconnaissance aircraft was 1008 mb, 29.77 inches. Rainfall accumulations of 2 to 4 inches with locally higher amounts are expected near the path of Edouard. Isolated tornadoes are possible in squalls near the coastline.

A tropical storm warning has been issued from Titusville, Fla., to Brunswick, Ga. A tropical storm watch has been issued from south of Titusville to Sebastian Inlet, Fla.

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