Saturday, May 26, 2012

Hurricane hunters find Tropical Storm #Beryl is a little stronger - @NHC_Atlantic

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    000  WTNT32 KNHC 262345  TCPAT2    BULLETIN  SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   4A  NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL022012  800 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012    ...HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND THAT BERYL IS A LITTLE STRONGER...      SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION  ----------------------------------------------  LOCATION...31.1N 76.9W  ABOUT 220 MI...350 KM SE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA  ABOUT 290 MI...465 KM E OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...80 KM/H  PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 235 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/H  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES      WATCHES AND WARNINGS  --------------------  CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...    NONE.    SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...    A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...  * VOLUSIA/BREVARD COUNTY LINE FLORIDA TO EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA    A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR...  * NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA    FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE  INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY  YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.       DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK  ------------------------------  AT 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS  LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.9 WEST. THE STORM IS  MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL  MOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.  A TURN TOWARD  THE WEST IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER  OF BERYL WILL BE NEAR THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BY LATE  SUNDAY.    REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE  THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 50 MPH...80 KM/H...WITH  HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE  NEXT DAY OR TWO WHILE THE CENTER REMAINS OVER WATER.    TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...145 KM  FROM THE CENTER.    THE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL  PRESSURE OF 998 MB...29.47 INCHES.      HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND  ----------------------  WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COAST  WITHIN THE WARNING AREA FROM NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO SOUTH CAROLINA  ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA  ALONG THE CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA COAST LATE TONIGHT OR ON SUNDAY.    STORM SURGE...THE COMBINATION OF A STORM SURGE AND THE TIDE WILL  CAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY RISING  WATERS. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND IF  THE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...    COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGIA...AND NORTH FLORIDA...  1 TO 3 FT    THE DEEPEST WATER WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST NEAR AND TO  THE NORTH OF THE LANDFALL LOCATION...WHERE THE SURGE WILL BE  ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE WAVES. SURGE-RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THE  RELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE AND THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARY  GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR  AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER  SERVICE OFFICE.    SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST FROM  NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE MEMORIAL DAY  WEEKEND. PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL  WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA.    RAINFALL...BERYL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF  3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES  FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.      NEXT ADVISORY  -------------  NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.    $$  FORECASTER BEVEN/KIMBERLAIN      


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