Issued at 200 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 000WTNT32 KNHC 260546TCPAT2 BULLETINSUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 1ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022012200 AM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 ...BERYL NOW DRIFTING WESTWARD...EXPECTED TO TURN SOUTHWESTWARD ANDBEGIN MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST ON SATURDAY... SUMMARY OF 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...32.4N 75.1WABOUT 195 MI...315 KM ESE OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINAABOUT 285 MI...460 KM E OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB...29.56 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...* EDISTO BEACH TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AREPOSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 48 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED STATES...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITORPRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECASTOFFICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 200 AM EDT...0600 UTC...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.1 WEST. BERYL ISDRIFTING SLOWLY TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H. A TURN TOWARDTHE WEST-SOUTHWEST OR SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED ON SATURDAY WITH AGRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TOWARD THE WEST ISEXPECTED BY LATE SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OFBERYL WILL APPROACH THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES INTHE WARNING AREA ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHERGUSTS. A LITTLE STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES...220 KMFROM THE CENTER. RECENTLY NOAA BUOY 41002...LOCATED ABOUT 45MILES...75 KM SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OF BERYL...REPORTED ASUSTAINED WIND OF 36 MPH...58 KM/H...AND A WIND GUST OF 40 MPH...65 KM/H. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTWITHIN THE WARNING AREA FROM NORTHEAST FLORIDA TO SOUTH CAROLINA ONSUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREAALONG THE CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA COAST LATE SATURDAY OR SUNDAY. STORM SURGE...THE COMBINATION OF A STORM SURGE AND THE TIDE WILLCAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY RISINGWATERS. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND IFTHE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...COASTAL PORTIONS OF SOUTH CAROLINA...GEORGIA...AND NORTH FLORIDA...1 TO 3 FTTHE DEEPEST WATER WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST NEAR AND TOTHE NORTH OF THE LANDFALL LOCATION...WHERE THE SURGE WILL BEACCOMPANIED BY LARGE WAVES. SURGE-RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THERELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE AND THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARYGREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOURAREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE OFFICE.RAINFALL...BERYL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF2 TO 4 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATESFROM NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE NORTHEASTFLORIDA...GEORGIA...AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS OVER THE MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND. PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHERSERVICE OFFICE FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 AM EDT. $$FORECASTER BRENNAN
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