Issued at 800 PM EDT SAT MAY 26 2012 000WTNT32 KNHC 262345TCPAT2 BULLETINSUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 4ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022012800 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 76.9WABOUT 220 MI...350 KM SE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINAABOUT 290 MI...465 KM E OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...80 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 235 DEGREES AT 6 MPH...9 KM/HMINIMUM 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 POSSIBLEINLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BYYOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK------------------------------AT 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF SUBTROPICAL STORM BERYL WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.9 WEST. THE STORM ISMOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH...9 KM/H...AND THIS GENERALMOTION IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY. A TURN TOWARDTHE WEST IS EXPECTED LATE SUNDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTEROF BERYL WILL BE NEAR THE COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA BY LATESUNDAY. REPORTS FROM AN AIR FORCE RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATETHAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 50 MPH...80 KM/H...WITHHIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THENEXT DAY OR TWO WHILE THE CENTER REMAINS OVER WATER. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 90 MILES...145 KMFROM THE CENTER. THE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT RECENTLY REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRALPRESSURE OF 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTWITHIN THE WARNING AREA FROM NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO SOUTH CAROLINAON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREAALONG THE CENTRAL SOUTH CAROLINA COAST LATE TONIGHT OR ON 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 FT THE 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. SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST FROMNORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE MEMORIAL DAYWEEKEND. PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONALWEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA. RAINFALL...BERYL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF3 TO 6 INCHES ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATESFROM NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT. $$FORECASTER BEVEN/KIMBERLAIN
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