Issued at 800 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 000WTNT32 KNHC 272348TCPAT2 BULLETINTROPICAL STORM BERYL INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8ANWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022012800 PM EDT SUN MAY 27 2012 ...BERYL NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ALREADYON THE COAST... SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION----------------------------------------------LOCATION...30.1N 80.5WABOUT 75 MI...115 KM E OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDAABOUT 95 MI...155 KM SE OF BRUNSWICK GEORGIAMAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH...110 KM/HPRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 270 DEGREES AT 10 MPH...17 KM/HMINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...992 MB...29.29 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 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 TROPICAL STORM BERYL WASLOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST. BERYL ISMOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/H. A WESTWARD MOTIONIS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LANDFALL. AFTER LANDFALL...BERYLIS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND THEN TURNNORTHWARD OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERNGEORGIA ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT. AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATE THE BERYLIS JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR70 MPH...110 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH ISEXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL...BUT ANY ADDITIONAL INCREASE INSTRENGTH WOULD MAKE BERYL A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. STEADYWEAKENING IS FORECAST AFTER LANDFALL...AND BERYL IS EXPECTEDTO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY MONDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. JACKSONVILLE BEACH PIER RECENTLY REPORTEDSUSTAINED WINDS OF 50 MPH...80 KM/H...WITH A GUST TO 58 MPH...95KM/H. THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCERECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND----------------------WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY AFFECTING THE COAST OFNORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. THESE CONDITIONS AREEXPECTED TO SPREAD INLAND DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUETHROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE LIKELY OVER PORTIONSOF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA TONIGHT AND EARLYMONDAY. 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... GEORGIA AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...2 TO 4 FT SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA...1 TO 2 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...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS...AREEXPECTED ALONG THE COAST FROM NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO NORTHCAROLINA OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND. PLEASE SEESTATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FORINFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA. RAINFALL...BERYL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES...FROMNORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. NEXT ADVISORY-------------NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT. $$FORECASTER AVILA/KIMBERLAIN/FRANKLIN
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