** WTCA41 TJSJ 121807 CCA *** TCPSP1 BOLETIN TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA NUMERO 10A NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL012006 1 PM CDT LUNES 12 DE JUNIO DE 2006 ...ALBERTO SE MUEVE MAS RAPIDO HACIA EL NORESTE DEL GOLFO DE MEXICO... UN AVISO DE HURACAN ESTA EN EFECTO PARA LA COSTA DEL GOLFO DE LA FLORIDA DESDE LONGBOAT KEY HASTA EL RIO OCHLOCKONEE. UN AVISO DE HURACAN SIGNIFICA QUE SE ESPERAN CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA TROPICAL DENTRO DEL AREA BAJO AVISO DENTRO DE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. LAS PREPARACIONES PARA PROTEGER LA VIDA Y PROPIEDAD DEBEN COPLETARSE DE INMEDIATO. CONTINUA EN EFECTO UN AVISODE TORMENTA TROPICAL DESDE AL SUR DE LONGBOAT KEY HASTA ENGLEWOOD...Y AL OESTE DEL RIO OCHLOCKONEE HASTA INDIAN PASS. UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGNIFICA QUE SE ESPERAN CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA TROPICAL DENTRO DEL AREA BAJO AVISO DENTRO DE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. UNA VIGILANCIA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL DESDE AL SUR DE ENGLEWOOD HASTA BONITA BEACH. PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA PARA SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS SOBRE TIERRA...REFIERASE A LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR SU OFICINA DE METEOROLOGIA LOCAL. A LAS 1 PM CDT...1800Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 27.5 NORTE...LONGITUD 85.4 OESTE O COMO 155 MILLAS...250 KILOMETROS...AL SUR DE APALACHICOLA FLORIDA Y COMO A 180 MILLAS...285 KILOMETROS...AL SUROESTE DE CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORTE-NORESTE A CERCA DE 10 MPH... 16 KILOMETROS POR HORA...Y SE ESPERA CONTINUE ESTE MOVIMIENTO GENERAL DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. EL CENTRO PODRIA ALCANZAR LA COSTA DEL AREA BAJO AVISO TEMPRANO EN EL MARTES...SIN EMBARGO LAS CONDICIONES YA HAN COMENZADO A DETERIORARSE EN EL AREA DEL AVISO. LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS HAN AUMENTADO A CERCA DE 70 MPH...110 KILOMETROS POR HORA...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. ALBERTO TIENE EL POTENCIAL PARA CONVERTIRSE EN HURACAN ANTES DE ALCANZAR LA COSTA. LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 230 MILLAS...370 KILOMETROS...AL NORESTE Y SURESTE DEL CENTRO. LA GRAN EXTENSION DE LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGNIFICA QUE ESTOS VIENTOS SE SENTIRAN A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA BIEN DELANTE DE LA LLEGADA DEL CENTRO. EL CAZAHURACANES RECIENTEMENTE REPORTO UNA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 997 MB...29.44 PULGADAS. INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADA CICLONICA DE 8 A 10 PIES SOBRE LOS NIVELES NORMALES DE LA MAREA...SE PUEDEN ESPERAR SOBRE GRAN PARTE DEL AREA BAJO AVISO. CANTIDADES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 4 A 8 PULGADAS...CON CANTIDADES AISLADAS HASTA 10 PULGADAS...SON POSIBLES HASTA EL MARTES A TRAVES DE PARTES DEL CENTRO Y NORTE DE FLORIDA Y EL SURESTE DE GEORGIA... MAYORMENTE A LO LARGO Y A LA DERECHA DE LA TRAYECTORIA DE ALBERTO. SON POSIBLES TORNADOS AISLADOS SOBRE ELCENTRO DE LA FLORIDA HOY Y ESTA NOCHE. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 1 PM CDT...27.5 NORTE...85.4 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORTE-NORESTE A CERCA DE 10 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...70 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...997 MB. LA PROXIMA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 4 PM CDT. PRONOSTICADOR PASCH $$ TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE LA OFICINA DE PRONOSTICOS DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO ** WTUS82 KTBW 121829 *** HLSTBW FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055-060>062-065-122130- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 230 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO COAST... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER COULD REACH THE COAST EARLY TUESDAY. ALBERTO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL. THE STORM SURGE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM LONGBOAT KEY THROUGH THE SUWANNEE RIVER...WHICH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF MANATEE...HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS...PASCO...HERNANDO... CITRUS AND LEVY. AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL AND NON TIDAL LEVY...CITRUS...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO LONGBOAT KEY...WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF SARASOTA COUNTY. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL AND NON TIDAL LOCATIONS OF PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...SUMTER... AND PASCO COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS OF LEE AND CHARLOTTE COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM FOR CITRUS...SUMTER... HERNANDO...PASCO...PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE... SARASOTA...HARDEE...DESOTO...HIGHLANDS...CHARLOTTE...AND LEE COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY FOR LEE... CHARLOTTE...SARASOTA...DESOTO...HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...MANATEE... PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...PASCO...HERNANDO...CITRUS...LEVY AND SUMTER COUNTIES. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 180 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST OF TAMPA...OR 180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ...WINDS... BRIEF THUNDERSTORM WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT AS THE RAIN BANDS FROM ALBERTO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BY LATE THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR INLAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY AFTERNOON FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF HERNANDO...CITRUS...AND LEVY COUNTIES...BUT COULD ARRIVE AS EARLY AS TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO THE RECENT INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDES WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH TODAY. THE HIGH TIDE ON TUESDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH THE SURGE FROM ALBERTO COULD CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH THROUGH CEDAR KEY. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA...5 TO 6 FEET IN HERNANDO AND PASCO COUNTY...6 TO 8 FEET IN CITRUS COUNTY...AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN LEVY COUNTY. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. THE STORM SURGE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. RECENT DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE GROUND TO ABSORB A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. HOWEVER...HEAVY BURSTS OF RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE OUTER RAIN BANDS OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO THROUGH TONIGHT. ...BEACH EROSION... SWELLS FROM ALBERTO WILL CAUSE BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH HIGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT STATEMENT... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 430 PM THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ EO ** WTUS82 KMLB 121843 *** HLSMLB AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 122200- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 243 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AREA... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS GAINED FORWARD SPEED AND IS NOW HEADING RAPIDLY TOWARD THE BIG BEND AREA OF THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ATTENTION SHOULD NOW BE DIRECTED PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE IN LAKE COUNTY. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY LAKE COUNTY. PERSONS IN ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND VOLUSIA COUNTIES SHOULD LISTEN CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AS NOT TO GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL UNTIL 5 PM EDT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.4 WEST OR ABOUT 155 MILES SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER COULD REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA EARLY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD APALACHEE BAY EARLY TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS...TO LAKE COUNTY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL LIKELY GUST OVER 50 MPH. THE FORECAST FOR THE ADJACENT COUNTIES OF ORANGE...SEMINOLE...AND VOLUSIA...IS FOR WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 40 TO 50 MPH IN PASSING SQUALLS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE COULD TO CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ...TORNADOES... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR MUCH OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS THROUGH 5 PM TODAY. THIS AFTERNOON THE CONDITIONS HAVE DECREASED FOR THE POTENTIAL OF ISOLATED TORNADOES... ALTHOUGH THE GENERAL THREAT FOR TORNADOES WILL LINGER THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY. ...INLAND FLOODING... WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS WESTERN FLORIDA...WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES OR SO WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OCCUR. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 4 CORRIDOR. WIDESPREAD FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME AS WATER RETENTION AREAS CAN HANDLE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF. HOWEVER... TEMPORARY INUNDATION OF ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE EFFECTS OF STORM TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEGLIGIBLE FOR THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...SURF CONDITIONS MAY BECOME ROUGH NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH NORTH OF COCOA BEACH. ...MARINE... ALBERTO WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET OVER THE WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO FLAGLER BEACH AND OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES WITH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES SEAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BUILD TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS AS WELL. ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET...LOCAL WINDS WILL GUST TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH IN PASSING SQUALLS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS. MARINERS...AND OTHERS WITH MARINE INTERESTS...SHOULD LISTEN CLOSELY FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST. AS ALBERTO COMES ON SHORE ON TUESDAY GUSTY WIND FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST COULD PRODUCE ROUGH CONDITIONS DAMAGING SOME DOCKS AND BOATS ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY...ESPECIALLY IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE WILL BE ISSUED BY 6 PM THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ DECKER ** WTNT21 KNHC 122021 *** TCMAT1 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 2100Z MON JUN 12 2006 A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM LONGBOAT KEY TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF LONGBOAT KEY TO ENGLEWOOD...AND WEST OF THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO INDIAN PASS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER...AT THE GEORGIA/SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER. AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM SOUTH OF ENGLEWOOD TO BONITA BEACH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 27.9N 85.1W AT 12/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 9 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. 50 KT.......125NE 100SE 0SW 30NW. 34 KT.......200NE 150SE 0SW 60NW. 12 FT SEAS..150NE 175SE 100SW 150NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 27.9N 85.1W AT 12/2100Z AT 12/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 27.5N 85.4W FORECAST VALID 13/0600Z 28.9N 84.1W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 60NE 60SE 0SW 0NW. 50 KT...100NE 100SE 0SW 30NW. 34 KT...200NE 150SE 0SW 60NW. FORECAST VALID 13/1800Z 30.4N 83.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT...100NE 100SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT...150NE 150SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 14/0600Z 32.1N 81.9W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 14/1800Z 34.0N 80.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 15/1800Z 37.0N 72.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT...200NE 200SE 0SW 0NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 16/1800Z 42.0N 65.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 17/1800Z 47.0N 57.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 27.9N 85.1W NEXT ADVISORY AT 13/0300Z FORECASTER PASCH $$ ** WTNT81 KNHC 122023 *** TCVAT1 ALBERTO WATCH/WARNING BREAKPOINTS/ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 .TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO FLC017-029-053-057-065-075-081-101-103-123-129-130300- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 OCHLOCKONEE-RIVER-FL 29.96N 84.40W LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W $$ GMZ755-775-830-850-853-870-873-130300- /E.CON.KNHC.HU.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 OCHLOCKONEE-RIVER-FL 29.96N 84.40W LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W $$ FLC031-035-089-109-GAC029-039-051-127-179-191-130300- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1001.060612T2100Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLAGLER-BEACH-FL 29.47N 81.12W SAVANNAH-RIVER-GA 32.03N 80.86W $$ AMZ354-374-450-452-454-470-472-474-130300- /E.NEW.KNHC.TR.W.1001.060612T2100Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 FLAGLER-BEACH-FL 29.47N 81.12W SAVANNAH-RIVER-GA 32.03N 80.86W $$ FLC037-130300- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 INDIAN-PASS-FL 29.68N 85.27W OCHLOCKONEE-RIVER-FL 29.96N 84.40W $$ GMZ750-770-130300- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 INDIAN-PASS-FL 29.68N 85.27W OCHLOCKONEE-RIVER-FL 29.96N 84.40W $$ FLC115-130300- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 LONGBOAT-KEY-FL 27.39N 82.64W ENGLEWOOD-FL 26.94N 82.37W $$ FLC015-027-071-130300- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 ENGLEWOOD-FL 26.94N 82.37W BONITA-BEACH-FL 26.33N 81.85W $$ GMZ856-876-130300- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.A.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 ENGLEWOOD-FL 26.94N 82.37W BONITA-BEACH-FL 26.33N 81.85W $$ ATTN...WFO...CHS...TBW...TAE...JAX... ** WTNT31 KNHC 122024 *** TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 400 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...ALBERTO CONTINUES HEADED FOR THE NORTHEAST GULF COAST... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM LONGBOAT KEY TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF LONGBOAT KEY TO ENGLEWOOD...AND WEST OF THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO INDIAN PASS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER...AT THE GEORGIA/SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER. AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM SOUTH OF ENGLEWOOD TO BONITA BEACH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 400 PM CDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 145 MILES ...235 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER COULD REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA EARLY TUESDAY...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING IN THE WARNED AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO COULD BECOME A HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM...TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF ALBERTO. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. REPEATING THE 400 PM CDT POSITION...27.9 N...85.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 700 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 PM CDT. FORECASTER PASCH $$ ** WTNT41 KNHC 122027 *** TCDAT1 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 500 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 AFTER THE SUDDEN STRENGTHENING EPISODE OBSERVED EARLIER TODAY...THE STORM HAS LEVELED OFF IN INTENSITY. THE LAST FIX FROM THE HURRICANE HUNTERS SHOWED THAT THE CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS HOLDING NEAR 997 MB AND THE HIGHEST FLIGHT-LEVEL WINDS WERE 67 KT...SO THE INTENSITY IS UNCHANGED AT 60 KT. SATELLITE IMAGES INDICATE THAT THE AMOUNT AND INTENSITY OF DEEP CONVECTION HAS DIMINISHED AND THE CLOUD PATTERN HAS BECOME RATHER ELONGATED. THE STORM HAS LEFT THE AREA OF HIGHEST OCEANIC HEAT CONTENT...I.E. THE GULF OF MEXICO LOOP CURRENT...BEHIND. NONETHELESS SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS STILL POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDFALL...ESPECIALLY DURING THE DIURNAL CONVECTIVE MAXIMUM EARLY ON TUESDAY. ALBERTO'S FORWARD SPEED HAS INCREASED SOMEWHAT...TO ABOUT 9 KT. A 500 MB TROUGH NEAR THE EASTERN SEABOARD SHOULD STEER THE TROPICAL CYCLONE ON A GENERALLY NORTHEASTWARD TRACK UNTIL IT MOVES INLAND OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. DYNAMICAL TRACK GUIDANCE MODELS ARE NOW IN BETTER AGREEMENT...AND THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS WITHIN THIS GUIDANCE ENVELOPE. IN ADDITION TO HEAVY RAINS...THE MAIN HAZARD ASSOCIATED WITH ALBERTO WILL LIKELY BE STORM SURGE FLOODING...WHICH COULD BE 8-10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS EVEN FOR A STRONG TROPICAL STORM IN THIS AREA. IT IS...HOWEVER...IMPOSSIBLE TO SPECIFY EXACTLY WHICH LOCATIONS WILL EXPERIENCE THE GREATEST STORM SURGE FLOODING BECAUSE THIS WILL DEPEND UPON THE PRECISE TRACK AND WIND FIELD NEAR LANDFALL. FORECASTER PASCH FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 12/2100Z 27.9N 85.1W 60 KT 12HR VT 13/0600Z 28.9N 84.1W 65 KT 24HR VT 13/1800Z 30.4N 83.0W 50 KT...INLAND 36HR VT 14/0600Z 32.1N 81.9W 30 KT...INLAND 48HR VT 14/1800Z 34.0N 80.0W 30 KT...INLAND 72HR VT 15/1800Z 37.0N 72.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 96HR VT 16/1800Z 42.0N 65.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 120HR VT 17/1800Z 47.0N 57.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL $$ ** WTCA41 TJSJ 122059 CCA *** TCPSP1 BOLETIN TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 11 NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL 400 PM CDT LUNES 12 DE JUNIO DE 2006 ...ALBERTO CONTINUA MOVIENDOSE POR EL NORESTE DEL GOLFO... UN AVISO DE HURACAN CONTINUA EN EFECTO PARA LA COSTA DEL GOLFO DE LA FLORIDA DESDE LONGBOAT KEY HASTA EL RIO OCHLOCKONEE. UN AVISO DE HURACAN SIGNIFICA QUE SE ESPERAN CONDICIONES DE HURACAN DENTRO DEL AREA BAJO AVISO DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. LOS PREPARATIVOS PARA PROTEGER VIDA Y PROPIEDAD DEBEN COMPLETARSE A LA MAYOR BREVEDAD. CONTINUA EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL DESDE AL SUR DE LONGBOAT KEY HASTA ENGLEWOOD...Y AL OESTE DEL RIO OCHLOCKONEE HASTA INDIAN PASS. UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SIGNIFICA QUE SE ESPERAN CONDICIONES DE TORMENTA TROPICAL DENTRO DEL AREA BAJO AVISO DENTRO DE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA PARA SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS SOBRE TIERRA...REFIERASE A LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR SU OFICINA DE METEOROLOGIA LOCAL. A LAS 4 PM CDT...2100Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 27.9 NORTE...LONGITUD 85.1 OESTE O COMO 125 MILLAS...200 KILOMETROS...AL SUR DE APALACHICOLA FLORIDA Y COMO A 145 MILLAS...235 KILOMETROS...AL SUROESTE DE CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORESTE A CERCA DE 10 MPH...17 KILOMETROS POR HORA...Y SE ESPERA QUE CONTINUE CON ESTE MOVIMIENTO GENERAL DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. EL CENTRO PODRIA ALCANZAR LA COSTA DEL AREA BAJO AVISO TEMPRANO EN EL MARTES...SIN EMBARGO LAS CONDICIONES YA HAN COMENZADO A DETERIORARSE EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO. LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 70 MPH...110 KILOMETROS POR HORA...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. ALBERTO TIENE EL POTENCIAL PARA CONVERTIRSE EN HURACAN ANTES DE ALCANZAR LA COSTA. LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 230 MILLAS...370 KILOMETROS...AL NORESTE Y SURESTE DEL CENTRO. INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DE 8 A 10 PIES SOBRE LOS NIVELES NORMALES SON POSIBLES SOBRE UNA LARGA EXTENSION DEL ARA BAJO AVISO. SON POSIBLES TORNADOS AISLADOS SOBRE SECTORES DE LA PARTE CENTRAL Y DEL NORTE DE FLORIDA ESTA NOCHE. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 997 MB...29.44 PULGADAS. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 4 PM CDT...27.9 NORTE...85.1 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORESTE A CERCA DE 10 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...70 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...997 MB. UNA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 700 PM SEGUIDA PORB LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA COMPLETA A LAS 10 PM CDT. PRONOSTICADOR PASCH $$ TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE LA OFICINA DE PRONOSTICOS DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO ** WTUS82 KJAX 122101 *** HLSJAX FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040- GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-130300- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 500 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO THE ATLANTIC COAST... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...ALACHUA...BAKER... BRADFORD...CLAY...COLUMBIA...DUVAL...FLAGLER...GILCHRIST... HAMILTON...MARION...NASSAU...PUTNAM...ST JOHNS...SUWANNEE AND UNION. THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...APPLING...ATKINSON... BACON...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON...CLINCH...COFFEE..ECHOLS... GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...PIERCE...WARE AND WAYNE. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTH TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA ...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...BAKER... UNION...BRADFORD...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...MARION...ECHOLS AND CLINCH... ...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CLAY...PUTNAM...ATKINSON... WARE...CHARLTON... ...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...APPLING...BACON...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...COFFEE... DUVAL...FLAGLER...GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...NASSAU...PIERCE...ST JOHNS AND WAYNE... ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 145 MILES ...235 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER COULD REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA EARLY TUESDAY...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING IN THE WARNED AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO COULD BECOME A HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM...TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK WOULD PLACE MOST OF THE I-75 CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON THE STRONGER SIDE OF THE STORM...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF ALBERTO. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. SURF CONDITIONS WILL BUILD AND AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STORM TIDES OF TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY EARLY TUESDAY AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS WITH NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING OR BEACH EROSION EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...WINDS... WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 INCLUDING THE LAKE CITY...LIVE OAK...OCALA AND GAINESVILLE AREAS...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER RAINBANDS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EAST OF INTERSTATE 75 INCLUDING THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA... BRUNSWICK...WAYCROSS...ST. AUGUSTINE AND PALM COAST...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH WITH THE STRONGER RAINBANDS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. OTHER AREAS CAN EXPECT CAN EXPECT GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. INTERESTS IN AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON TUESDAY. REMEMBER TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING DURING TROPICAL STORMS...REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...MARINE... WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...LATE TONIGHT CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ SANDRIK ** WTUS82 KJAX 122108 CCA *** HLSJAX FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-130300- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 506 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN EXTENDED TO THE ATLANTIC COAST... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA...ALACHUA...BAKER... BRADFORD...CLAY...COLUMBIA...DUVAL...FLAGLER...GILCHRIST... HAMILTON...MARION...NASSAU...PUTNAM...ST JOHNS...SUWANNEE AND UNION. THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...APPLING...ATKINSON... BACON...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...CHARLTON...CLINCH...COFFEE..ECHOLS... GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...PIERCE...WARE AND WAYNE. ...WATCHES AND WARNINGS... ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTH TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA ...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...HAMILTON...SUWANNEE...COLUMBIA...BAKER... UNION...BRADFORD...GILCHRIST...ALACHUA...MARION...ECHOLS AND CLINCH... ...THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN UPGRADED TO A WARNING FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...CLAY...PUTNAM...ATKINSON... WARE...CHARLTON... ...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...APPLING...BACON...BRANTLEY...CAMDEN...COFFEE... DUVAL...FLAGLER...GLYNN...JEFF DAVIS...NASSAU...PIERCE...ST JOHNS AND WAYNE... ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 145 MILES ...235 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER COULD REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA EARLY TUESDAY...HOWEVER CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING IN THE WARNED AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO COULD BECOME A HURRICANE PRIOR TO LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM...TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK WOULD PLACE MOST OF THE I-75 CORRIDOR IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON THE STRONGER SIDE OF THE STORM...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF ALBERTO. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE... SOUTHERLY WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS OVER THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. SURF CONDITIONS WILL BUILD AND AN INCREASED RISK OF RIP CURRENTS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. STORM TIDES OF TIDES OF 3 TO 5 FEET ARE LIKELY EARLY TUESDAY AROUND 1 FOOT ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE LEVELS WITH NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING OR BEACH EROSION EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. ...WINDS... WEST OF INTERSTATE 75 INCLUDING THE LAKE CITY...LIVE OAK...OCALA AND GAINESVILLE AREAS...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 60 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 70 MPH POSSIBLE WITH THE STRONGER RAINBANDS ON EARLY TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. EAST OF INTERSTATE 75 INCLUDING THE JACKSONVILLE METRO AREA... BRUNSWICK...WAYCROSS...ST. AUGUSTINE AND PALM COAST...SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 35 TO 45 MPH WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 60 MPH WITH THE STRONGER RAINBANDS ON TUESDAY AND TUESDAY EVENING. WINDS WILL DECREASE BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...INLAND FLOODING... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE SUWANNEE RIVER VALLEY IN NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. OTHER AREAS CAN EXPECT CAN EXPECT GENERAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. INTERESTS IN AREAS WHICH EXPERIENCE POOR DRAINAGE FLOODING SHOULD BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION SHOULD FLOODING OCCUR. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL INCREASE ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT AND SPREAD INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA ON TUESDAY. REMEMBER TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING DURING TROPICAL STORMS...REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...MARINE... WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WILL INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM INTENSITY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...LATE TONIGHT CONTINUE INTO TUESDAY NIGHT. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 11 PM EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ SANDRIK ** WTUS82 KTAE 122114 *** HLSTAE FLZ007>019-026>029-034-GMZ750-755-770-775-132115- TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 514 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CONTINUES TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO COAST... ....NEW INFORMATION... EXTENDED THE FLOOD WATCH TO INCLUDE A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. UPDATED INFORMATION ON WINDS...TIDES...STORM SURGE AND STORM COORDINATES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND EASTERN SECTION OF THE FLORIDA PANHANDLE. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM LONGBOAT KEY TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. THIS INCLUDES DIXIE...TAYLOR...JEFFERSON...WAKULLA COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS N EFFECT FROM WEST OF THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO INDIAN PASS...WHICH INCLUDES FRANKLIN COUNTY. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. A FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. A HIGH SURF ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR BAY AND COASTAL WALTON COUNTIES. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A MINIMAL HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE LARGE EXTENT OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MEANS THAT THESE WINDS WILL BE FELT ALONG THE COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE ARRIVAL OF THE CENTER. THE CENTER OF ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL SOMEWHERE ACROSS NORTHWEST FLORIDA EARLY TUESDAY...HOWEVER...CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING IN THE WARNED AREA. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS ALONG THE BIG BEND COAST SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK WOULD PLACE MOST OF THE BIG BEND ON THE WEAKER SIDE OF THE STORM...BUT THERE IS STILL SOME UNCERTAINTY ABOUT THE PATH OF ALBERTO. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... AS OF 5 PM EDT MONDAY...TIDES WERE RUNNING ABOUT TWO TO THREE FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE APALACHEE BAY COAST. THE LATEST STORM SURGE MODELS FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER FORECAST A STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 8 FEET ACROSS DIXIE COUNTY. STORM SURGE ALONG THE COAST OF TAYLOR COUNTY...WAKULLA COUNTY...OCHLOCKONEE BAY AND ACROSS APALACHICOLA BAY ARE FORECAST TO BE 4 TO 6 FEET. THESE PEAK STORM SURGE HEIGHTS WILL OCCUR IN THE PRE-DAWN HOURS TUESDAY AND WILL CAUSE SIGNIFICANT FLOODING OF LOW LYING AREAS. RESIDENTS IN THE NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE AREAS SHOULD TAKE ACTION TO PREVENT PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND KNOW WHERE TO GO SHOULD AN EVACUATION BE NEEDED. THE FORECAST HIGH TIDES AT THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER WILL OCCUR AT 543 PM TODAY...AND 737 AM TUESDAY. A HIGH TIDE AT ST MARKS OCCURRED AT 237 PM TODAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES WILL BE AT 447 AM TUESDAY AND AT 318 PM EDT TUESDAY. A HIGH TIDE AT APALACHICOLA OCCURRED AT 313 PM TODAY AND THE NEXT HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 846 AM TUESDAY. ...WINDS... AS OF 5 PM EDT...WINDS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST WERE EAST TO SOUTHEAST 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 25 MPH. WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS WERE 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 41 KNOTS WITH SEAS AT THE PANAMA CITY AND APALACHICOLA BUOYS AT 10 TO 14 FEET. WINDS ARE FORECAST TO INCREASE TO 45 TO 55 KNOTS OVER APALACHEE BAY LATER TONIGHT WITH SEAS INCREASING TO 13 TO 18 FEET. ALONG THE COAST...WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING...REACHING SUSTAINED SPEEDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH LATER TONIGHT AND DURING THE EARLY MORNING HOURS ON TUESDAY...MAINLY ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST BIG BEND. WIND GUSTS TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE...WHICH CAN CAUSE LARGE TREE BRANCHES TO FALL...AS WELL AS A FEW TREES. UNSECURED ITEMS LIKE PATIO FURNITURE AND TRASH CANS MAY BE BLOWN OVER OR DISPLACED. SPORADIC...BRIEF POWER OUTAGES WILL BE POSSIBLE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. DRIVING LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE DIFFICULT IN THESE CONDITIONS. ...INLAND FLOODING... RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE BIG BEND...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS TO 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. A FLOOD WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL FLORIDA COUNTIES INCLUDING A PORTION OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FLOODING CAN BE ESPECIALLY DANGEROUS AT NIGHT...AND MANY TROPICAL STORM RELATED DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED WHEN MOTORISTS TRIED TO CROSS STANDING WATER. ...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MAY BECOME A MINIMAL HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL TUESDAY MORNING. CONTINUE TO MONITOR LATER FORECASTS. ...TORNADO... THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH FLORIDA AND PORTIONS OF THE BIG BEND LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT BEFORE THE CENTER MAKES LANDFALL. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 9 PM EDT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ BARRY ** WTUS82 KTBW 122127 *** HLSTBW FLZ039-042-043-048>052-055-060>062-065-130030- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 525 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO COAST... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH FROM BONITA BEACH TO ENGLEWOOD HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS ACCELERATED TO THE NORTHEAST OVER THE PAST SIX HOURS AND IS NOW EXPECTED TO MAKE LANDFALL TUESDAY MORNING OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. ALTHOUGH NOT AS WELL ORGANIZED AS THIS MORNING...ALBERTO STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL. THE STORM SURGE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO SOUTHWEST AND WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL AREAS FROM LONGBOAT KEY THROUGH THE SUWANNEE RIVER...WHICH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF MANATEE...HILLSBOROUGH...PINELLAS...PASCO...HERNANDO... CITRUS AND LEVY. AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL AND NON TIDAL LEVY...CITRUS...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ENGLEWOOD TO LONGBOAT KEY...WHICH INCLUDES THE COASTAL AREAS OF SARASOTA COUNTY. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL AND NON TIDAL LOCATIONS OF PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...SUMTER... AND PASCO COUNTIES. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR PASCO...PINELLAS... HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...MANATEE...SARASOTA...HARDEE...DESOTO... HIGHLANDS...CHARLOTTE...AND LEE COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 2 PM TUESDAY FOR LEE... CHARLOTTE...SARASOTA...DESOTO...HARDEE...HIGHLANDS...MANATEE... PINELLAS...HILLSBOROUGH...POLK...PASCO...HERNANDO...CITRUS...LEVY AND SUMTER COUNTIES. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES WEST OF TAMPA...OR 145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ...WINDS... WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH RAIN SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TONIGHT AS RAIN BANDS FROM ALBERTO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL AREAS COULD SEE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BY THIS EVENING. THE BEST CHANCE FOR INLAND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE ALONG AND NORTH OF INTERSTATE 4 LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING FOR THE COASTAL AREAS OF HERNANDO...CITRUS...AND LEVY COUNTIES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDES WILL BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE HIGH TIDE LATE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON COMBINED WITH THE SURGE FROM ALBERTO COULD CAUSE COASTAL FLOODING FROM TAMPA BAY NORTH THROUGH CEDAR KEY. A STORM SURGE OF 4 TO 6 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA...5 TO 6 FEET ALONG HERNANDO AND PASCO COUNTY...6 TO 8 FEET IN CITRUS COUNTY...AND 7 TO 10 FEET IN LEVY COUNTY. THIS IS ON TOP OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. THE STORM SURGE JUST TO THE RIGHT OF WHERE ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL COULD REACH 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE THE NORMAL TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL THROUGH TUESDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES. RECENT DRY CONDITIONS WILL ALLOW THE GROUND TO ABSORB A SIGNIFICANT AMOUNT OF RAINFALL. HOWEVER...HEAVY BURSTS OF RAIN MAY CAUSE FLOODING OF STREETS AND LOW LYING AREAS...ESPECIALLY IN URBAN AREAS. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TONIGHT. ...BEACH EROSION... SWELLS FROM ALBERTO WILL CAUSE BREAKING WAVES OF 4 TO 7 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT. ONSHORE WINDS WILL DEVELOP TUESDAY WITH HIGH SURF AND MINOR BEACH EROSION EXPECTED. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT THROUGH TUESDAY. ...NEXT STATEMENT... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 830 PM THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ EO ** WTUS82 KMLB 122159 *** HLSMLB AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147- 130400- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL 555 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...RECENT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE FORECAST TRACK OF ALBERTO HAVE RESULTED IN ELEVATED CONCERNS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS FOR LAKE AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTIES... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE LATEST WIND FORECAST FOR ALBERTO HAS PROMPTED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREAS WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ATTENTION SHOULD BE DIRECTED TOWARD PROTECTING LIFE AND PROPERTY...ESPECIALLY FOR PEOPLE IN LAKE AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...ESPECIALLY FOR LAKE AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTIES. PERSONS IN ORANGE...SEMINOLE...OSCEOLA...BREVARD AND COASTAL VOLUSIA COUNTIES SHOULD LISTEN CLOSELY FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST AS NOT TO GET CAUGHT OFF GUARD. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY THROUGH TUESDAY. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE COUNTY. ON THE COAST...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH NORTHWARD INTO GEORGIA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 400 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER COULD REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA EARLY TUESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE MAKING LANDFALL. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO IS STILL FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHEAST TOWARD APALACHEE BAY EARLY TUESDAY. THIS SYSTEM WILL BRING WINDS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE...30 TO 40 MPH...FOR PARTS OF LAKE AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTIES EARLY TUESDAY MORNING AND POSSIBLY CONTINUING INTO THE AFTERNOON. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE LATE TONIGHT INTO TUESDAY MORNING AND WILL LIKELY GUST OVER 50 MPH IN PASSING SQUALLS. THE FORECAST FOR THE NEARBY COUNTIES OF ORANGE...SEMINOLE... OSCEOLA...BREVARD...AND COASTAL VOLUSIA...IS FOR WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH IN PASSING SQUALLS. WINDS OF THESE MAGNITUDES COULD CAUSE SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ...TORNADOES... THE TORNADO WATCH FOR EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA EARLIER TODAY WAS ALLOWED TO EXPIRE AS THE LATEST ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS SHOWED A DECREASING THREAT. HOWEVER...A LOW THREAT FOR ISOLATED SHORT-LIVED TORNADOES IS STILL EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE EVENT. ...INLAND FLOODING... WHILE THE HEAVIEST RAIN WILL FALL ACROSS WESTERN FLORIDA...WIDESPREAD RAIN AMOUNTS BETWEEN ONE AND THREE INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA THROUGH TUESDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF FIVE INCHES OR SO WILL BE POSSIBLE WHERE HEAVIER SHOWERS AND SQUALLS OCCUR. THE HIGHEST RAINFALL TOTALS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR NORTH OF THE INTERSTATE 4 CORRIDOR. WIDESPREAD FLOODING APPEARS UNLIKELY AT THIS TIME AS WATER RETENTION AREAS CAN HANDLE SIGNIFICANT RUNOFF. HOWEVER...TEMPORARY INUNDATION OF ROADS AND OTHER LOW LYING FLOOD PRONE AREAS WILL BE LOCALLY POSSIBLE. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THE EFFECTS OF STORM TIDE ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEGLIGIBLE FOR THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. HOWEVER...SURF CONDITIONS MAY BECOME ROUGH NORTH OF CAPE CANAVERAL WITH AN INCREASED THREAT OF RIP CURRENTS. INTRACOASTAL WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH NORTH OF COCOA BEACH. ...MARINE... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH NORTHWARD. SOUTH OF FLAGLER BEACH...ALBERTO WILL CAUSE SEAS TO BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET OVER THE WATERS FROM COCOA BEACH TO FLAGLER BEACH AND OUT 20 NAUTICAL MILES WITH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS. BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES SEAS WILL HAVE THE POTENTIAL TO BUILD TO 8 FEET OVERNIGHT AND TUESDAY WITH WINDS TO 30 KNOTS AS WELL. ACROSS THE ENTIRE AREA FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET...LOCAL WINDS WILL GUST TO TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH IN PASSING SQUALLS WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR WATERSPOUTS. MARINERS...AND OTHERS WITH MARINE INTERESTS...SHOULD LISTEN CLOSELY FOR CHANGES IN THE FORECAST. AS ALBERTO COMES ON SHORE ON TUESDAY...GUSTY WINDS FROM THE SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST COULD PRODUCE ROUGH CONDITIONS...DAMAGING SOME DOCKS AND BOATS ALONG THE INTRACOASTAL WATERWAY...ESPECIALLY IN VOLUSIA COUNTY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE WILL BE ISSUED BY MIDNIGHT OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ DWS ** WTUS82 KCHS 122235 *** HLSCHS AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-130200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 635 PM EDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TO MAKE LANDFALL IN NORTHERN FLORIDA TUESDAY MORNING... ...ITS AFFECTS WILL BE FELT IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS BE TAKEN BY ALL PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO THE ALTAMAHA SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS INDICATES THAT SUSTAINED WINDS CAN REACH 39 MPH OR GREATER IN THE WARNING AREA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.1 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 325 MILES SOUTHWEST OF DARIEN...375 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH AND 450 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. BASED ON THIS MOVEMENT THE SYSTEM MAY REACH THE NORTH COAST OF FLORIDA EARLY TUESDAY...AND THERE ARE INDICATIONS THAT ALBERTO MAY BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE LANDFALL. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. BASED ON THE LATEST FORECAST TRACK...MUCH OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA WILL BE IN THE SO CALLED STRONGER PORTION OF THE SYSTEM AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO THE AREA. BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. AFTER COORDINATION WITH EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS...THERE ARE NO EVACUATION RECOMMENDATIONS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KT OR HIGHER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL ALSO INCREASE UP TO 25 OR 30 KT ALONG THE SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COAST DURING THIS TIME. THIS WILL RESULT IN TIDES THAT ARE AT LEAST 1 TO 2 FT ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. THESE HIGH TIDES ARE ALREADY ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS WITH THE RECENT FULL MOON AND THE UPCOMING PERIGEE...WITH TIDE LEVELS FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE STRONG ONSHORE WIND...INCREASING SURF AND LOW PRESSURE AS ALBERTO APPROACHES. ...WIND IMPACTS... AS ALBERTO MOVES INLAND ON TUESDAY...WINDS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM ARE EXPECTED TO WEAKEN. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA DURING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST FROM TYBEE ISLAND TO SAPELO ISLAND DURING TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT...AS HIGH AS 30 TO 40 MPH IN LOCATIONS SUCH AS SAVANNAH AND PEMBROKE. WINDS UP TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN CLAXTON...REIDSVILLE AND LUDOWICI. HIGHEST WINDS IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA WILL BE LATE TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT AS WINDS REACH UP TO 30 MPH NEAR AND ALONG THE COAST. HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL AREAS TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY. ...FLOODING IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS CAN BE EXPECTED ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. THE HEAVIEST AND STEADIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED TUESDAY AND TUESDAY NIGHT IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND TUESDAY AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. ALTHOUGH THESE AMOUNTS ARE NOT EXPECTED TO RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS...IF YOU EXPERIENCE FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS...BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION. FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED IF HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS IN AND NEAR HIGH TIDE. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES TUESDAY INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE TO NO ADVANCE NOTICE DURING TROPICAL STORMS. REMAIN ON THE ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD WATCHES OR WARNINGS BE ISSUED AT A LATER TIME. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES ON TUESDAY...AS DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. ALL PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER ON TUESDAY DUE TO THESE DANGEROUS CONDITIONS. ...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS... THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION TUESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY ACROSS COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE. $$ ** WTNT31 KNHC 122354 *** TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 11A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 700 PM CDT MON JUN 12 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVING CLOSER TO THE NORTHWESTERN GULF COAST OF FLORIDA... ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS NEARING THE WARNING AREAS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM LONGBOAT KEY TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF LONGBOAT KEY TO ENGLEWOOD... AND WEST OF THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER TO INDIAN PASS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER... AT THE GEORGIA/SOUTH CAROLINA BORDER. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 700 PM CDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST OR ABOUT 120 MILES...195 KM...SOUTH OF APALACHICOLA FLORIDA AND ABOUT 130 MILES ...215 KM...SOUTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY FLORIDA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH...13 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION...ACCOMPANIED BY A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORARD... IS EXPECTED FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER COULD REACH THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA EARLY TUESDAY. HOWEVER... CONDITIONS ARE ALREADY DETERIORATING IN THE WARNED AREA. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WHILE SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE PRIOR TO LANDFALL... ALBERTO STILL HAS THE POTENTIAL TO BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE FLORIDA GULF COAST. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM...TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND DOPPLER RADAR DATA INDICATE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA FROM VENICE NORTHWARD TO APALACHEEE BAY. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED OVER A LARGE PORTION OF THE WARNING AREA. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 10 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... MAINLY ALONG AND TO THE RIGHT OF THE TRACK OF ALBERTO. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL AND NORTHERN FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. REPEATING THE 700 PM CDT POSITION...28.0 N...84.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT. FORECASTER STEWART $$