** WTUS82 KJAX 131804 *** HLSJAX FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-132100- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 200 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...ALBERTO MAKES LANDFALL NEAR ADAMS BEACH IN TAYLOR COUNTY... ...NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH 474 HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED AS OF 2 PM. ...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER... ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 4 AM... AND FOR INLAND COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED INLAND NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE MOVING ECHOLS...CLINCH AND ATKINSON COUNTIES LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OVER LAND...AND ALBERTO WILL PROBABLY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY OVER WATER. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING OR BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED. ...WINDS... WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE 15 TO 25 MPH...HOWEVER AS STRONGER RAINBANDS MOVE OVER AN AREA SUSTAINED WINDS MAY BRIEFLY INCREASE TO 25 TO 40 MPH. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING WITH GENERAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STEADY AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHWESTERN SUWANNEE...WESTERN HAMILTON...WESTERN ECHOLS...CLINCH AND ATKINSON COUNTIES THROUGH 9 PM AS THE CORE OF THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THOSE AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THOSE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON ALTHOUGH THE RISK IS DECREASING. TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING DURING TROPICAL STORMS...REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...MARINE... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 5 PM EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ SANDRIK ** WTCA41 TJSJ 131816 RRA *** TCPSP1 BOLETIN TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA NUMERO 14A NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL012006 200 PM EDT MARTES 13 DE JUNIO DE 2006 ...ALBERTO EN TIERRA SOBRE EL NORTE DE LA FLORIDA DEBILITANDOSE... UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PERMANECE EN EFECTO PARA LA COSTA DEL GOLFO DE FLORIDA DESDE BAYPORT HASTA INDIAN PASS. CONTINUA EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PARA LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO DESDE FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA HASTA EL SUR DEL RIO SANTEE CAROLINA DEL SUR. 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 200 PM EDT...1800Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 30.4 NORTE...LONGITUD 83.4 OESTE O COMO A 55 MILLAS...85 KILOMETROS...ESTE DE TALLAHASSEE FLORIDA. ALBERTO SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORESTE A CERCA DE 10 MPH...17 KILOMETROS POR HORA...Y SE ESPERA QUE ESTE MOVIMIENTO GENERAL CONTINUE HOY Y ESTA NOCHE. EN ESTA TRAYECTORIA EL CENTRO ESTARA MOVIENDOSE SOBRE GEORGIA MAS TARDE EN EL DIA DE HOY. LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 40 MPH...65 KILOMETROS POR HORA...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. ..EN ALGUNAS TURBONADAS. SE ANTICIPA QUE CONTINUARA DEBILITANDOSE A MEDIDA QUE EL CENTRO SE MUEVA SOBRE TIERRA...Y ALBERTO PROBABLEMENTE SE CONVERTIRA EN DEPRESION TROPICAL MAS TARDE HOY O ESTA NOCHE. LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 145 MILLAS...230 KILOMETROS DEL CENTRO...MAYORMENTE SOBRE LAS AGUAS. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 998 MB...29.44 PULGADAS. LAS INUNDACIONES COSTERAS POR MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DEBERAN COMENZAR A DISMINUIR A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA NORESTE DEL GOLFO. CANTIDADES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 4 A 8 PULGADAS...CON CANTIDADES AISLADAS MAXIMAS DE HASTA 10 PULGADAS...SON POSIBLES HASTA EL MIERCOLES EN LA MANANA SOBRE TODO MENOS LA PARTE NOROESTE DE GEORGIA Y GRAN PARTE DEL ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL SUR EXCEPTO EL EXTREMO OESTE Y ENTRANDO A PORCIONES DE DEL SUR DEL ESTADO DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE. SON POSIBLES CANTIDADES ADICIONALES DE LLUVIA DE 3 A 5 PIES SOBRE EL CENTRO Y EL NORTE DE LA PENINSULA DE LA FLORIDA Y LA PORCION ESTE DE DEL MANGO DE LA FLORIDA. SON POSIBLES TORNADOS AISLADOS SOBRE PARTES DEL CENTRO Y NORESTE DE LA FLORIDA...EL SURESTE DE GEORGIA...Y EL AREAS COSTERAS DE CAROLINA DEL SUR HOY. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 200 PM EDT...30.4 NORTE...83.4 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORESTE A CERCA DE 10 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...40 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...998 MB. LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 400 PM EDT. PRONOSTICADOR PASCH $$ TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE LA OFICINA DE PRONOSTICOS DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO ** WTUS82 KTBW 131818 *** HLSTBW FLZ039-042-048-132130- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL 215 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INLAND OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND WEAKENING... ...NEW INFORMATION... WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE AFTERNOON. STORM SURGE FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE WARNING AREA. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT IS FOR RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO WEST CENTRAL FLORIDA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM BAYPORT THROUGH THE SUWANNEE RIVER...WHICH INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF LEVY...CITRUS...AND HERNANDO. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR NON COASTAL AND NON TIDAL LEVY...CITRUS...AND HERNANDO COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT THROUGH 5 PM 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 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST...ABOUT 175 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF TAMPA...OR 90 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF CEDAR KEY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN A FEW SQUALLS. WEAKENING WILL CONTINUE AS THE CENTER MOVES OVER LAND TODAY...AND WILL PROBABLY BE DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING. ALBERTO WAS MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED. ...WINDS... WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ARE POSSIBLE WITH RAIN SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH TODAY AS RAIN BANDS FROM ALBERTO CONTINUE TO MOVE ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL AREAS NORTH OF BAYPORT WILL SEE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MAINLY IN SQUALLS...THROUGH MID AFTERNOON. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... TIDES ARE RUNNING 4 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ALONG THE CITRUS AND LEVY COUNTY COASTLINE...AND 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL IN THE TAMPA BAY AREA. THE SURGE WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THROUGH THE EVENING. THESE VALUES ARE ON TOP OF THE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE. ...INLAND FLOODING... DEEP SOUTHWEST FLOW ACROSS THE AREA HAS CREATED THE POTENTIAL FOR TRAINING OF HEAVY RAIN SQUALLS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS WHERE TRAINING DEVELOPS. OVERALL...STORM TOTAL RAINFALL SINCE SUNDAY WILL BE 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. 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 AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL MAKE THE SURF CHOPPY AND CAUSE MINOR BEACH EROSION. RIP CURRENTS WILL BE A THREAT THROUGH TODAY. ...NEXT STATEMENT... THE NEXT HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN RUSKIN WILL BE ISSUED BY 530 PM THIS AFTERNOON OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ EO ** WTUS82 KCHS 131852 *** HLSCHS AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-132300- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 252 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVING INLAND ACROSS NORTHERN FLORIDA... ...HEAVY RAINS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS MADE LANDFALL AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH NORTHERN PORTIONS OF FLORIDA. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM THE ALTAMAHA RIVER UP THROUGH THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY ALL PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COLLETON...AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ADJACENT GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS OUT 60 NM AND THE ADJACENT SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS OUT TO 20 NM INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF AT LEAST 39 MILES PER HOUR...ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IN ADDITION A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TOMORROW FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 200 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 125 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER...175 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH AND 260 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. ...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...THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON. EFFECTS FROM ALBERTO WILL BEGIN ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS OR HIGHER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS LATER TODAY AND INTO THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN TIDES THAT ARE AT LEAST 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. THESE HIGH TIDES ARE ALREADY ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS WITH THE RECENT FULL MOON AND THE UPCOMING PERIGEE. TIDE LEVELS WILL BE FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE STRONG ONSHORE WIND...INCREASING SURF AND WATER LEVELS AS ALBERTO APPROACHES. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL OCCUR AT 10:22 PM. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE BEAUFORT RIVER WILL OCCUR AT 11:34 PM. AND THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE WILL OCCUR AT 10:25 PM. ...WIND IMPACTS... AS ALBERTO MOVES ACROSS FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON...WINDS DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH THE SYSTEM WILL WEAKEN. HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE STILL EXPECTED ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA BY EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...AND INTO COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA BY LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ALONG THE COAST FROM SAPELO ISLAND UP THROUGH TYBEE ISLAND THIS AFTERNOON...AND FROM HILTON HEAD UP THROUGH BULLS BAY BY TONIGHT. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 50 MILES PER HOUR ON THE BEACHES. AREAS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN GEORGIA...AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 17 IN SOUTH CAROLINA...WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS FROM THIS AFTERNOON INTO WEDNESDAY. DRIVERS NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AS HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. ...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 TODAY AND TONIGHT IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...WITH RAINS DECREASING BY WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AS THE REMNANTS OF ALBERTO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA FROM NOON TODAY UNTIL NOON ON WEDNESDAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW- LYING AREAS...BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION. FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED WHEN HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS IN AND NEAR HIGH TIDE. SAVANNAH AIRPORT HAS ALREADY REPORTED OVER 2.5 INCHES OF RAIN WITH SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING BEING REPORTED IN SAVANNAH. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY WEDNESDAY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE TO NO ADVANCE NOTICE DURING TROPICAL STORMS. REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES TODAY...AS DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THUS...ALL PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER TODAY. ...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS... THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION TODAY 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 YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 PM EDT...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. $$ ** WTUS82 KTAE 131855 *** HLSTAE FLZ014>019-026>029-034-GAZ146>148-156>161-GMZ750-755-770-775- 132200- TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 255 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS MOVED INLAND OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND IS WEAKENING... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS MOVED INLAND WITH THE CENTER HAVING PASSED OVER ADAMS BEACH IN TAYLOR COUNTY AROUND 1230 EDT. THE STORM WILL CONTINUE TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES NORTHEASTWARD. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST FROM BAYPORT TO INDIAN PASS. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF DIXIE...TAYLOR...JEFFERSON...WAKULLA AND FRANKLIN. AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL COUNTIES OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES EAST OF TALLAHASSEE. ALBERTO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TONIGHT. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL BE MOVING OVER GEORGIA LATER TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS THE SYSTEM MOVES OVER LAND...AND ALBERTO WILL PROBABLY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY OR THIS EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES FROM THE CENTER...MAINLY OVER WATER. THE LOWEST PRESSURE WAS 998 MB...OR 29.44 INCHES. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALL PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED IN THE WARNED AREA. RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS ARE CURRENTLY AFFECTING MUCH OF THE COASTAL AND INLAND AREAS OF THE BIG BEND AND EXTREME EASTERN PANHANDLE...MAKING TRAVEL DIFFICULT. PLEASE FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES BUT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT WATER HAS BEEN RECEEDING RECENTLY. HIGH TIDE AT THE STEINHATCHEE RIVER ENTRANCE IS AT 319 PM EDT THIS AFTERNOON AND OBSERVED TIDES ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING ABOUT 2 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. AS THE STORM MOVES FURTHER NORTHEASTWARD...WINDS WILL SHIFT AND BECOME MORE OFFSHORE...HELPING WATER RECEED EVEN FURTHER ESPECIALLY AFTER THE SCHEDULED HIGH TIDE. ...WINDS... A FEW STATIONS ALONG THE NORTHWEST FLORIDA COAST AND IN APALACHEE BAY HAVE BEEN REPORTING TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. AT 2 PM EDT CEDAR KEY WAS REPORTING SUSTAINED WINDS FROM THE SOUTHWEST AT 25 MPH GUSTING TO 32 MPH. AT KEATON BEACH (IN SOUTHERN TAYLOR COUNTY) THE SUSTAINED WINDS WERE WEST AT 37 MPH GUSTING TO 41 MPH. THE C TOWER IN APALACHEE BAY...JUST WEST OF THE STORM CENTER...HAD SUSTAINED WINDS OUT OF THE WEST AT 24 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 26 MPH...BUT THE WIND INSTRUMENT IS 100 FEET ABOVE THE SURFACE WHERE WIND SPEEDS CAN BE QUITE A BIT HIGHER THAN THE SURFACE. AT 2 PM EDT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AT TALLAHASSEE SHOWED AROUND 40 MPH WINDS WELL ABOVE THE SURFACE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND. HEAVY RAIN BANDS NEAR THE CENTER OF ALBERTO WILL PRODUCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH AS THEY TRANSPORT THE STRONGER WINDS ALOFT DOWN TO THE SURFACE. SOME SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES AND DOWNED TREES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS LEON AND WAKULLA COUNTY...AND CAUTION SHOULD BE USED WHILE DRIVING. SUSTAINED WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE COAST OF APALACHEE BAY...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH 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 REMAIN POSSIBLE. DRIVING LARGE PROFILE VEHICLES CAN BE DIFFICULT IN THESE CONDITIONS. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING DURING THE NEXT 8 HOURS OR SO. DURING THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS THE TALLAHASSEE RADAR ESTIMATES 2 TO 4 INCHES OF RAIN ACROSS MUCH OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND INTO SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA...WITH ISOLATED HEAVIER AMOUNTS. SO FAR NO INLAND FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED...BUT IT REMAINS POSSIBLE IN THE SLOW MOVING BANDS OF RAIN MOVING OVER JEFFERSON...MADISON AND TAYLOR COUNTIES IN THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS THOMAS...BROOKS AND LOWNDES COUNTIES IN SOUTH-CENTRAL GEORGIA. MANY TROPICAL STORM RELATED DEATHS HAVE OCCURRED WHEN MOTORISTS TRIED TO CROSS STANDING WATER...AND EXTREME CAUTION SHOULD BE USED TODAY WHILE TRAVELING. ...TORNADOS... SO FAR NO TORNADOES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...THE THREAT WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE BY 6 PM EDT. $$ MCNATT ** WTNT41 KNHC 132032 *** TCDAT1 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 500 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ALTHOUGH OVER LAND...ALBERTO POSSESSES A WELL-ORGANIZED CLOUD PATTERN. DEEP CONVECTION IS RATHER LIMITED HOWEVER. TROPICAL STORM STATUS IS BEING RETAINED FOR THIS ADVISORY BECAUSE 34-KT SUSTAINED WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER A PORTION OF THE CIRCULATION NEAR THE ATLANTIC COAST. WEAKENING TO A DEPRESSION IS LIKELY LATER TONIGHT. GLOBAL MODELS SHOW THE CYCLONE MERGING WITH A LOWER-TROPOSPHERIC BAROCLINIC ZONE IN A DAY OR SO AND THIS IS REFLECTED IN THE OFFICIAL FORECAST OF EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION BY HOUR 24. DYNAMICAL MODELS PREDICT BAROCLINIC INTENSIFICATION OF THE SYSTEM AND THIS IS ALSO SHOWN IN THE NHC FORECAST. SURFACE SYNOPTIC AND WSR-88D RADAR OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE MOTION IS 035/9. A SHORTWAVE TROUGH COMING FROM THE MIDWEST SHOULD KICK ALBERTO AND/OR THE EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE NORTHEASTWARD TO EAST-NORTHEASTWARD...AND OFF THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST...IN A DAY OR SO. THE SYSTEM SHOULD ACCELERATE IN THE MID-LATITUDE WESTERLIES ACROSS THE NORTH ATLANTIC THEREAFTER. THE OFFICIAL TRACK FORECAST IS ESSENTIALLY AN UPDATE OF THE PREVIOUS ONE. THERE IS A THREAT OF FLOODING DUE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. FORECASTER PASCH FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 13/2100Z 30.7N 83.2W 35 KT...INLAND 12HR VT 14/0600Z 32.4N 82.0W 30 KT...INLAND 24HR VT 14/1800Z 34.8N 78.7W 35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 36HR VT 15/0600Z 37.7N 72.6W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 48HR VT 15/1800Z 41.0N 66.0W 50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 72HR VT 16/1800Z 48.5N 51.5W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 96HR VT 17/1800Z 53.0N 34.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 120HR VT 18/1800Z 54.5N 15.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL $$ ** WTNT21 KNHC 132032 *** TCMAT1 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 2100Z TUE JUN 13 2006 AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA IS DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 30.7N 83.2W AT 13/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 35 DEGREES AT 9 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1000 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT.......150NE 150SE 0SW 0NW. 12 FT SEAS.. 0NE 0SE 100SW 0NW. 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 30.7N 83.2W AT 13/2100Z AT 13/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 30.3N 83.5W FORECAST VALID 14/0600Z 32.4N 82.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 40 KT. FORECAST VALID 14/1800Z 34.8N 78.7W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT...150NE 200SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 15/0600Z 37.7N 72.6W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...150NE 250SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 15/1800Z 41.0N 66.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 0NE 75SE 75SW 0NW. 34 KT...150NE 250SE 150SW 150NW. FORECAST VALID 16/1800Z 48.5N 51.5W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...200NE 350SE 200SW 200NW. 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 17/1800Z 53.0N 34.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 18/1800Z 54.5N 15.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 30.7N 83.2W NEXT ADVISORY AT 14/0300Z FORECASTER PASCH $$ ** WTNT31 KNHC 132032 *** TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 500 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVES INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA... AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA IS DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA. GALE WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST NORTHWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST OR VERY NEAR VALDOSTA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION...WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER GEORGIA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND ALBERTO WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE WARNED AREA. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF GEORGIA...MUCH OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA EXCEPT FOR THE WESTERN PARTS OF THOSE STATES...AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. REPEATING THE 500 PM EDT POSITION...30.7 N...83.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1000 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100 PM EDT. FORECASTER PASCH $$ ** WTUS82 KJAX 132039 *** HLSJAX FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-140300- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 440 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTY WINDS ARE NOW BEING EXPERIENCED ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST WITH A 54 MPH GUST AT THE CECIL COMMERCE CENTER. ...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER... ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 4 AM... AND FOR INLAND COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST OR VERY NEAR VALDOSTA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION...WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED... IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL MOVE OVER ECHOLS...CLINCH...ATKINSON...COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON AND APPLING COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND WILL THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND ALBERTO WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING OR BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED. ...WINDS... AT 4 PM SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS REPORTED A 37 MPH GUST AT NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE...39 MPH IN OCALA...44 MPH AT JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AND 54 MPH AT THE CECIL COMMERCE CENTER (FORMERLY NAVAL AIR STATION CECIL FIELD). WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 20 MPH...HOWEVER AS STRONGER BANDS MOVE OVER AN AREA SUSTAINED WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING WITH GENERAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STEADY AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF ECHOLS...CLINCH...ATKINSON...COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON AND APPLING COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS THE CORE OF THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THOSE AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THOSE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH THE RISK IS DECREASING. TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING DURING TROPICAL STORMS...REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...MARINE... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. ...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 132043 CCA *** HLSJAX FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-140300- HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 440 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVING THROUGH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ...NEW INFORMATION... GUSTY WINDS ARE NOW BEING EXPERIENCED ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST WITH A 54 MPH GUST AT THE CECIL COMMERCE CENTER. ...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER... ...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL COUNTIES OF NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA UNTIL 4 AM... AND FOR INLAND COUNTIES UNTIL MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT... ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST OR VERY NEAR VALDOSTA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION...WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED... IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL MOVE OVER ECHOLS...CLINCH...ATKINSON...COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON AND APPLING COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT AND WILL THEN CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTHEAST INTO SOUTH CAROLINA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND ALBERTO WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS ACROSS NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA SHOULD CONTINUE TO FOLLOW THE INSTRUCTIONS OF LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AND LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICIALS. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING OR BEACH EROSION ARE EXPECTED. ...WINDS... AT 4 PM SURFACE WEATHER OBSERVATIONS REPORTED A 37 MPH GUST AT NAVAL AIR STATION JACKSONVILLE...39 MPH IN OCALA...44 MPH AT JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AND 54 MPH AT THE CECIL COMMERCE CENTER (FORMERLY NAVAL AIR STATION CECIL FIELD). WINDS WILL GENERALLY BE SUSTAINED AT 20 TO 20 MPH...HOWEVER AS STRONGER BANDS MOVE OVER AN AREA WINDS MAY BRIEFLY GUST BETWEEN 35 AND 50 MPH. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING WITH GENERAL RAINFALL OF ONE HALF TO ONE INCH POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING. STEADY AND HEAVY RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE OVER PORTIONS OF ECHOLS...CLINCH...ATKINSON...COFFEE...JEFF DAVIS...BACON AND APPLING COUNTIES THROUGH MIDNIGHT AS THE CORE OF THE STORM MOVES ACROSS THOSE AREAS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THOSE AREAS THROUGH THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING ALTHOUGH THE RISK IS DECREASING. TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE OR NO WARNING DURING TROPICAL STORMS...REMAIN ALERT FOR THREATENING WEATHER CONDITIONS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS. ...MARINE... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TONIGHT AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. ...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 ** WTNT81 KNHC 132109 *** TCVAT1 ALBERTO WATCH/WARNING BREAKPOINTS/ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 500 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO FLC031-035-089-109-GAC029-039-051-127-179-191-SCC013-015-019-029- 035-053-140300- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 FLAGLER-BEACH-FL 29.47N 81.12W SOUTH-SANTEE-RIVER-SC 33.12N 79.27W $$ AMZ330-350-352-354-374-450-452-454-470-472-474-140300- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 FLAGLER-BEACH-FL 29.47N 81.12W SOUTH-SANTEE-RIVER-SC 33.12N 79.27W $$ FLC017-029-037-053-065-075-123-129-140300- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 INDIAN-PASS-FL 29.68N 85.27W BAYPORT-FL 28.54N 82.65W $$ GMZ750-755-770-775-850-870-140300- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 INDIAN-PASS-FL 29.68N 85.27W BAYPORT-FL 28.54N 82.65W $$ ATTN...WFO...CHS...TBW...TAE...JAX... ** WTUS82 KTAE 132120 *** HLSTAE FLZ014>019-026>029-034-GAZ146>148-156>161-GMZ750-755-770-775- 140300- TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TALLAHASSEE FL 520 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO HAS MOVED INLAND OVER NORTH FLORIDA AND IS WEAKENING... ...NEW INFORMATION... AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO CONTINUES TO MOVE FURTHER INLAND AWAY FROM THE GULF COAST...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR GULF...FRANKLIN... WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...TAYLOR...AND DIXIE COUNTIES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTION TO BE TAKEN FOR RESIDENTS OF THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AS WELL AS PORTIONS OF SOUTHWEST AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR GULF...FRANKLIN...WAKULLA...JEFFERSON...TAYLOR... AND DIXIE COUNTIES. A FLOOD WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA UNTIL 8 PM EDT THIS EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS CENTERED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.7 WEST OR JUST SOUTH OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA. ALBERTO WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH AND THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION WITH SOME INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER GEORGIA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT AND MOVE INTO SOUTH CAROLINA BY WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 40 MPH... WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND ALBERTO WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB...29.53 INCHES. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IN TAYLOR AND DIXIE COUNTIES BUT OFFICIALS HAVE REPORTED THAT WATER HAS BEEN RECEDING DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS. ALTHOUGH WATER LEVELS WILL REMAIN ABOVE NORMAL...LITTLE IF ANY ADDITIONAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. ...WINDS... WIND SPEEDS HAVE CONTINUED TO DIMINISH ACROSS THE AREA LATE THIS AFTERNOON...WITH MAXIMUM SPEEDS OVER THE INTERIOR OF 20 TO 25 MPH OVER THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA BIG BEND AND SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA. OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF...BUOY 42036 IS STILL REPORTING 19 KT WINDS WITH GUSTS TO 23. ...INLAND FLOODING... A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA BIG BEND AND PORTIONS OF SOUTH CENTRAL GEORGIA DUE TO THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING TONIGHT. HOWEVER...DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...THE RAINFALL BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH ALBERTO HAVE WEAKENED SIGNIFICANTLY... AND IF THIS TREND CONTINUES...THE WATCH MAY BE CANCELLED LATER THIS EVENING. ...TORNADOES... SO FAR NO TORNADOES HAVE BEEN OBSERVED OVER THE FLORIDA BIG BEND AND AS THE STORM CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST OF THE AREA...THE THREAT WILL REMAIN LOW THROUGHOUT THE DAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN TALLAHASSEE UNLESS CONDITIONS WARRANT. $$ 17-GOULD ** WTCA41 TJSJ 132140 RRA *** TCPSP1 BOLETIN TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA NUMERO 15 NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL 500 PM EDT MARTES 13 DE JUNIO DE 2006 ...ALBERTO SOBRE EL SUR DE GEORGIA... A LAS 5 PM EDT...2100Z...EL AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PARA LA COSTA DEL GLOFO DE LA FLORIDA FUE DESCONTINUADO. CONTINUA EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PARA LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO DESDE FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA HASTA EL SUR DEL RIO SANTEE CAROLINA DEL SUR. TAMBIEN ESTA EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE GALERNA PARA EL RESTO DE LA COSTA DE CAROLINA DEL SUR HACIA EL NORTE HASTA LA COSTA DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE. 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 5 PM EDT...2100Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 30.7 NORTE...LONGITUD 83.2 OESTE O MUY CERCA DE BARDOSTA GEORGIA. ALBERTO SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORESTE A CERCA DE 10 MPH...17 KILOMETROS POR HORA...Y SE ESPERA QUE ESTE MOVIMIENTO GENERAL CONTINUE DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS CON UN AUMENTO GRADUAL EN LA VELOCIDAD DE TRASLACION. EN ESTA TRAYECTORIA EL CENTRO CONTINUARA MOVIENDOSE SOBRE GEORGIA DURANTE LA NOCHE Y ESTARA SOBRE CAROLINA DEL SUR EL MIERCOLES EN LA MANANA. LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 40 MPH...65 KILOMETROS POR HORA...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES...EN ALGUNAS TURBONADAS. SE ANTICIPA QUE CONTINUARA DEBILITANDOSE...Y ALBERTO PROBABLEMENTE SE CONVERTIRA EN DEPRESION TROPICAL ESTA NOCHE. LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 145 MILLAS...230 KILOMETROS DEL CENTRO...MAYORMENTE AL NORESTE Y SURESTE DEL CENTRO. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 1000 MB...29.53 PULGADAS. CANTIDADES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 4 A 6 PULGADAS...CON CANTIDADES AISLADAS MAXIMAS DE HASTA 8 PULGADAS...SON POSIBLES HASTA EL MIERCOLES AL ANOCHECER SOBRE LA MITAD SURESTE DE GEORGIA...Y LA MAYOR PARTE DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE Y CAROLINA DEL SUR Y SOBRE EL EXTREMO SURESTE DE VIRGINIA. CANTIDADES ADICIONALES DE LLUVIA DE 2 A 4 PULGADAS TAMBIEN SON POSIBLES LA PARTE CENTRAL Y EL NORTE DE LA PENINSULA DE LA FLORIDA. SON POSIBLES TORNADOS AISLADOS SOBRE EL SURESTE DE GEORGIA Y LA COSTA DE CAROLINA DEL SUR ESTA NOCHE. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 500 PM EDT...30.7 NORTE...83.2 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORESTE A CERCA DE 10 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...40 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...100 MB. UNA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 8 PM EDT...SEGUIDA POR LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA COMPLETA A LAS 11 PM EDT. PRONOSTICADOR PASCH $$ TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE LA OFICINA DE PRONOSTICOS DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO ** WTUS82 KCHS 132155 *** HLSCHS AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-140200- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 555 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVING THROUGH SOUTHERN GEORGIA... ...HEAVY RAINS AND ISOLATED TORNADOES EXPECTED IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY... ...NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MADE LANDFALL EARLIER THIS AFTERNOON AND IS MOVING NORTHEAST THROUGH SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF GEORGIA. TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CONTINUE FOR THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM THE ALTAMAHA RIVER UP THROUGH THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY ALL PERSONS IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA NORTHWARD TO THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER IN SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF CHATHAM...BRYAN...LIBERTY AND MCINTOSH...IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA...AND JASPER...BEAUFORT... COLLETON...AND CHARLESTON COUNTIES IN SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. THIS WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ADJACENT GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS OUT 60 NM AND THE ADJACENT SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS OUT TO 20 NM INCLUDING THE CHARLESTON HARBOR. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...WINDS OF AT LEAST 39 MILES PER HOUR...ARE EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. IN ADDITION A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL NOON TOMORROW FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 105 MILES SOUTHWEST OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER...155 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH AND 240 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MILES PER HOUR. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 10 MPH. ...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...THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COAST MAY BEGIN TO EXPERIENCE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS AS EARLY AS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. EFFECTS FROM ALBERTO WILL BEGIN ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST BY EARLY THIS EVENING. BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... SOUTHERLY WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS OR HIGHER ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS EVENING AND INTO THE SOUTH CAROLINA WATERS TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN TIDES THAT ARE AT LEAST 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED VALUES. THESE HIGH TIDES ARE ALREADY ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS WITH THE RECENT FULL MOON AND THE UPCOMING PERIGEE. TIDE LEVELS WILL BE FURTHER AGGRAVATED BY THE STRONG ONSHORE WIND...INCREASING SURF AND WATER LEVELS AS ALBERTO APPROACHES. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL OCCUR AT 10:22 PM. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE BEAUFORT RIVER WILL OCCUR AT 11:34 PM. AND THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE WILL OCCUR AT 10:25 PM. ...WIND IMPACTS... WINDS WILL REACH AS HIGH AS 35 TO 45 MILES PER HOUR ALONG THE COAST FROM SAPELO ISLAND UP THROUGH TYBEE ISLAND THIS EVENING...AND FROM HILTON HEAD UP THROUGH BULLS BAY BY TONIGHT. ISOLATED WIND GUSTS COULD REACH 50 MILES PER HOUR ON THE BEACHES. AREAS MAINLY WEST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN GEORGIA...AND WEST OF HIGHWAY 17 IN SOUTH CAROLINA...WILL SEE WINDS INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 MILES PER HOUR. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS INTO WEDNESDAY. DRIVERS NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AS HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. ...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 SAVANNAH AIRPORT HAS ALREADY SET A NEW DAILY RAINFALL RECORD OF OVER 2.5 INCHES FOR THE DAY. HEAVY RAINS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE OVERNIGHT. RAINS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF ALBERTO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL NOON WEDNESDAY. IF YOU EXPERIENCE FLOODING IN POOR DRAINAGE AND LOW-LYING AREAS...BE PREPARED TO TAKE QUICK ACTION. FLOODING WILL BE ENHANCED WHEN HEAVY RAINFALL OCCURS IN AND NEAR HIGH TIDE. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... THERE IS A CONTINUED RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES CAN AND DO FORM WITH LITTLE TO NO ADVANCE NOTICE DURING TROPICAL STORMS. REMAIN ALERT AND BE PREPARED TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD WARNINGS BE ISSUED. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY...AS DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED. THUS...ALL PERSONS ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS... THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION TONIGHT 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 YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 9 PM EDT...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 132351 *** TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 15A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 800 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVING ACROSS SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA... AT 8 PM EDT...0000 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD TO NORTH OF ALTAMAHA SOUND. GALE WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST NORTHWARD THROUGH PORTIONS OF THE NORTH CAROLINA COAST. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 800 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES...35 KM...SOUTHWEST OF ALMA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA TONIGHT...AND ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA WEDNESDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A FEW SQUALLS. WEAKENING IS FORECAST...AND ALBERTO WILL LIKELY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...280 KM TO THE NORTHEAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1001 MB...29.56 INCHES. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST IN THE WARNED AREA. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 8 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF GEORGIA...MUCH OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA EXCEPT FOR THE WESTERN PARTS OF THOSE STATES...AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE ALSO POSSIBLE OVER THE NORTHERN AND CENTRAL FLORIDA PENINSULA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA TONIGHT. REPEATING THE 800 PM EDT POSITION...31.3 N...82.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART $$