** WTSR20 WSSS 131800 *** NO STORM WARNING= ** WTCA41 TJSJ 140007 RRA *** TCPSP1 BOLETIN TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA NUMERO 15A NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT MARTES 13 DE JUNIO DE 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVIENDOSE A TRAVES DEL SURESTE DE GEORGIA... A LAS 8 PM EDT...0000Z...EL AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL FUE DESCONTINUADO DESDE FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA HACIA EL NORTE HASTA ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA PERMANECE EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PARA LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO DESDE EL SUR DE SANTEE RIVER CAROLINA DEL SUR HACIA EL SUR HASTA EL NORTE DE ALTAMAHA SOUND. TAMBIEN ESTAN EN EFECTO AVISOS DE GALERNA PARA EL RESTO DE LA COSTA DE CAROLINA DEL SUR HACIA EL NORTE HASTA SECTORES DE 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 8 PM EDT...0000Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 31.3 NORTE...LONGITUD 82.8 OESTE O COMO A 25 MILLAS...35 KILOMETROS AL SUROESTE DE ALMA GEORGIA. ALBERTO SE ESTA MOVIENDO UN POCO MAS RAPIDO HACIA EL NORESTE A CERCA DE 14 MPH...22 KILOMETROS POR HORA. 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 EL SURESTE DE GEORGIA ESTA NOCHE Y A TRAVES DE LA PARTE SUR DE 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 PODRIA TORNARSE EN DEPRESION TROPICAL ESTA NOCHE O TEMPRANO EL MIERCOLES. LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 175 MILLAS...280 KILOMETROS AL NORESTE Y SURESTE DEL CENTRO SOBRE AGUAS DEL ATLANTICO. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 1001 MB...29.56 PULGADAS. MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DE 2 A 3 PIES SOBRE LOS NIVELES NORMALES DE LA MAREA SON POSIBLES A LO LARGO DE LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO EN EL AREA BAJO AVISO. 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...EXCEPTO LA PARTE OESTE DE ESTOS ESTADOS...Y SOBRE EL EXTREMO SURESTE DE VIRGINIA. CANTIDADES ADICIONALES DE LLUVIA DE 2 A 4 PULGADAS TAMBIEN SON POSIBLES SOBRE 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 8 PM EDT...31.3 NORTE...82.8 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORESTE A CERCA DE 14 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...40 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...101 MB. LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 11 PM EDT. PRONOSTICADOR STEWART $$ TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE LA OFICINA DE PRONOSTICOS DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO ** WTUS82 KJAX 140016 *** HLSJAX FLZ020>025-030>033-035>038-040-GAZ132>136-149>154-162>166-140300- TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 815 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WEAKENING AS IT MOVES THROUGH SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALL INLAND AND MARINE BASED TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED. WIND ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH LAKE WIND ADVISORIES FOR MOST OTHER AREAS. ...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... ALL INLAND AND MARINE BASED TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELED. WIND ADVISORIES WILL CONTINUE THROUGH MIDNIGHT FOR COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST FLORIDA...WITH LAKE WIND ADVISORIES FOR MOST OTHER AREAS. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF ALMA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH AND 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 MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM THE FORECAST AREA AND INTO THE CAROLINAS AFTER MIDNIGHT. 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 LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. ...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 IS EXPECTED. ...WINDS... WINDS ACROSS INLAND AREAS WILL SLOWLY DECREASE THIS EVENING WITH SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 15 TO 25 MPH SUSTAINED THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH AT TIMES. ACROSS COASTAL SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND EXTREME NORTHEAST FLORIDA...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH ARE EXPECTED THROUGH MIDNIGHT WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. AFTER MIDNIGHT WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 20 TO 25 MPH AT TIMES OVER MOST AREAS. ...INLAND FLOODING... THE RISK OF SIGNIFICANT AND WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL IS DIMINISHING WITH ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE QUARTER TO ONE HALF AN INCH EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. ...TORNADOES... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS BASICALLY ENDED AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVES NORTH OF THE FORECAST AREA. ...MARINE... SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE LAST TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE. $$ HESS/CARROLL ** WTUS82 KCHS 140106 *** HLSCHS AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-140400- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 906 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BUFFETING NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA... ...THE RISK FOR FLOODING RAINS AND TORNADOES CONTINUES... ...NEW INFORMATION... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED SOUTH OF THE ALTAMAHA RIVER BUT REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOW BEING REPORTED ALONG COASTAL AREAS. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER 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 INCLUDES THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE AREA UNTIL 10 PM...BUT WILL LIKELY BE EXTENDED LATER THIS EVENING. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAUFORT AND 195 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH AND MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE COAST SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... TIDES ALONG THE COAST ARE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS LATER TONIGHT AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR OVERWASH AND SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST... PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL OCCUR AT 1022 PM. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE BEAUFORT RIVER WILL OCCUR AT 1134 PM AND THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE WILL OCCUR AT 1025 PM. ...WIND IMPACTS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE REACHED NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA THIS EVENING. FOLLY BEACH RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 40 MPH...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON RECENTLY REPORTED A 41 MPH WIND GUST AND TYBEE ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED A 37 MPH WIND GUST. SUSTAINED WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT...PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN GEORGIA AND HIGHWAY 17 IN SOUTH CAROLINA. INLAND AREAS CAN EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH...PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. DRIVERS NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AS HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. ...FLOODING IMPACTS... DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES BEING REPORTED ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL EARLIER IN THE DAY...THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING IN INCREASING. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 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. RAINS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF ALBERTO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... THERE IS A CONTINUED RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 PM THIS EVENING FOR ALL OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL CONFIRMED REPORTS OF TORNADOES WITH DAMAGE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES CAN 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 WILL CONTINUE. ALL PEOPLE 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...PARTICULARLY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 AM 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. $$ ST ** WTUS82 KCHS 140147 AAA *** HLSCHS AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-140400- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 947 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BUFFETING NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA... ...THE RISK FOR FLOODING RAINS AND TORNADOES CONTINUES... ...NEW INFORMATION... TORNADO WATCH HAS BEEN EXTENDED FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 5 AM EDT. WINDS AT THE SAVANNAH AIRPORT HAVE RECENTLY GUSTED TO 46 MPH AND 42 MPH IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER 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 INCLUDES THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 5 AM. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 115 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...145 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAUFORT AND 195 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH AND MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 14 MPH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AS WELL AS STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FROM THIS OFFICE. PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... TIDES ALONG THE COAST ARE RUNNING 1 TO 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS EARLY THIS EVENING. TIDAL DEPARTURES MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS LATER TONIGHT AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THIS MAY RESULT IN MINOR OVERWASH AND SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING ALONG THE COAST... PARTICULARLY AT HIGH TIDE. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR CHARLESTON HARBOR WILL OCCUR AT 1022 PM. THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE BEAUFORT RIVER WILL OCCUR AT 1134 PM AND THE NEXT HIGH TIDE FOR THE SAVANNAH RIVER ENTRANCE WILL OCCUR AT 1025 PM. ...WIND IMPACTS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE REACHED NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA. FOLLY BEACH RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST TO 40 MPH...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON RECENTLY REPORTED A 41 MPH WIND GUST AND TYBEE ISLAND RECENTLY REPORTED A 37 MPH WIND GUST. A WIND GUST TO 46 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE SAVANNAH AIRPORT AND A GUST TO 42 MPH WAS MEASURED IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. SUSTAINED WINDS ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH OVER THE NEXT FEW HOURS WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT... PARTICULARLY EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN GEORGIA AND HIGHWAY 17 IN SOUTH CAROLINA. INLAND AREAS CAN EXPECT WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH... PARTICULARLY THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. DRIVERS NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AS HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. ...FLOODING IMPACTS... DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE BETWEEN 1 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH AS MUCH AS 3 TO 5 INCHES BEING REPORTED ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST. AN ADDITIONAL 2 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL EARLIER IN THE DAY...THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING IN INCREASING. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 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. RAINS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF ALBERTO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... THERE IS A CONTINUED RISK OF TORNADOES THROUGH TONIGHT ACROSS SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA IS QUICKLY DIMINISHING. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL CONFIRMED REPORTS OF TORNADOES WITH DAMAGE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES CAN FORM WITH LITTLE TO NO ADVANCED 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 WILL CONTINUE. ALL PEOPLE 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...PARTICULARLY NEAR TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. REPORTS FROM SENSORS JUST OFF THE FOLLY BEACH PIER INDICATE BREAKERS AS 5 TO 7 FEET ARE OCCURING ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST. SIMILAR BREAKER HEIGHTS ARE LIKELY OCCURING ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 12 AM 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. $$ ST ** WTNT31 KNHC 140238 *** TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 1100 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE NORTHEAST... ...WIND DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE SAVANNAH GEORGIA AREA... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD TO NORTH OF ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. 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 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.3 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...SOUTHWEST OF STATESBORO GEORGIA... OR ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN ALMA AND VIDALIA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...26 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 EARLY WEDNESDAY... AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN A FEW SQUALLS ALONG AND JUST OFFSHORE THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS. SOME WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND ALBERTO COULD BECOME A DEPRESSION BEFORE IT MERGES WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND BECOMES AN NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM ...TO THE NORTHEAST AND EATS OF THE CENTER. RECENTLY...A WIND GUST TO 46 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE SAVANNAH GEORGIA AIRPORT AND A GUST TO 42 MPH WAS REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. DURING THE PAST HOUR... NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE SAVANNAH AREA HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. A STORM SURGE OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTS. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 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. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION...31.8 N...82.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART $$ ** WTNT21 KNHC 140238 *** TCMAT1 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 0300Z WED JUN 14 2006 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD TO NORTH OF ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.8N 82.3W AT 14/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 14 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1002 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 35 KT WITH GUSTS TO 45 KT. 34 KT.......130NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. 12 FT SEAS..130NE 0SE 0SW 0NW. WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT. REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 31.8N 82.3W AT 14/0300Z AT 14/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 31.3N 82.8W FORECAST VALID 14/1200Z 33.6N 80.2W...INLAND EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 30 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. FORECAST VALID 15/0000Z 36.4N 75.2W...OVER WATER EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT...150NE 200SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 15/1200Z 39.6N 68.7W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...150NE 250SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 16/0000Z 43.0N 62.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 0NE 75SE 75SW 0NW. 34 KT...150NE 250SE 150SW 150NW. FORECAST VALID 17/0000Z 49.5N 47.5W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...200NE 350SE 200SW 200NW. EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY OUTLOOK VALID 18/0000Z 54.0N 30.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 19/0000Z 55.0N 10.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 31.8N 82.3W NEXT ADVISORY AT 14/0900Z FORECASTER STEWART $$ ** WTNT81 KNHC 140241 *** TCVAT1 ALBERTO WATCH/WARNING BREAKPOINTS/ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 1100 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 .TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO GAC029-051-179-191-SCC013-015-019-029-035-053-140900- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 1100 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ALTAMAHA-SOUND-GA 31.29N 81.29W SOUTH-SANTEE-RIVER-SC 33.12N 79.27W $$ AMZ330-350-352-354-374-140900- /E.CON.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 1100 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ALTAMAHA-SOUND-GA 31.29N 81.29W SOUTH-SANTEE-RIVER-SC 33.12N 79.27W $$ FLC031-035-089-109-GAC039-127-140900- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 1100 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 FLAGLER-BEACH-FL 29.47N 81.12W ALTAMAHA-SOUND-GA 31.29N 81.29W $$ AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-140900- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 1100 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 FLAGLER-BEACH-FL 29.47N 81.12W ALTAMAHA-SOUND-GA 31.29N 81.29W $$ ATTN...WFO...CHS...JAX... ** WTNT41 KNHC 140258 *** TCDAT1 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 1100 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ALBERTO HAS ACCELERATED NORTHEASTWARD DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS...AND BANDING FEATURES HAVE REMAINED INTACT IN THE EASTERN SEMICIRCLE. WSR-88D DOPPLER VELOCITIES FROM CHARLESTON AND JACKSONVILLE INDICATED A FAIRLY LONG AND WIDE SWATH OF 50-KT AND STRONGER WINDS EXTENDING FROM 1000 THROUGH 8000 FT ASL ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA. WHILE THE CONVECTION IS NOT PARTICULARLY IMPRESSIVE... IT APPEARS TO BE STRONG ENOUGH TO BRING DOWN ABOUT 75 PERCENT OF THOSE WINDS TO THE SURFACE AS A 1-MINUTE SUSTAINED WIND...ACCOMPANIED BY GUSTS OF 45-50 KT. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREES AND POWER LINES DOWNED BY STRONG WINDS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED FROM SAVANNAH AND SURROUNDING AREAS. ALSO...NOAA BUOY 41008 OFF THE GEORGIA COAST REPORTED A 10-MINUTE AVERAGE WIND OF 31 KT WITH A GUST TO 39 KT AT A 5-METER HEIGHT. THEREFORE... ALBERTO WILL REMAIN A TROPICAL STORM FOR THIS ADVISORY... AND COASTAL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND NORTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER. THERE IS NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TRACK OR REASONING. A DEEP-LAYER TROUGH OVER THE GREAT LAKES AND OHIO VALLEY IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DIGGING SOUTHEASTWARD TOWARD ALBERTO AND GRADUALLY ACCELERATE THE CYCLONE NORTHEASTWARD OFF THE U.S. EAST COAST DURING THE NEXT 72 HOURS... AND THEN MORE EASTWARD AFTER THAT. THIS SCENARIO IS CLOSE TO THE CONSENSUS OF THE VERY TIGHTLY PACKED NHC MODEL GUIDANCE AND THE PREVIOUS FORECAST TRACK. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO MERGE WITH A FRONT OVER NORTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA OR SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA BY 12-18 HOURS. GIVEN THE AMPLITUDE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED DEEP-LAYER TROUGH...STRENGTHENING INTO A SIGNIFICANT EXTRATROPICAL GALE AREA OFF THE NORTH CAROLINA OUTER BANKS SEEMS QUITE PLAUSIBLE AT THIS TIME. IT IS ALSO POSSIBLE THAT ALBERTO MAY NOT DROP BELOW TROPICAL STORM STATUS BEFORE EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION OCCURS... WHICH WOULD REQUIRE A NORTHWARD EXTENSION OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA IN THE NEXT ADVISORY. THERE IS A THREAT OF FLOODING DUE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINS OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES. FORECASTER STEWART FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 14/0300Z 31.8N 82.3W 35 KT 12HR VT 14/1200Z 33.6N 80.2W 30 KT...INLAND EXTRATROPICAL 24HR VT 15/0000Z 36.4N 75.2W 35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 36HR VT 15/1200Z 39.6N 68.7W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 48HR VT 16/0000Z 43.0N 62.0W 50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 72HR VT 17/0000Z 49.5N 47.5W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 96HR VT 18/0000Z 54.0N 30.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 120HR VT 19/0000Z 55.0N 10.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL $$ ** WTCA41 TJSJ 140300 RRA *** TCPSP1 BOLETIN TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 16 NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL 800 PM EDT MARTES 13 DE JUNIO DE 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVIENDOSE MAS RAPIDO HACIA EL NORESTE... ...REPORTES DE DANOS POR EL VIENTO EN EL AREA DE SAVANNAH GEORGIA... PERMANECE EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL PARA LA COSTA DEL ATLANTICO DESDE EL SUR DE SANTEE RIVER CAROLINA DEL SUR HACIA EL SUR HASTA EL NORTE DE ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. TAMBIEN ESTAN EN EFECTO AVISOS DE GALERNA PARA EL RESTO DE LA COSTA DE CAROLINA DEL SUR HACIA EL NORTE HASTA SECTORES DE 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 11 PM EDT...0300Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 31.8 NORTE...LONGITUD 82.3 OESTE O COMO A 55 MILLAS...90 KILOMETROS AL SUROESTE DE STATESBORO GEORGIA...O COMO A MITAD DE DISTANCIA ENTRE ALMA Y VIDALIA GEORGIA. ALBERTO SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORESTE A CERCA DE 16 MPH...26 KILOMETROS POR HORA. 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 EL SURESTE DE GEORGIA ESTA NOCHE Y TEMPRANO EL MIERCOLES...MOVIENDOSE A TRAVES DE LA PARTE SUR DE CAROLINA DEL SUR EL MIERCOLES DURANTE EL DIA. LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN CERCA DE 40 MPH...65 KILOMETROS POR HORA...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES...EN ALGUNAS TURBONADAS A LO LARGO Y JUSTO FUERA DE LA COSTA DE GEORGIA Y DE CAROLINA DEL SUR. SE ANTICIPA ALGUN DEBILITAMIENTO DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS...Y ALBERTO PODRIA TORNARSE EN DEPRESION TROPICAL ANTES DE COMBINARSE CON UN SISTEMA FRONTAL DURANTE EL DIA DEL MIERCOLES Y TORNARSE EN UN SISTEMA DE BAJA PRESION NO-TROPICAL. LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 150 MILLAS...240 KILOMETROS AL NORESTE Y ESTE DEL CENTRO. RECIENTEMENTE SE REPORTO UNA RAFAGA DE 46 MPH EN EL AEROPUERTO DE SAVANNAH GEORGIA Y UNA RAFAGA DE 42 MPH EN LA PARTE BAJA DE LA CUIDAD DE SAVANNAH. DURANTE LA PASADA HORA SE HAN RECIBIDO NUMEROSOS INFORMES DE DANOS A ARBOLES Y A POSTES DEL TENDIDO ELECTRICO EN EL AREA DE SAVANNAH. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 1002 MB...29.59 PULGADAS. MAREJADAS CICLONICAS DE 2 A 3 PIES SOBRE LOS NIVELES NORMALES DE LA MAREA SON POSIBLES A LO LARGO DE LAS COSTA DE CAROLINA DEL SUR Y CAROLINA DEL NORTE. CANTIDADES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 3 A 5 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...EXCEPTO LA PARTE OESTE DE ESTOS ESTADOS...Y SOBRE EL EXTREMO SURESTE DE VIRGINIA. SON POSIBLES TORNADOS AISLADOS SOBRE LA COSTA DE CAROLINA DEL SUR Y SOBRE EL SURESTE DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE ESTA NOCHE Y EL MIERCOLES. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 11 PM EDT...31.8 NORTE...82.3 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORESTE A CERCA DE 16 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...40 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...1002 MB. UNA ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 2 AM EDT SEGUIDA POR LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA COMPLETA A LAS 5 AM EDT. PRONOSTICADOR STEWART $$ TRADUCCION CORTESIA DE LA OFICINA DE PRONOSTICOS DEL SERVICIO NACIONAL DE METEOROLOGIA EN SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO ** WTUS82 KCHS 140358 *** HLSCHS AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-140800- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 1158 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO BATTER NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA... ...THE RISK FOR FLOODING RAINS AND TORNADOES CONTINUES... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALBERTO CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA. TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE AS WELL AS TORNADOES CONTINUE TO BE REPORTED. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA... INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. ...WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER 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...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. A WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR INLAND AREAS THROUGH WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON. A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA UNTIL 5 AM. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 1100 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.3 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...100 MILES SOUTHWEST OF BEAUFORT AND 155 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AS WELL AS STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS FROM THIS OFFICE. PREPARATIONS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. ...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS... TIDES ALONG THE COAST ARE CURRENTLY RUNNING 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS AND DEPARTURES MAY REACH AS HIGH AS 2 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS LATE TONIGHT AS STRONG SOUTHERLY WINDS OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS CONTINUE OVER THE COASTAL WATERS. THE RISK FOR OCEAN OVERWASH AND SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IS DIMINISHING WITH THE PASSAGE OF HIGH TIDE. ...WIND IMPACTS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO IMPACT MUCH OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME RECENT PEAK WIND GUSTS OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION...EDISTO BEACH 51 MPH...HILTON HEAD ISLAND 44 MPH...FOLLY BEACH 38 MPH...TYBEE ISLAND 41 MPH. NUMEROUS REPORTS OF TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE HAVE BEEN REPORTED TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE THIS EVENING. THE RISK FOR ADDITIONAL TREE AND POWERLINE DAMAGE WILL REMAIN HIGH THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. WINDS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE EAST OF INTERSTATE 95 IN GEORGIA AND HIGHWAY 17 IN SOUTH CAROLINA. FARTHER INLAND...WINDS OF 25 TO 35 MPH WILL CONTINUE WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH. DRIVERS NEED TO USE EXTREME CAUTION ON ELEVATED BRIDGES AS HIGH WIND GUSTS WILL MAKE DRIVING HAZARDOUS. ...FLOODING IMPACTS... DOPPLER RADAR AND SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 INCHES OF RAIN HAS FALLEN ACROSS MUCH OF THE AREA SINCE MIDNIGHT WITH AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES BEING REPORTED ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND ACROSS THE COUNTIES BORDERING THE SAVANNAH RIVER. AN ADDITIONAL 1 TO 3 INCHES CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH WEDNESDAY. WITH THE GROUNDS ALREADY SATURATED FROM THE HEAVY RAINS THAT FELL EARLIER IN THE DAY...THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING IS HIGH. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS 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. RAINS WILL DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY AS THE REMNANTS OF ALBERTO MOVE NORTHEAST OUT OF THE AREA. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... THERE IS A CONTINUED RISK FOR TORNADOES THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING ACROSS ALL OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA WHERE A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES ACROSS SOUTHEAST GEORGIA HAS DIMINISHED. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL CONFIRMED REPORTS OF TORNADOES WITH DAMAGE ACROSS THE AREA TODAY. REMEMBER THAT TORNADOES CAN FORM WITH LITTLE TO NO ADVANCED 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 WILL CONTINUE. ALL PEOPLE 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. REPORTS FROM SENSORS JUST OFF THE FOLLY BEACH PIER INDICATE BREAKERS OF 5 TO 6 FEET ARE OCCURRING ALONG THE CHARLESTON COUNTY COAST. SIMILAR BREAKER HEIGHTS ARE LIKELY OCCURRING ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA AND GEORGIA COASTS. BREAKER HEIGHTS ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST WILL BEGIN TO IMPROVE LATE TONIGHT AS OFFSHORE WINDS DEVELOP WITH THE PASSAGE OF ALBERTO. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 3 AM 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. $$ ST ** WTNT80 EGRR 140437 *** MET OFFICE TROPICAL CYCLONE GUIDANCE FOR NORTH-EAST PACIFIC AND ATLANTIC GLOBAL MODEL DATA TIME 00UTC 14.06.2006 TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO ANALYSED POSITION : 31.2N 82.9W ATCF IDENTIFIER : AL012006 VERIFYING TIME POSITION STRENGTH TENDENCY -------------- -------- -------- -------- 00UTC 14.06.2006 31.2N 82.9W WEAK 12UTC 14.06.2006 34.6N 80.2W WEAK LITTLE CHANGE 00UTC 15.06.2006 EXTRA-TROPICAL THIS INFORMATION IS PROVIDED AS GUIDANCE FOR TROPICAL CYCLONE RSMCS. IT REQUIRES INTERPRETATION BY TROPICAL CYCLONE SPECIALISTS AND SHOULD NOT BE CONSIDERED AS A FINAL PRODUCT MET OFFICE, EXETER, UK TOO 140437