** WTNT31 KNHC 140601 *** TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 200 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...HEAVY RAINS FROM ALBERTO MOVING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS... 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 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.1 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES...85 KM...SOUTH OF AUGUSTA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 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. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION THIS MORNING BEFORE LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM ...TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 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 THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF GEORGIA...MUCH OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA EXCEPT FOR THE WESTERN PARTS OF THOSE STATES...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. REPEATING THE 200 AM EDT POSITION...32.6 N...82.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN/MAINELLI $$ ** WTCA41 TJSJ 140624 *** TCPSP1 BOLETIN TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ADVERTENCIA INTERMEDIA NUMERO 16A NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL012006 200 AM EDT MIERCOLES 14 DE JUNIO DE 2006 ...LLUVIAS FUERTES DESDE ALBERTO MOVIENDOSE A TRAVES DE LAS CAROLINAS... PERMANECE EN EFECTO UN AVISO DE TORMENTA TROPICAL 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 PARTES DE LA COSTA DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE. PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA A SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS SOBRE TIERRA...REFIERASE A LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR SU OFICINA DE METEOROLOGIA LOCAL. A LAS 200 AM EDT...0600Z...EL CENTRO DE LA TORMENTA TROPICAL ALBERTO ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 32.6 NORTE...LONGITUD 82.1 OESTE O COMO A 50 MILLAS...85 KILOMETROS AL SUR DE AUGUSTA GEORGIA. ALBERTO SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORTE-NORESTE A CERCA DE 17 MPH...28 KILOMETROS POR HORA. SE ESPERA UN GIRO HACIA EL NORESTE CON UN AUMENTO GRADUAL EN LA VELOCIDAD DE TRASLACION DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. 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 LAS COSTAS DE GEORGIA Y CAROLINA DEL SUR. SE ESPERA QUE ALBERTO SE DEBILITE EN UNA DEPRESION TROPICAL ESTA MANANA ANTES DE PERDER LAS CARACTERISTICAS TROPICALES MAS TARDE HOY. LOS VIENTOS CON FUERZA DE TORMENTA TROPICAL SE EXTIENDEN HACIA AFUERA HASTA 150 MILLAS...240 KILOMETROS...AL ESTE DEL CENTRO. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 1004 MB...29.65 PULGADAS. ES POSIBLE UNA MAREJADA CICLONICA DE 2 A 3 PIES SOBRE LOS NIVELES NORMALES DE LA MAREA A LO LARGO DE LAS COSTAS 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 ANOCHECER SOBRE LA MITAD SURESTE DE GEORGIA...LA MAYOR PARTE DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE Y CAROLINA DEL SUR EXCEPTO LA PARTE OESTE DE ESOS ESTADOS...Y SOBRE EL EXTREMO SURESTE DE VIRGINIA. SON POSIBLES TORNADOS AISLADOS SOBRE LAS AREAS COSTERAS DE CAROLINA DEL SUR Y EL SURESTE DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE HOY. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 200 AM EDT...32.6 NORTE...82.1 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORTE-NORESTE A CERCA DE 17 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...40 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...1004 MB. LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 500 AM EDT. PRONOSTICADOR FRANKLIN/MAINELLI $$ ** WTUS82 KCHS 140637 *** HLSCHS AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-141000- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 237 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...WINDS DIMINISHING ALONG THE COAST AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO MOVES INTO THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA... ...THE RISK FOR HEAVY RAINS AND TORNADOES DIMINISHING... ...NEW INFORMATION... WINDS ARE SLOWLY DIMINISHING ACROSS THE COAST EARLY THIS MORNING. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES AND HEAVY RAIN IS DIMINISHING. ...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...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THIS INCLUDES THE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON METRO AREAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA THROUGH THIS 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 200 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.1 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHWEST OF SYLVANIA...70 MILES NORTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...85 MILES WEST OF BEAUFORT AND 125 MILES SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 40 MPH. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 17 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. ...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 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS AROUND LOW TIDE THIS MORNING...AS WINDS SLOWLY SUBSIDE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS. NO SIGNIFICANT OCEAN OVERWASH OR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED THIS MORNING. ...WIND IMPACTS... WINDS ARE STILL GUSTING TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS MUCH OF NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA EARLY THIS MORNING. THE FOLLOWING ARE SOME RECENT PEAK WIND GUSTS OBSERVED ACROSS THE REGION...SAVANNAH AIRPORT 31 MPH...TYBEE ISLAND 35 MPH...BEAUFORT 35 MPH...HILTON HEAD 35 MPH...EDISTO BEACH 46 MPH...DOWNTOWN CHARLESTON 30 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH THIS MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WEAKENS INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION. ALTHOUGH WINDS ARE DIMINISHING...DRIVERS STILL 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 TUESDAY MORNING WITH AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES BEING REPORTED ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND ACROSS THE COUNTIES BORDERING THE SAVANNAH RIVER. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 TO 1 INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THROUGH THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE RISK FOR WIDESPREAD FLASH FLOODING IS BEGINNING TO DIMINISH AS ALBERTO MOVES INTO THE MIDLANDS. IF TRENDS CONTINUE...THE FLOOD WATCH MAY BE CANCELLED LATER THIS MORNING. ...TORNADO IMPACTS... A RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM. THE RISK FOR TORNADOES WILL BE GREATEST FROM WALTERBORO TO HILTON HEAD EAST TOWARDS MONCKS CORNER... SUMMERVILLE...CHARLESTON AND MCCLELLANVILLE THROUGH 5 AM. REMEMBER 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. THERE HAVE ALREADY BEEN SEVERAL TORNADOES REPORTED. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS... THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES EARLY THIS MORNING...AS DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE. ALL PEOPLE ARE ADVISED TO STAY OUT OF THE WATER. ...HIGH SURF/BEACH EROSION IMPACTS... THE COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS AND DANGEROUS SURF WILL RESULT IN MODERATE TO SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS AS ALBERTO PASSES TO THE WEST OF THE COAST. REPORTS FROM SENSORS JUST OFF THE FOLLY BEACH PIER INDICATE BREAKER HEIGHTS ARE BEGINNING TO SLOWLY DIMINISH AND THIS TREND WILL CONTINUE THROUGHOUT THE DAY AS WINDS OVER THE COASTAL WATERS SUBSIDE. ...NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 6 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 ** WTIN20 DEMS 140709 *** TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK ------------------------ DEMS - RSMC TROPICAL CYCLONES NEW DELHI 14-06-2006 (.) TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR THE NORTH INDIAN OCEAN (THE BAY OF BENGAL AND ARABIAN SEA ) VALID FOR NEXT 24 HOURS ISSUED AT 0600 UTC (.) CONVECTIVE CLOUDS ARE SEEN OVER PARTS OF NORTH EAST BAY OF BENGAL AND ANDAMAN SEA (.) RIDGE LINE AT 200 HPA RUNS ALONG LAT. 23.0 DEG. NORTH OVER INDIAN REGION (.) ** WTNT21 KNHC 140840 *** TCMAT1 TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 0900Z WED JUN 14 2006 AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA. TROPICAL DEPRESSION CENTER LOCATED NEAR 33.5N 81.4W AT 14/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR 40 DEGREES AT 18 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1003 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 30 KT WITH GUSTS TO 40 KT. 12 FT SEAS.. 0NE 120SE 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 33.5N 81.4W AT 14/0900Z AT 14/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 33.0N 81.8W FORECAST VALID 14/1800Z 35.7N 77.7W...EXTRATROPICAL INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. 34 KT...125NE 125SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 15/0600Z 38.5N 72.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT...150NE 200SE 0SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 15/1800Z 41.0N 65.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...150NE 250SE 200SW 0NW. FORECAST VALID 16/0600Z 44.5N 57.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 0NE 75SE 75SW 0NW. 34 KT...150NE 250SE 200SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 17/0600Z 52.0N 41.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT...175NE 300SE 200SW 150NW. 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 18/0600Z 57.0N 22.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 19/0600Z 60.0N 13.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 33.5N 81.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 14/1500Z FORECASTER FRANKLIN/MAINELLI $$ ** WTNT31 KNHC 140852 *** TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 500 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...ALBERTO WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER SOUTH CAROLINA... AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.4 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES...60 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF COLUMBIA SOUTH CAROLINA. THE DEPRESSION IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...34 KM/HR. AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALBERTO IS FORECAST TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS LATER THIS MORNING...HOWEVER SOME RE-STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING ITS TRANSITION TO AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2-4 INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS EVENING FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. COASTAL STORM SURGE WILL SUBSIDE TODAY. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. REPEATING THE 500 AM EDT POSITION...33.5 N...81.4 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 AM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN/MAINELLI $$ ** WTNT41 KNHC 140859 *** TCDAT1 TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 500 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 DOPPLER VELOCITIES AND OBSERVATIONS FROM BUOYS AND CMAN STATIONS OFF THE GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA COASTS INDICATE THAT WINDS HAVE DROPPED BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE. HENCE...THE TROPICAL CYCLONE HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A DEPRESSION AND ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. HOWEVER...GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ALONG PORTIONS OF THE CAROLINAS IN ANTICIPATION OF ALBERTO'S RE-STRENGTHENING AS AN EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE. ALBERTO HAS ACCELERATED DURING THE PAST 6 HOURS AND THE INITIAL MOTION IS NOW 040/18. A DEEP-LAYER LAYER TROUGH DIGGING SOUTH FROM THE GREAT LAKES REGION SHOULD HELP THE CYCLONE TO CONTINUE TO ACCELERATE TO THE NORTHEAST. ALBERTO IS QUICKLY LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND EXTRATROPICAL TRANSITION SHOULD OCCUR IN THE NEXT 6-12 HOURS WITH ADDITIONAL INTENSIFICATION FORECAST ONCE THE SYSTEM RE-EMERGES OVER WATER. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS SIMILAR TO THE PREVIOUS ADVISORY WITH ONLY A SLIGHT SHIFT TO THE NORTH AND WEST IN THE EARLY PERIODS. THE TRACK FORECAST BEYOND 48 HOURS IS A BLEND OF THE GFS AND UKMET MODEL SOLUTIONS. FORECASTER MAINELLI/FRANKLIN FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS INITIAL 14/0900Z 33.5N 81.4W 30 KT 12HR VT 14/1800Z 35.7N 77.7W 35 KT...EXTRATROPICAL INLAND 24HR VT 15/0600Z 38.5N 72.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 36HR VT 15/1800Z 41.0N 65.0W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 48HR VT 16/0600Z 44.5N 57.0W 50 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 72HR VT 17/0600Z 52.0N 41.0W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 96HR VT 18/0600Z 57.0N 22.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL 120HR VT 19/0600Z 60.0N 13.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL $$ ** WTNT81 KNHC 140901 *** TCVAT1 ALBERTO WATCH/WARNING BREAKPOINTS/ADVISORY NUMBER 17 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 500 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 .TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO GAC029-051-179-191-SCC013-015-019-029-035-053-141500- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 ALTAMAHA-SOUND-GA 31.29N 81.29W SOUTH-SANTEE-RIVER-SC 33.12N 79.27W $$ AMZ330-350-352-354-374-141500- /E.CAN.KNHC.TR.W.1001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 500 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 ALTAMAHA-SOUND-GA 31.29N 81.29W SOUTH-SANTEE-RIVER-SC 33.12N 79.27W $$ ATTN...WFO...CHS... ** WTUS82 KCHS 140906 *** HLSCHS AMZ330-350-352-354-374-GAZ087-088-099>101-114>119-137>141-SCZ040- 042>045-047>051-141015- BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC 505 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...ALBERTO WEAKENING OVER THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA... ...WATCH FOR DOWNED TREES AND POWER LINES THIS MORNING... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALBERTO HAS WEAKENED INTO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION OVER THE CENTRAL SAVANNAH RIVER AREA. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY HAVE ALL BEEN CANCELLED. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS EXPIRED. ...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... THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR NORTH COASTAL GEORGIA AND SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING THE SAVANNAH AND CHARLESTON AREAS...HAS BEEN CANCELLED. THE FLOOD WATCH AND WIND ADVISORY HAVE ALSO BEEN CANCELLED. THE TORNADO WATCH FOR SOUTHERN SOUTH CAROLINA HAS EXPIRED. A LAKE WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR LAKE MOULTRIE UNTIL 4 PM EDT. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 500 AM EDT...TROPICAL DEPRESSION ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 33.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.4 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 35 MILES NORTH OF ALLENDALE...100 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF SAVANNAH...80 MILES NORTHWEST OF BEAUFORT AND 95 MILES NORTHWEST OF CHARLESTON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 35 MPH. MOVEMENT WAS TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CONTINUES TO RECEIVE REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES AND POWERLINES ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING. CONSIDER EVERY WIRE ON THE GROUND TO BE ENERGIZED AND DANGEROUS. NEVER TOUCH OR DRIVE OVER FALLEN POWER LINES...EVEN IF THERE ARE NO SPARKS. IF POWER IS OUT IN YOUR AREA AND YOU ARE USING A PORTABLE GENERATOR IN YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...OBSERVE ALL SAFETY PRECAUTIONS TO PREVENT CARBON MONOXIDE POISONING...ELECTROCUTIONS OR A FIRE. PORTABLE GENERATORS SHOULD ONLY BE OPERATED IN A DRY AND WELL VENTILATED AREA. ...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 1.5 FEET ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS AROUND LOW TIDE THIS MORNING. NO SIGNIFICANT OCEAN OVERWASH OR SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED. ...WIND IMPACTS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO SLOWLY DIMINISH ACROSS THE REGION THIS MORNING AS ALBERTO MOVES INTO THE SOUTH CAROLINA MIDLANDS. VERY WINDY CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST FOR A FEW MORE HOURS ACROSS SOUTH COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 MPH...BUT THE RISK FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS HAS ENDED. DRIVERS WILL STILL 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 TUESDAY MORNING WITH AS MUCH AS 4 TO 6 INCHES BEING REPORTED ALONG THE GEORGIA COAST AND ACROSS THE COUNTIES BORDERING THE SAVANNAH RIVER. AN ADDITIONAL 1/2 INCH OF RAIN CAN BE EXPECTED THIS MORNING...HOWEVER THE RISK FOR FLASH FLOODING HAS DIMINISHED. THE FLOOD WATCH HAS THEREFORE BEEN CANCELLED. ...RIP CURRENT IMPACTS... THERE IS A MODERATE RISK OF RIP CURRENTS AT THE AREA BEACHES TODAY. ONLY EXPERIENCED SURF SWIMMERS SHOULD ENTER THE WATER. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE LAST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON. $$ ST ** WTCA41 TJSJ 140912 *** TCPSP1 BOLETIN DEPRESION TROPICAL ALBERTO ADVERTENCIA NUMERO 17 NWS TCP/CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES MIAMI FL AL012006 500 AM EDT MIERCOLES 14 DE JUNIO DE 2006 ...ALBERTO SE DEBILITA EN UNA DEPRESION TROPICAL SOBRE CAROLINA DEL SUR... A LAS 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...TODOS LOS AVISOS DE TORMENTA TROPICAL HAN SIDO DESCONTINUADOS. ESTAN EN EFECTO AVISOS DE GALERNA DESDE EL SUR DEL RIO SANTEE CAROLINA DEL SUR HASTA CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT CAROLINA DEL NORTE. PARA INFORMACION ESPECIFICA A SU AREA...INCLUYENDO POSIBLES VIGILANCIAS Y AVISOS SOBRE TIERRA...REFIERASE A LOS PRODUCTOS EMITIDOS POR SU OFICINA DE METEOROLOGIA LOCAL. A LAS 500 AM EDT...0900Z...EL CENTRO DE LA DEPRESION TROPICAL ALBERTO ESTABA LOCALIZADO CERCA DE LA LATITUD 33.5 NORTE...LONGITUD 81.4 OESTE O COMO A 35 MILLAS...60 KILOMETROS AL SUR-SUROESTE DE COLUMBIA CAROLINA DEL SUR. LA DEPRESION SE ESTA MOVIENDO HACIA EL NORESTE A CERCA DE 21 MPH... 34 KILOMETROS POR HORA. SE ESPERA UN AUMENTO EN LA VELOCIDAD DE TRASLACION DURANTE LAS PROXIMAS 24 HORAS. LOS VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS ESTAN EN CERCA DE 35 MPH...55 KILOMETROS POR HORA...CON RAFAGAS MAS FUERTES. SE PRONOSTICA QUE ALBERTO PERDERA LAS CARACTERISTICAS TROPICALES MAS TARDE ESTA MANANA...SIN EMBARGO ES POSIBLE RE-INTENSIFICACION DURANTE SU TRANSICION A UN CICLON EXTRATROPICAL. LA PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA ESTIMADA ES DE 1003 MB...29.62 PULGADAS. CANTIDADES TOTALES DE LLUVIA DE 2-4 PULGADAS CON CANTIDADES AISLADAS MAXIMAS DE HASTA 6 PULGADAS SON POSIBLES HASTA EL ANOCHECER DESDE EL CENTRO Y ESTE DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE HACIA EL SURESTE DE VIRGINIA. LA MAREJADA CICLONICA COSTERA DISMINUIRA HOY. SON POSIBLES TORNADOS AISLADOS SOBRE LAS AREAS COSTERAS DE CAROLINA DEL SUR Y EL SURESTE DE CAROLINA DEL NORTE HOY. REPITIENDO LA POSICION A LAS 500 AM EDT...33.5 NORTE...81.4 OESTE. MOVIMIENTO HACIA EL...NORESTE A CERCA DE 21 MPH. VIENTOS MAXIMOS SOSTENIDOS...35 MPH. PRESION CENTRAL MINIMA...1003 MB. LA PROXIMA ADVERTENCIA SERA EMITIDA POR EL CENTRO NACIONAL DE HURACANES A LAS 1100 AM EDT. PRONOSTICADOR FRANKLIN/MAINELLI $$