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| #5064 (Received by flhurricane at: 8:06 AM 14.Aug.2004) TCPAT3 BULLETIN HURRICANE CHARLEY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 21A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004 ...CHARLEY NEARS SOUTH CAROLINA COAST... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA STATE LINE INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA STATE LINE TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY INCLUDING ALL OF THE TIDAL POTOMAC...CHESAPEAKE AND DELAWARE BAYS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF SANDY HOOK TO THE MERRIMACK RIVER INCLUDING NEW YORK HARBOR AND LONG ISLAND SOUND. AT 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.7 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...CHARLEY WILL MOVE ACROSS THE MID-ATLANTIC COASTAL STATES TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES MAINLY TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 993 MB...29.32 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 6 TO 8 FT IS EXPECTED ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA COASTS NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER OF CHARLEY CROSSES THE COAST. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET IS EXPECTED IN THE REMAINDER OF THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE PATH OF CHARLEY ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE EASTERN UNITED STATES. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF COASTAL SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA. REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION...32.3 N... 79.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 85 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 993 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT. FORECASTER AVILA/LAWRENCE |
