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| #10346 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:35 PM 26.Sep.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JEANNE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 52A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 ...JEANNE WEAKENS TO A TROPICAL STORM... AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE WEST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM ENGLEWOOD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER IS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING...AND THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM BONITA BEACH SOUTHWARD IS DISCONTINUED. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE HURRICANE WARNING ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM NORTH OF JUPITER INLET TO COCOA BEACH IS DISCONTINUED...THE HURRICANE WARNING NORTH OF COCOA BEACH TO ST. AUGUSTINE IS DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING...AND THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE IS DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM NORTH OF COCOA BEACH TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER...AND ON THE GULF COAST FROM NORTH OF BONITA BEACH TO DESTIN. AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE 82.2 WEST OR ABOUT 20 MILES SOUTHEAST OF BROOKSVILLE FLORIDA. JEANNE IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF JEANNE WILL BE MOVING OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. CONTINUED WEAKENING IS FORECAST OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES. WITHIN THE PAST HOUR...A WIND GUST TO 76 MPH WAS REPORTED AT ORLANDO INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...AND A WIND GUST TO 67 MPH WAS REPORTED AT ST. PETERSBURG. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 972 MB...28.70 INCHES. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ALONG THE FLORIDA EAST COAST. TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST....AND HIGHER AT THE HEADS OF BAYS. TIDES COULD POSSIBLY REACH 3 TO 6 FEET IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW NORTH OF TAMPA BAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER AMOUNTS ...ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE PATH OF JEANNE. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA TODAY. REPEATING THE 2 PM EDT POSITION...28.3 N... 82.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 70 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 972 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 5 PM EDT. FORECASTER PASCH |
