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| #10430 (Received by flhurricane at: 8:01 PM 26.Sep.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JEANNE INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 53A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 ...JEANNE SLOWLY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES OVER THE NORTHWESTERN FLORIDA PENINSULA... 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 ENGLEWOOD TO DESTIN. AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.4 NORTH... LONGITUDE 82.7 WEST OR ABOUT 10 MILES SOUTH OF BRONSON FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE FLORIDA. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY MORNING. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF JEANNE SHOULD MOVE INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA MONDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 55 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND JEANNE WILL PROBABLY BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION ON MONDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES FROM THE CENTER. DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...THE FOLLWING WIND GUSTS HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA...69 MPH AT BOTH THE ST. AUGUSTINE C-MAN STATION AND THE FLORIDA COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAM TOWER IN GAINESVILLE...66 MPH AT CEDAR KEY...62 MPH AT CROSS CITY ...56 MPH AT THE ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT...AND 52 MPH AT ST. PETERSBURG. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 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 NORTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT. REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...29.4 N... 82.7 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 55 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 978 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 PM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |
