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| #10466 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:39 PM 26.Sep.2004) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM JEANNE ADVISORY NUMBER 54 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 PM EDT SUN SEP 26 2004 ...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS LASHING THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST... AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING ON THE FLORIDA GULF COAST WEST OF APALACHICOLA AND SOUTH OF ANCLOTE KEY HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT ON THE ATLANTIC COAST FROM NORTH OF COCOA BEACH NORTHWARD TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER...AND ON THE GULF COAST FROM ANCLOTE KEY NORTHWARD TO APALACHICOLA. AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES WEST-NORTHWEST OF GAINESVILLE FLORIDA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTHEAST OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF JEANNE SHOULD MOVE INTO SOUTHERN GEORGIA BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH... 85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FURTHER WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND JEANNE COULD BECOME A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY MONDAY AFTERNOON. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES FROM THE CENTER. DURING THE PAST FEW HOURS...THE FOLLOWING WIND GUSTS HAVE OCCURRED ACROSS CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA...69 MPH AT ST. AUGUSTINE C-MAN STATION...60 MPH AT KEATON BEACH...59 MPH AT CROSS CITY...58 MPH AT THE FLORIDA COASTAL MONITORING PROGRAM TOWER IN GAINESVILLE ...56 MPH AT THE MAYPORT NAVAL BASE AND ST. AUGUSTINE AIRPORT... 53 MPH AT THE JACKSONVILLE NAVAL AIR STATION. ACROSS EXTREME SOUTHERN GEORGIA...A GUST TO 52 MPH WAS REPORTED AT VALDOSTA. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS 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. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE IN THE WARNED AREA ALONG THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND GEORGIA COASTS. 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 TONIGHT AND MONDAY. REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...29.9 N... 82.8 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 978 MB. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |
