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| #91625 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:43 PM 13.Jun.2006) TCPAT1 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 1100 PM EDT TUE JUN 13 2006 ...ALBERTO MOVING FASTER TOWARD THE NORTHEAST... ...WIND DAMAGE REPORTED IN THE SAVANNAH GEORGIA AREA... 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 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.3 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...SOUTHWEST OF STATESBORO GEORGIA... OR ABOUT MIDWAY BETWEEN ALMA AND VIDALIA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH...26 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL DIRECTION OF MOTION...WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED...IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA TONIGHT AND EARLY WEDNESDAY... AND MOVE ACROSS SOUTH CAROLINA LOW COUNTRY DURING THE DAY ON WEDNESDAY. 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. SOME WEAKENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS... AND ALBERTO COULD BECOME A DEPRESSION BEFORE IT MERGES WITH A FRONTAL SYSTEM DURING THE DAY WEDNESDAY AND BECOMES AN NON-TROPICAL LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM ...TO THE NORTHEAST AND EATS OF THE CENTER. RECENTLY...A WIND GUST TO 46 MPH WAS REPORTED AT THE SAVANNAH GEORGIA AIRPORT AND A GUST TO 42 MPH WAS REPORTED IN DOWNTOWN SAVANNAH. DURING THE PAST HOUR... NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DAMAGE TO TREES AND POWER LINES IN THE SAVANNAH AREA HAVE BEEN RECEIVED. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 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 INTO WEDNESDAY EVENING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF GEORGIA...MUCH OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA EXCEPT FOR THE WESTERN PARTS OF THOSE STATES...AND INTO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION...31.8 N...82.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM EDT. FORECASTER STEWART |
