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Tropical Storm TAMMY (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM TAMMY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   3A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT WED OCT 05 2005
 
...CENTER OF TAMMY MOVED INLAND...STRONG WINDS STILL OFFSHORE...

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOUTH OF FERNANDINA
BEACH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT FROM FERNANDINA BEACH NORTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH
CAROLINA. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES CONCERNING POSSIBLE GALE WARNINGS OUTSIDE
OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.
 
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
 
DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF
TAMMY MOVED INLAND NEAR MAYPORT FLORIDA WITHIN THE PAST HOUR. AT 8
PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.5 NORTH
...LONGITUDE 81.6 WEST...VERY NEAR JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.
 
TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF TAMMY SHOULD CONTINUE TO MOVE FATHER
INLAND OVER EXTREME AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE
WINDS ARE CONFINED TO AN AREA TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST OF THE
CENTER AND MAINLY OVER WATER.  A GRADUAL WEAKENING SHOULD BEGIN
TONIGHT.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES TO THE
NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES.
 
TAMMY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS
OF SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTHEASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 8 TO 10 INCHES.
 
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT OVER
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA...AND EASTERN SOUTH
CAROLINA.
 
REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...30.5 N... 81.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.
 
FORECASTER AVILA
 
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