ZCZC MIATCPAT1 ALL TTAA00 KNHC DDHHMM BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012006 200 AM EDT WED JUN 14 2006 ...HEAVY RAINS FROM ALBERTO MOVING ACROSS THE CAROLINAS... 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 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.1 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MILES...85 KM...SOUTH OF AUGUSTA GEORGIA. ALBERTO IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH...28 KM/HR. A TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 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. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A DEPRESSION THIS MORNING BEFORE LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 150 MILES...240 KM ...TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 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 THROUGH THIS EVENING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN HALF OF GEORGIA...MUCH OF NORTH AND SOUTH CAROLINA EXCEPT FOR THE WESTERN PARTS OF THOSE STATES...AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. REPEATING THE 200 AM EDT POSITION...32.6 N...82.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. FORECASTER FRANKLIN/MAINELLI $$ NNNN
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