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Post-Tropical Cyclone ANDREA (Text)

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POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE ANDREA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   9A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL       AL012013
800 PM EDT FRI JUN 07 2013
 
...POST-TROPICAL ANDREA MOVING RAPIDLY NEAR THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST...
 
 
SUMMARY OF 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...37.5N 76.0W
ABOUT 45 MI...70 KM NNE OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA
ABOUT 75 MI...120 KM SW OF OCEAN CITY MARYLAND
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 40 DEGREES AT 35 MPH...55 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES
 
 
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
 
NONE.
 
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VIRGINIA
* PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS
* LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT
 
GALE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED NEAR PORTIONS OF THE U.S. EAST COAST
FROM THE DELMARVA PENINSULA NORTHWARD TO SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY...AS
WELL AS COASTAL RHODE ISLAND AND SOUTHEASTERN MASSACHUSETTS.  A
HIGH WIND ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS.
 
FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...INCLUDING OTHER INLAND WATCHES AND
WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE AT WEATHER.GOV.
 
 
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 800 PM EDT...0000 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE
ANDREA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.0 WEST.
ANDREA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 35 MPH...55 KM/H...AND
THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH SATURDAY.  A TURN TOWARD THE
EAST-NORTHEAST AND EAST SHOULD OCCUR SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY.  ON
THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF ANDREA WILL MOVE NORTHEASTWARD
NEAR THE U.S. EAST COAST THROUGH SATURDAY...AND ACROSS ATLANTIC
CANADA LATE SATURDAY THROUGH SUNDAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY OVER THE ATLANTIC WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM
TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.  A WEATHERFLOW STATION IN THE AVON
SOUND...RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 40 MPH...64
KM/H...AND A WIND GUST TO 49 MPH...79 KM/H.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.
 
 
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...ANDREA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES FROM CENTRAL NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE
EASTERN SEABOARD INTO COASTAL MAINE.
 
STORM SURGE...LOCALIZED COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS
OF THE U.S. EAST COAST FROM NORTH CAROLINA TO NEW ENGLAND.  FOR
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
 
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE COASTS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN
VIRGINIA WITHIN THE WARNING AREA THROUGH THIS EVENING.  WINDS NEAR
GALE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE ALONG THE COAST FROM VIRGINIA TO
ATLANTIC CANADA TONIGHT THROUGH SUNDAY.
 
TORNADOES...A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA...SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...AND SOUTHEASTERN MARYLAND.
 
 
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
 
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FORECASTER PASCH/CANGIALOSI
 
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