000 WTNT32 KNHC 290845 TCPAT2 BULLETIN TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL ADVISORY NUMBER 14 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022012 500 AM EDT TUE MAY 29 2012 ...BERYL TO TURN NORTHEASTWARD TODAY... SUMMARY OF 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...30.9N 83.4W ABOUT 10 MI...15 KM NW OF VALDOSTA GEORGIA ABOUT 160 MI...255 KM WSW OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...30 MPH...45 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 360 DEGREES AT 2 MPH...4 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB...29.68 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST. BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 2 MPH...4 KM/H. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...BRINGING THE CENTER OF BERYL CLOSE TO THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA BY EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING AND BACK OVER ATLANTIC WATERS BY LATE WEDNESDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 30 MPH...45 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED TODAY...BUT SOME STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY AS BERYL APPROACHES THE COASTLINE AND ACCELERATES ON WEDNESDAY...WHEN BERYL COULD REGAIN TROPICAL STORM STATUS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...ISOLATED TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE STILL POSSIBLE OVER NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA TODAY... PARTICULARLY IN RAINBANDS. SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS...ARE STILL POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST FROM NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA TODAY. FOR INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. RAINFALL...BERYL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES...IN NORTHERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. BERYL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES IN EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN