000 WTNT32 KNHC 302042 TCPAT2 BULLETIN POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BERYL ADVISORY NUMBER 20 NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022012 500 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012 ...BERYL IS NOW A POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE...THIS IS THE LAST ADVISORY... SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION ---------------------------------------------- LOCATION...34.9N 76.1W ABOUT 40 MI...65 KM WSW OF CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT...ENE OR 60 DEGREES AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...998 MB...29.47 INCHES WATCHES AND WARNINGS -------------------- THERE ARE NO COASTAL TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE. DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK ------------------------------ AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE BERYL WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.1 WEST. THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS MOVING NORTHEASTWARD AT 21 MPH...33 KM/H. A GENERAL NORTHEASTWARD OR EAST-NORTHEASTWARD MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED AND ARE NOW NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/H...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING OF THE POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. GALE-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM MAINLY EAST AND SOUTH OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB...29.47 INCHES. HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND ---------------------- WIND...GALE-FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST OF NORTH CAROLINA THROUGH TONIGHT. SURF...DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS...INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS...ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTS OF NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA THIS EVENING. RAINFALL...BERYL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES OVER EXTREME NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA...AND 1 TO 3 INCHES OVER EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 TO 12 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF FAR NORTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. NEXT ADVISORY ------------- THIS IS THE LAST PUBLIC ADVISORY ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ON THIS SYSTEM. ADDITIONAL INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC. $$ FORECASTER CANGIALOSI/FRANKLIN