Tropical Storm Tammy Sets Sights On NE Florida

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TROPICAL STORM TAMMY ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT WED OCT 05 2005

...TAMMY MOVING NORTHWARD OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM COCOA BEACH FLORIDA
NORTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.


GALE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT NORTH OF THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING
AREA. PLEASE CONSULT PRODUCTS ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICES.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH... LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST OR ABOUT 40
MILES NORTH-NORTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA AND ABOUT 130 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.

TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. A TURN TO THE
NORTH-NORTHWEST WITH SOME REDUCTION IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
LATER TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF TAMMY WILL BE
SLOWLY APPROACHING THE FLORIDA COAST LATER TODAY. DUE TO THE ANGLE
OF APPROACH TO THE COASTLINE...THE SPECIFIC LOCATION AND TIME OF
LANDFALL OF THE CENTER ARE UNCERTAIN. A DDITIONALLY...MOST OF THE
STRONG WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARE LOCATED WELL TO THE NORTH AND EAST
OF THE CENTER OF CIRCULATION.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES
...185 KM FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

TAMMY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE 3 TO 5 INCHES OF RAINFALL OVER PORTIONS
OF NORTHERN FLORIDA...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 11 AM EDT POSITION...28.9 N... 80.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 2 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 PM EDT.


FORECASTER FRANKLIN

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Stay safe everyone!
 
Buzzm1 said:
:chicken: :truce:
Tammy is the 19th named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, which began June 1 and ends Nov. 30.

This season is tied for second-busiest on record since record-keeping started in 1851. The record for tropical storms and hurricanes in one year is 21, set in 1933.

http://tinyurl.com/88v5q
 
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) Tropical Storm Tammy formed just off Florida's east coast Wednesday and could bring tornadoes, heavy rains and coastal erosion to northern Florida and parts of Georgia and the Carolinas. Tammy, with winds of 40 mph, was centered about 40 miles north-northeast of Cape Canaveral and 130 miles southeast of Jacksonville at 11 a.m. and was moving to the north at 14 mph. It is expected to parallel the coast and gradually slow its forward motion.
 
reporting in from St Augustine Beach, FL (south of Jax)... It's been very windy the past few days with heavy rainfall and fog. We had a bit of water in oceanfront condo overnight due to strong wind gusts, driving rains and local flooding. The surf is choppy with huge swells and dangerous riptides. Saw a few daring surfers in the water but it was a hard paddle out for them and bad conditions returned them to shore. Last night we had wind gusts ~50mph. I think the worst is behind us... *fingers crossed*
 
Tammy is picking up steam

TROPICAL STORM TAMMY ADVISORY NUMBER 3
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT WED OCT 05 2005

...TAMMY SKIRTING THE FLORIDA COAST...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH
FLORIDA 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.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM TAMMY WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE 81.2 WEST OR ABOUT 35 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AND ABOUT 15 MILES
NORTH-NORTHEAST OF ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA.

TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. A TURN TO
THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF TAMMY SHOULD MOVE INLAND IN EXTREME
NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA OR EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA WITHIN THE
NEXT FEW HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...WELL TO
THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER. ONLY SLOW WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER
THE CENTER MOVES INLAND.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...MAINLY
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 1001 MB...29.56 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 5 PM EDT POSITION...30.1 N... 81.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.


AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

Three Day Cone:
http://tinyurl.com/8auwu
 
indigomood said:
reporting in from St Augustine Beach, FL (south of Jax)... It's been very windy the past few days with heavy rainfall and fog. We had a bit of water in oceanfront condo overnight due to strong wind gusts, driving rains and local flooding. The surf is choppy with huge swells and dangerous riptides. Saw a few daring surfers in the water but it was a hard paddle out for them and bad conditions returned them to shore. Last night we had wind gusts ~50mph. I think the worst is behind us... *fingers crossed*
Thanks for the firsthand info indigomood; keep us informed. It appears it will make landfall close to the Florida/Georgia border tonight, or tomorrow.
 
indigomood said:
reporting in from St Augustine Beach, FL (south of Jax)... It's been very windy the past few days with heavy rainfall and fog. We had a bit of water in oceanfront condo overnight due to strong wind gusts, driving rains and local flooding. The surf is choppy with huge swells and dangerous riptides. Saw a few daring surfers in the water but it was a hard paddle out for them and bad conditions returned them to shore. Last night we had wind gusts ~50mph. I think the worst is behind us... *fingers crossed*
Oh I was thinking about you and your trip... Keep us posted, stay safe and have fun!:blowkiss:
 
TROPICAL STORM TAMMY ADVISORY NUMBER 4
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT WED OCT 05 2005

...TAMMY WEAKENING AS IT MOVES FARTHER INLAND...


A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM FERNANDINA BEACH
FLORIDA NORTHWARD TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA. THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED EARLY THURSDAY.
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.

AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE POORLY DEFINED CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
TAMMY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.1 WEST
OR ABOUT 40 MILES...NORTHWEST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.

TAMMY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE CONFINED TO AN AREA TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER AND MAINLY OVER WATER. WEAKENING IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 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 OVER NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA...
SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA AND EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH THURSDAY.

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...30.8 N... 82.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 40 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.


AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
EDT.

FORECASTER AVILA
 
JBean said:
Oh I was thinking about you and your trip... Keep us posted, stay safe and have fun!:blowkiss:

Buzzm1 said:
Thanks for the firsthand info indigomood; keep us informed. It appears it will make landfall close to the Florida/Georgia border tonight, or tomorrow.

Thanx JBean and Buzzm1...just as conditions were improving in St Augustine where weather is concerned, we find ourselves back home in PA where it seems the remnants of Tammy have followed us here... cold, damp and no sunshine! Looks like all next week are to be beautiful in St Johns county and at the beaches... :bang:
 

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