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…BERYL TO MAKE LANDFALL TONIGHT…TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA…
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM THE VOLUSIA/BREVARD COUNTY LINE NORTHWARD TO EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA.
AT 500 PM EDT…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.0 NORTH…LONGITUDE 80.3 WEST. BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH. A WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LANDFALL. AFTER LANDFALL…BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD AND THEN TURN NORTHWARD OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA ON MONDAY AND MONDAY NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BEFORE LANDFALL. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST AFTER LANDFALL AND BERYL IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY MONDAY NIGHT.
TROPICAL-STORM-FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 41012 LOCATED ABOUT 50 MILES…EAST-NORTHEAST OF ST. AUGUSTINE FLORIDA RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH WITH A GUST TO 58 MPH.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB…29.41 INCHES.
WIND…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE VERY NEAR THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD ACROSS THE COAST DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS AND CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT. GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA AND SOUTHEASTERN GEORGIA TONIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY.
STORM SURGE…THE COMBINATION OF A STORM SURGE AND THE TIDE WILL CAUSE NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY RISING
WATERS. THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING DEPTHS ABOVE GROUND IF THE PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE…GEORGIA AND NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA…2 TO 4 FT.
SURF…DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS…INCLUDING RIP CURRENTS…ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE COAST FROM NORTHEASTERN FLORIDA TO NORTH CAROLINA OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND.
RAINFALL…BERYL IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF4 TO 8 INCHES…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES…FROM NORTHERN FLORIDA THROUGH SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.