…BERYL WEAKENING BUT HEAVY RAINS CONTINUE…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER GEORGIA

AT 800 AM EDT…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 82.5 WEST OR ABOUT 50 MI WEST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA . BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/H. A TURN TO THE NORTH WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY…FOLLOWED BY A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…BERYL WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE OVER NORTHERN FLORIDA TODAY AND INTO SOUTHEAST GEORGIA TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 40 MPH…65 KM/H…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THESE WINDS ARE PRIMARILY CONFINED TO RAINBANDS OVER WATER EAST OF THE CENTER. BERYL IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATER TODAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND 140 MILES…220 KM…TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB…29.53 INCHES.