Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Aug 14, 2008 17:20:02 GMT -5
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TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL062008
800 PM AST THURSDAY AUG 14 2008
...TROPICAL STORM FAY SLOWLY GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED...
WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED...
AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE ISLANDS OF BARTHELEMY,ST MARTIN, ANGULLIA. THE BRITSH GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARINIG FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AT 8 PM AST...2300 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE PUERTO RICAN COAST FROM ROOSAVELT ROADS NAS TO ARACIBO.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 8OO PM ...2300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.1 WEST OR ABOUT 45
MILES...100 KM...SOUTHEAST OF ANGUILLA AND
ABOUT 400 MILES...600 KM...EAST SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR .
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...10 KM/HR...AND
A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 1005 MB...29.65 INCHES.
TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW.
THE TROPICAL STORM FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WITH
POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM
MOVES OVER NORTHERN PUERTO RICO ...TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF PURTO RICO
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...18.5 N...62.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
THE COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST
PM AST.
TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL062008
800 PM AST THURSDAY AUG 14 2008
...TROPICAL STORM FAY SLOWLY GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED...
WARNINGS AND WATCHES ISSUED...
AT 4 PM CDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE ISLANDS OF BARTHELEMY,ST MARTIN, ANGULLIA. THE BRITSH GOVERNMENT HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARINIG FOR THE BRITISH VIRGIN ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
AT 8 PM AST...2300 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE PUERTO RICAN COAST FROM ROOSAVELT ROADS NAS TO ARACIBO.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH
AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 8OO PM ...2300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 62.1 WEST OR ABOUT 45
MILES...100 KM...SOUTHEAST OF ANGUILLA AND
ABOUT 400 MILES...600 KM...EAST SOUTHEAST OF SAN JUAN PR .
TROPICAL STORM FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...10 KM/HR...AND
A GENERAL MOTION TOWARD THE WEST OR WEST-NORTHWEST IS FORECAST
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS...
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 1005 MB...29.65 INCHES.
TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FT ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE
WARNING AREA IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW.
THE TROPICAL STORM FAY IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN
ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS WITH
POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM
MOVES OVER NORTHERN PUERTO RICO ...TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF PURTO RICO
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...18.5 N...62.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.
THE COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST
PM AST.