Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Aug 15, 2008 11:54:37 GMT -5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL062008
0800 AM AST AUG 15 2008
...TROPICAL STORM FAY APPROCHING PUERTO RICO...
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 0800 AM ...1100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.7 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES...100 KM... EAST OF SAN JUAN PR AND
ABOUT 10 MILES...30 KM.. WEST OF THE BRITISH VIRGININ ISLANDS.
THE TROPICAL STORM 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 55 MPH...85 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 1002 MB...29.59 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 PUERTO RICO WITH
POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM
MOVES OVER NORTHERN HISPANOLA ...TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE DOMMINICAN REPUBLIC
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...18.5 N...66.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...55 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HURRICANE CENTER AT 11OO AM AST
TROPICAL STORM FAY ADVISORY NUMBER 4A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL062008
0800 AM AST AUG 15 2008
...TROPICAL STORM FAY APPROCHING PUERTO RICO...
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 0800 AM ...1100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 66.7 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES...100 KM... EAST OF SAN JUAN PR AND
ABOUT 10 MILES...30 KM.. WEST OF THE BRITISH VIRGININ ISLANDS.
THE TROPICAL STORM 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 55 MPH...85 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 1002 MB...29.59 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 PUERTO RICO WITH
POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 3 INCHES. ONCE THE SYSTEM
MOVES OVER NORTHERN HISPANOLA ...TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4
INCHES WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE MOUNTAINS OF THE DOMMINICAN REPUBLIC
REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION...18.5 N...66.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...55 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB.
THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE HURRICANE CENTER AT 11OO AM AST