Tropical Storm Edouard

Forecast Advisory 13

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WTNT35 KNHC 042040
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD ADVISORY NUMBER 13
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT WED SEP 04 2002

...EAGER EDOUARD VERY CLOSE TO THE NORTH-CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM TITUSVILLE FLORIDA
TO BRUNSWICK GEORGIA. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTH OF TITUSVILLE TO SEBASTIAN INLET FLORIDA.

AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
EDOUARD WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.6 NORTH...
LONGITUDE 81.0 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES SOUTHEAST OF ST. AUGUSTINE
FLORIDA.

EDOUARD IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. THIS
GENERAL MOTION...WITH SOME DECREASE IN SPEED...IS EXPECTED TO
CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF EDOUARD
WILL BE CROSSING THE COAST IN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT
SEVERAL HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH... 65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WINDS TO JUST BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE WERE RECENTLY
REPORTED AT ST. AUGUSTINE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED
PRIOR TO LANDFALL. EDOUARD IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A TROPICAL
DEPRESSION TOMORROW.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...MAINLY
EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1009 MB...29.80 INCHES.

RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF EDOUARD.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS NEAR THE COASTLINE.

REPEATING THE 5 PM EDT POSITION...29.6 N... 81.0 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-SOUTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 40 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1009 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

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