02 Sep 2016 / Florida, Georgia, South Caroline & North Carolina, USA
At 500am EDT (0900 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Hermine was located inland near latitude 30.8 North, longitude 83.6 West.
Hermine is moving toward the north-northeast near 14 mph (22 km/h) and this motion is expected to continue today and Saturday. On the forecast track, the center of Hermine should continue to move farther inland across southeastern Georgia today and into the Carolinas tonight and Saturday.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 70 mph (110 km/h) with higher gusts. Additional weakening is forecast while Hermine moves farther inland.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 175 miles (280 km) from the center. Valdosta, Georgia recently reported a wind gust of 53 mph (85 km/h).
WIND:
Tropical storm conditions are expected to begin within the warning area along the Atlantic coast later today, and spread northward through the weekend. Wind in the tropical storm warning area along the Gulf coast of Florida should gradually diminish today.
STORM SURGE:
The combination of a dangerous storm surge and the tide will continue to cause normally dry areas near the coast to be flooded by rising waters moving inland from the shoreline. There is a danger of life-threatening inundation within the next 12-24 hours along the Gulf coast of Florida from Indian Pass to Longboat Key...
...The water could reach the following heights above ground if the peak surge occurs at the time of high tide:
Destin to Indian Pass: 1-3 feet
Indian Pass to Ochlockonee River: 4-7 feet
Ochlockonee River to Yankeetown: 6-9 feet
Yankeetown to Aripeka: 4-7 feet
Aripeka to Longboat Key, including Tampa Bay: 2-4 feet
Longboat Key to Bonita Beach: 1-3 feet
Florida-Georgia line to Tidewater of Virginia: 1-3 feet
RAINFALL:
Hermine is expected to produce storm total rainfall accumulations of 5-10 inches over the southeastern United States from northwest Florida through southern and eastern Georgia into South Carolina and eastern North Carolina, with possible isolated maximum amounts of 15 inches. These rains may cause life-threatening floods and flash floods. Heavy rain could reach the coastal Mid-Atlantic states from Virginia to New Jersey beginning early Saturday...
(For information about operations in the USA, contact GAC USA at [email protected])
Source: Extracts from National Hurricane Center, Fl, Tropical Storm Hermine Advisory No.20 issued at 500am EDT on 2 September 2016
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