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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Public Advisory Number 1
05/19/2012 03:42 PM
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Issued at 500 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
000
WTNT31 KNHC 192042
TCPAT1
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012
500 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...FIRST TROPICAL STORM OF THE ATLANTIC SEASON FORMS OFF THE COAST
OF SOUTH CAROLINA...
SUMMARY OF 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...32.2N 77.7W
ABOUT 140 MI...225 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM S OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 220 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1007 MB...29.74 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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THERE ARE NO COASTAL WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE NEEDED FOR A PORTION OF THE COAST OF
THE CAROLINAS TONIGHT.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 500 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.7 WEST. ALBERTO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH...6 KM/H...AND A SLOW
SOUTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. A
TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND THEN TOWARD THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST IS EXPECTED BY MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...75 KM
FROM THE CENTER.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1007 MB...29.74 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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NONE
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...1100 PM EDT.
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Forecast/Advisory Number 1
05/19/2012 03:34 PM
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Issued at 2100 UTC SAT MAY 19 2012
000
WTNT21 KNHC 192034
TCMAT1
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012
2100 UTC SAT MAY 19 2012
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 32.2N 77.7W AT 19/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST OR 220 DEGREES AT 3 KT
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 1007 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT.
34 KT....... 40NE 0SE 30SW 40NW.
12 FT SEAS.. 0NE 90SE 0SW 40NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT. RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 32.2N 77.7W AT 19/2100Z
AT 19/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 32.3N 77.6W
FORECAST VALID 20/0600Z 31.9N 78.1W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 40NE 0SE 30SW 40NW.
FORECAST VALID 20/1800Z 31.7N 78.5W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 40NE 0SE 30SW 40NW.
FORECAST VALID 21/0600Z 31.9N 78.9W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 50NE 20SE 30SW 40NW.
FORECAST VALID 21/1800Z 32.7N 78.5W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 50NE 30SE 20SW 40NW.
FORECAST VALID 22/1800Z 34.5N 75.5W
MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT.
34 KT... 50NE 40SE 20SW 40NW.
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 175 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 225 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
OUTLOOK VALID 23/1800Z 37.5N 72.0W...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT.
OUTLOOK VALID 24/1800Z...DISSIPATED
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 32.2N 77.7W
NEXT ADVISORY AT 20/0300Z
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Forecast Discussion Number 1
05/19/2012 03:42 PM
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Issued at 500 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
000
WTNT41 KNHC 192042
TCDAT1
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO DISCUSSION NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012
500 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
SATELLITE...RADAR...AND SURFACE DATA INDICATE THAT THE SMALL SURFACE
LOW LOCATED OFF THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA HAS ACQUIRED THE
CHARACTERISTICS OF A TROPICAL CYCLONE. ORGANIZED DEEP CONVECTION
HAS BEEN PERSISTENT OVER THE CENTER FOR MORE THAN 18 HOURS...AND
THE CIRCULATION CENTER HAS BEEN MOVING SOUTH AWAY FROM AN AIRMASS
BOUNDARY THAT EXTENDS ROUGHLY ALONG 33N. BASED ON AN ASCAT PASS
FROM AROUND 1530 UTC...THE INITIAL INTENSITY IS SET AT 40 KT.
ALBERTO IS SITUATED IN A MARGINAL THERMODYNAMIC ENVIRONMENT FOR
STRENGTHENING...WITH A MARKEDLY DRY CONTINENTAL AIRMASS TO ITS NORTH
AND WEST OVER THE EASTERN CAROLINAS. GIVEN THIS...ONLY MODEST
INTENSIFICATION IS EXPECTED DESPITE THE CYCLONE BEING OVER
THE RELATIVELY WARM GULF STREAM. ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO BECOME
EXTRATROPICAL BY 96 HOURS...AND SHOULD DISSIPATE BY DAY 5. THE NHC
INTENSITY FORECAST IS A BLEND OF THE MORE AGGRESSIVE STATISTICAL
GUIDANCE AND THE WEAKER DYNAMICAL MODELS.
THE LOW-LEVEL CIRCULATION IS A BIT TO THE EAST OF THE COLDEST CLOUD
TOPS AND THE CIRCULATION CENTER SEEN ON RADAR...AND THE INITIAL
MOTION ESTIMATE IS 220/03. THE SYNOPTIC ENVIRONMENT IS COMPLEX...AS
ALBERTO IS IN A REGION OF WEAK STEERING FLOW WITHIN A BROAD
MID/UPPER-LEVEL TROUGH. THE NHC FORECAST SHOWS A SLOW SOUTHWESTWARD
MOTION OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO DUE TO THE STRONG NORTHEASTERLY FLOW
BETWEEN A SURFACE RIDGE EAST OF THE APPALACHIANS AND A LARGER
EXTRATROPICAL LOW CENTERED NEAR 36N/72W. AS THAT LOW MOVES WESTWARD
AND WEAKENS BY SUNDAY NIGHT...ALBERTO IS EXPECTED TO TURN NORTHWARD
AND THEN ACCELERATE NORTHEASTWARD AFTER 48 HOURS AS A SHORTWAVE
TROUGH MOVES INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND THE STEERING FLOW
BECOMES SOUTHWESTERLY. GIVEN THE SMALL SIZE OF ALBERTO AND THE
COMPLEX STEERING PATTERN...IT IS NOT SURPRISING THAT THE TRACK
MODEL GUIDANCE SHOWS A LARGE AMOUNT OF SPREAD...BOTH IN TERMS OF
HOW FAR SOUTH AND WEST ALBERTO WILL MOVE...AND HOW SHARP THE TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WILL BE. THE NHC TRACK FORECAST IS GENERALLY
CLOSE TO THE TVCA MULTI-MODEL CONSENSUS...AND IS OF VERY LOW
CONFIDENCE.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH COULD BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE COAST
OF THE CAROLINAS THIS EVENING.
ALBERTO IS EARLIEST-FORMING TROPICAL STORM IN THE ATLANTIC BASIN
SINCE ANA IN 2003. THIS IS ALSO THE FIRST TIME THAT A TROPICAL
STORM HAS FORMED BEFORE THE OFFICIAL START OF THE HURRICANE SEASON
IN BOTH THE ATLANTIC AND EAST PACIFIC BASINS.
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS
INIT 19/2100Z 32.2N 77.7W 40 KT 45 MPH
12H 20/0600Z 31.9N 78.1W 45 KT 50 MPH
24H 20/1800Z 31.7N 78.5W 45 KT 50 MPH
36H 21/0600Z 31.9N 78.9W 45 KT 50 MPH
48H 21/1800Z 32.7N 78.5W 45 KT 50 MPH
72H 22/1800Z 34.5N 75.5W 45 KT 50 MPH
96H 23/1800Z 37.5N 72.0W 40 KT 45 MPH...POST-TROP/EXTRATROP
120H 24/1800Z...DISSIPATED
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Wind Speed Probabilities Number 1
05/19/2012 03:34 PM
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Issued at 2100 UTC SAT MAY 19 2012
000
FONT11 KNHC 192034
PWSAT1
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES NUMBER 1
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012
2100 UTC SAT MAY 19 2012
AT 2100Z THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 32.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.7 WEST WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS NEAR 40 KTS...45 MPH...75 KM/H.
Z INDICATES COORDINATED UNIVERSAL TIME (GREENWICH)
ATLANTIC STANDARD TIME (AST)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME
EASTERN DAYLIGHT TIME (EDT)...SUBTRACT 4 HOURS FROM Z TIME
CENTRAL DAYLIGHT TIME (CDT)...SUBTRACT 5 HOURS FROM Z TIME
I. MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (INTENSITY) PROBABILITY TABLE
CHANCES THAT THE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEED OF
THE TROPICAL CYCLONE WILL BE WITHIN ANY OF THE FOLLOWING CATEGORIES
AT EACH OFFICIAL FORECAST TIME DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS.
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT. X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS
THAN 1 PERCENT.
- - - MAXIMUM WIND SPEED (INTENSITY) PROBABILITIES - - -
VALID TIME 06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 18Z TUE 18Z WED 18Z THU
FORECAST HOUR 12 24 36 48 72 96 120
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
DISSIPATED X 2 4 9 18 24 NA
TROP DEPRESSION 6 19 25 29 24 29 NA
TROPICAL STORM 90 74 63 54 49 41 NA
HURRICANE 3 6 7 8 9 6 NA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
HUR CAT 1 3 6 7 7 8 5 NA
HUR CAT 2 X X 1 1 1 1 NA
HUR CAT 3 X X X X X X NA
HUR CAT 4 X X X X X X NA
HUR CAT 5 X X X X X X NA
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
FCST MAX WIND 45KT 45KT 45KT 45KT 45KT 40KT NA
II. WIND SPEED PROBABILITY TABLE FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS
CHANCES OF SUSTAINED (1-MINUTE AVERAGE) WIND SPEEDS OF AT LEAST
...34 KT (39 MPH... 63 KPH)...
...50 KT (58 MPH... 93 KPH)...
...64 KT (74 MPH...119 KPH)...
FOR LOCATIONS AND TIME PERIODS DURING THE NEXT 5 DAYS
PROBABILITIES FOR LOCATIONS ARE GIVEN AS IP(CP) WHERE
IP IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT BEGINNING DURING
AN INDIVIDUAL TIME PERIOD (INDIVIDUAL PROBABILITY)
(CP) IS THE PROBABILITY OF THE EVENT OCCURRING BETWEEN
18Z SAT AND THE FORECAST HOUR (CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY)
PROBABILITIES ARE GIVEN IN PERCENT
X INDICATES PROBABILITIES LESS THAN 1 PERCENT
PROBABILITIES FOR 34 KT AND 50 KT ARE SHOWN AT A GIVEN LOCATION WHEN
THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 3 PERCENT.
PROBABILITIES FOR 64 KT ARE SHOWN WHEN THE 5-DAY CUMULATIVE
PROBABILITY IS AT LEAST 1 PERCENT.
- - - - WIND SPEED PROBABILITIES FOR SELECTED LOCATIONS - - - -
FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM FROM
TIME 18Z SAT 06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 18Z TUE 18Z WED
PERIODS TO TO TO TO TO TO TO
06Z SUN 18Z SUN 06Z MON 18Z MON 18Z TUE 18Z WED 18Z THU
FORECAST HOUR (12) (24) (36) (48) (72) (96) (120)
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LOCATION KT
BOSTON MA 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 3( 3) X( 3)
HYANNIS MA 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 4( 4) X( 4)
NANTUCKET MA 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 5( 5) X( 5)
PROVIDENCE RI 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) X( X) 4( 4) X( 4)
HARTFORD CT 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 3( 4) X( 4)
MONTAUK POINT 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 4( 5) X( 5)
NEW YORK CITY 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 5( 6) X( 6)
NEWARK NJ 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 4( 5) X( 5)
TRENTON NJ 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 4( 5) X( 5)
ATLANTIC CITY 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 2( 2) 5( 7) X( 7)
BALTIMORE MD 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 3( 4) X( 4)
DOVER DE 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 2( 2) 5( 7) X( 7)
ANNAPOLIS MD 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 2( 2) 3( 5) X( 5)
WASHINGTON DC 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 3( 4) X( 4)
OCEAN CITY MD 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 4( 4) 6(10) X(10)
RICHMOND VA 34 X X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 4( 5) 2( 7) X( 7)
NORFOLK NAS 34 X X( X) 1( 1) 1( 2) 5( 7) 3(10) X(10)
NORFOLK VA 34 X X( X) 1( 1) 1( 2) 6( 8) 4(12) X(12)
WALLOPS CDA 34 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 5( 5) 5(10) X(10)
GREENSBORO NC 34 X 1( 1) 1( 2) 1( 3) 1( 4) 1( 5) X( 5)
RALEIGH NC 34 X 1( 1) 1( 2) 2( 4) 3( 7) 1( 8) X( 8)
CAPE HATTERAS 34 X 1( 1) 1( 2) 2( 4) 14(18) 6(24) X(24)
CAPE HATTERAS 50 X X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 3( 4) 1( 5) X( 5)
CAPE HATTERAS 64 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) X( 1) X( 1)
CHARLOTTE NC 34 X 1( 1) 1( 2) 2( 4) 1( 5) 1( 6) X( 6)
MOREHEAD CITY 34 X 1( 1) 2( 3) 5( 8) 15(23) 3(26) X(26)
MOREHEAD CITY 50 X X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 4( 5) 1( 6) X( 6)
MOREHEAD CITY 64 X X( X) X( X) X( X) 1( 1) 1( 2) X( 2)
WILMINGTON NC 34 X 2( 2) 3( 5) 10(15) 12(27) 1(28) X(28)
WILMINGTON NC 50 X X( X) X( X) 2( 2) 3( 5) 1( 6) X( 6)
COLUMBIA SC 34 X 2( 2) 4( 6) 3( 9) 2(11) 1(12) X(12)
MYRTLE BEACH 34 1 5( 6) 7(13) 12(25) 8(33) 1(34) X(34)
MYRTLE BEACH 50 X X( X) 1( 1) 4( 5) 2( 7) X( 7) X( 7)
MYRTLE BEACH 64 X X( X) X( X) 1( 1) X( 1) 1( 2) X( 2)
CHARLESTON SC 34 1 8( 9) 14(23) 9(32) 4(36) 1(37) X(37)
CHARLESTON SC 50 X 1( 1) 3( 4) 3( 7) X( 7) X( 7) X( 7)
CHARLESTON SC 64 X X( X) 1( 1) X( 1) X( 1) X( 1) X( 1)
AUGUSTA GA 34 X 1( 1) 3( 4) 1( 5) 2( 7) X( 7) X( 7)
SAVANNAH GA 34 X 5( 5) 7(12) 5(17) 3(20) X(20) X(20)
SAVANNAH GA 50 X X( X) 2( 2) 1( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3)
MAYPORT NS 34 X 3( 3) 2( 5) 4( 9) 1(10) X(10) X(10)
JACKSONVILLE 34 X 3( 3) 2( 5) 3( 8) 1( 9) X( 9) X( 9)
DAYTONA BEACH 34 X 1( 1) 1( 2) 2( 4) 1( 5) X( 5) X( 5)
ORLANDO FL 34 X 1( 1) 1( 2) 1( 3) X( 3) X( 3) X( 3)
COCOA BEACH FL 34 X 1( 1) 1( 2) 1( 3) 1( 4) X( 4) X( 4)
PATRICK AFB 34 X 1( 1) 1( 2) 1( 3) 1( 4) X( 4) X( 4)
FT PIERCE FL 34 X 1( 1) X( 1) 1( 2) X( 2) 1( 3) X( 3)
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FORECASTER BRENNAN
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Update Statement
05/19/2012 05:50 PM
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Issued at 650 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
000
WTNT61 KNHC 192250
TCUAT1
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012
650 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
...SHIP INDICATES ALBERTO IS STRONGER...
REPORTS FROM A SHIP NEAR THE CENTER OF ALBERTO INDICATE THAT THE
CYCLONE IS STRONGER THAN PREVIOUSLY ESTIMATED. BASED PRIMARILY ON
THE PRESSURE DATA...MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW ESTIMATED TO BE
60 MPH...95 KM/H. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND NO CHANGES TO THE OFFICIAL FORECAST ARE
REQUIRED AT THIS TIME.
SUMMARY OF 650 PM...2250 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...32.2N 77.9W
ABOUT 130 MI...210 KM ESE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM S OF CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60 MPH...95 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...SW OR 220 DEGREES AT 3 MPH...6 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...995 MB...29.38 INCHES
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FORECASTER BLAKE/FRANKLIN
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Tropical Storm ALBERTO Graphics
05/19/2012 04:06 PM
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5-Day Uncertainty Track last updated Sat, 19 May 2012 20:49:14 GMT
Wind Speed Probabilities last updated Sat, 19 May 2012 21:03:44 GMT
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