Notice
Tampa, FL
September 27, 2024
Notices
CHANGES HIGH LIGHTED IN YELLOW
ZULU – PORT IS CLOSED –TAMPA/PORT MANATEE /JACKSONVILLE – STORM HAS PASSED, AWAITING USCG ADVISE ON OPENING
YANKEE – NO INCOMING VESSELS, VESSELS IN PORT MUST BE PREPARED TO DEPART – CLOSURE WITHIN 24 HOURS. – SAVANNAH - STORM HAS PASSED, AWAITING USCG ADVISE ON OPENING
X-RAY – NO SE PORTS
SEASONAL 4 - MIAMI/PORT EVERGLADES/PORT CANAVERAL/CHARLESTON
WILMINGTON – OPEN, HOWEVER, PILOTS HAVE CLOSED THE RIVER AT 0300/27
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Tropical Storm Helene Advisory Number 17 - NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL092024 - 1100 AM EDT Fri Sep 27 2024
...HELENE PRODUCING HISTORIC AND CATASTROPHIC FLOODING OVER PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTHERN APPALACHIANS......FLASH FLOOD EMERGENCIES IN EFFECT FOR METROPOLITAN ATLANTA, AND
MUCH OF UPSTATE SOUTH CAROLINA AND WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...35.1N 83.8W
ABOUT 30 MI...50 KM SW OF BRYSON CITY NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 105 MI...165 KM NNE OF ATLANTA GEORGIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...N OR 350 DEGREES AT 32 MPH...52 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...975 MB...28.80 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
The Tropical Storm Warning for the Georgia coast has been discontinued.
All Storm Surge Warnings have been discontinued.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* Savannah River northward to Little River Inlet
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Helene was located near latitude 35.1 North, longitude 83.8 West. Helene is moving toward the north near 32 mph (52 km/h). A slowdown in forward speed is expected soon, and the storm is forecast to stall over the Tennessee Valley tonight and through the weekend.
Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Continued weakening is expected, and Helene is forecast to become extratropical later today.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 345 miles (555 km) east of the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure based on surface observations is 975 mb (28.80 inches). A weather station on Sassafras Mountain reported a sustained wind of 41 mph (67 km/h) with a gust of 61 mph (98 km/h). A coastal observation at Murrells Inlet recently reported a sustained wind of 38 mph (61 km/h) with a gust of 46 mph (74 km/h).
NEXT ADVISORY – FROM MORAN SHIPPING – 27/1700
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM EDT.
Next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT.