BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ANDREA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 8A
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012013
200 PM EDT FRI JUN 07 2013
...ANDREA LOSING TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS...
SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...34.9N 78.9W
ABOUT 5 MI...10 KM SSW OF FAYETTEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 70 MI...115 KM NW OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...45 MPH...75 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 35 DEGREES AT 28 MPH...44 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...996 MB...29.41 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED SOUTH OF LITTLE
RIVER INLET SOUTH CAROLINA.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...
* NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET TO CAPE CHARLES LIGHT VIRGINIA
* PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS
* LOWER CHESAPEAKE BAY SOUTH OF NEW POINT COMFORT
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING AREAS FROM
THE DELMARVA PENINSULA NORTHWARD TO NEW ENGLAND...PLEASE MONITOR
FORECASTS AND WARNINGS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
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AT 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ANDREA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 34.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.9 WEST. ANDREA IS
MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 28 MPH...44 KM/H...AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
SATURDAY. A TURN TOWARD THE EAST-NORTHEAST SHOULD OCCUR SATURDAY
NIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...75 KM/H...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS...MAINLY OVER THE ATLANTIC WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48 HOURS...
BUT ANDREA IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS LATER
TODAY.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230 MILES...370 KM
EAST OF THE CENTER.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB...29.41 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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RAINFALL...ANDREA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES FROM CENTRAL AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA NORTHEASTWARD
ALONG THE EASTERN SEABOARD INTO COASTAL MAINE. ADDITIONAL RAIN
TOTALS OF UP TO 2 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH
CAROLINA THROUGH THIS MORNING WHICH COULD BRING STORM TOTAL AMOUNTS
UP TO 6 INCHES ACROSS THOSE AREAS.
STORM SURGE...THE COMBINATION OF STORM SURGE AND THE TIDE WILL CAUSE
NORMALLY DRY AREAS NEAR THE COAST TO BE FLOODED BY RISING WATERS.
THE WATER COULD REACH THE FOLLOWING HEIGHTS ABOVE GROUND IF THE
PEAK SURGE OCCURS AT THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE...
NORTH CAROLINA AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA...1 TO 2 FT
THE DEEPEST WATER WILL OCCUR ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST. SURGE-
RELATED FLOODING DEPENDS ON THE RELATIVE TIMING OF THE SURGE AND
THE TIDAL CYCLE...AND CAN VARY GREATLY OVER SHORT DISTANCES. FOR
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE SEE PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE.
WIND...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO SPREAD
NORTHEASTWARD ALONG THE U.S. EAST COAST WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
DURING THE NEXT 12 HOURS OR SO. STRONG WINDS ARE POSSIBLE ELSEWHERE
ALONG THE COAST FROM VIRGINIA TO ATLANTIC CANADA THROUGH EARLY
SUNDAY.
TORNADOES...A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER EASTERN PORTIONS OF
NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA TODAY.
NEXT ADVISORY
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NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY...500 PM EDT.
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