BULLETIN
Tropical Storm Zeta Advisory Number 20
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL282020
1100 AM EDT Thu Oct 29 2020
...ZETA STILL PRODUCING STRONG INLAND WINDS...
SUMMARY OF 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...36.5N 81.5W
ABOUT 100 MI...155 KM NE OF ASHEVILLE NORTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH...85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 55 DEGREES AT 48 MPH...78 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...990 MB...29.24 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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There are no coastal watches or warnings in effect.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 1100 AM EDT (1500 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Zeta was
located near latitude 36.5 North, longitude 81.5 West. Zeta is
moving toward the northeast near 48 mph (78 km/h). An even faster
northeastward motion is expected later today, followed by a rapid
east-northeastward motion tonight and Friday. On the forecast
track, the center of Zeta will move across the Mid-Atlantic states
this afternoon, and emerge over the western Atlantic by tonight.
Maximum sustained winds are near 50 mph (85 km/h) with higher gusts.
Zeta is expected to become a non-tropical gale-force low later
today. The low should become absorbed by a frontal system over the
western Atlantic by Friday night.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km)
from the center. A sustained wind of 38 mph (61 km/h) and a gust
to 51 mph (82 km/h) were recently reported at the Greensboro
Piedmont Triad International Airport.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 990 mb (29.24 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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Key messages for Zeta can be found in the Tropical Cyclone
Discussion under AWIPS header MIATCDAT3, WMO header WTNT43 KNHC, and
on the web at www.hurricanes.gov/text/MIATCDAT3.shtml.
WIND: Damaging winds, especially in gusts, continue to spread
across portions of South Carolina and North Carolina. These winds
will spread into southeastern Virginia during the next few hours.
RAINFALL: Areas of heavy rainfall, both in advance of Zeta and
along the track of Zeta, will impact areas from the central
Appalachians, Mid-Atlantic and lower to middle Ohio Valley through
Thursday. Rainfall totals of 1 to 3 inches are expected across these
areas, resulting in possible flash, urban, small stream, and
isolated minor river flooding.
TORNADOES: A tornado or two is possible today across the Carolinas
and southern Virginia.
NEXT ADVISORY
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Next intermediate advisory at 200 PM EDT.
Next complete advisory at 500 PM EDT.
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