Late this afternoon Mr. Alberto was still a tropical storm and he was headed for the NE Gulf Coast.
POSITION REPORT
At 4:00 p.m., the center of Alberto was near latitude 27.9 N, longitude 85.1 W or about 125 miles south of Apalachicola. This is also about 145 miles SW of Cedar Key.
MOVEMENT
Alberto was moving NE at 10 and this general motion should continue for the next 24 hours reaching the Florida coast in the warning area early Tuesday. However, conditions are already deteriorating there.
WINDS
Highest sustained were near 70 mph. Little change in that for at least 6 to 8 hours. There are higher gusts. Alberto could still become a hurricane before landfall.
STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL
Coastal storm surge flooding of 8 to10 feet above normal tide levels over much of the warning area. Storm total rainfall amounts are 4 to 8 inches with some amounts as much as 10 inches from now through Tuesday across parts of Central and North Florida and SE Georgia, mainly along and to the right of the track. A few spin-off tornadoes are possible in parts of Central and North Florida through tonight.
HURRICANE WARNING
Hurricane Warning continues from Longboat Key to the Ochlockonee River. It means hurricane conditions within the next 24 hours.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING
...Still in effect south of Longboat Key to Englewood and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass. This means tropical storm conditions within the next 24 hours.
...At 4 o'clock this afternoon, the NHC also posted a Tropical Storm Warning on the Atlantic side from Flagler Beach near St. Augustine northward to the Savannah River, which is at the Georgia-South Carolina border.
FORECASAT TRACK
It has changed little since midday. It is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a hurricane (minimal) and continue NE through North Florida tracking across SE Georgia and Eastern South Carolina west of both Savannah and Charleston and then across SE North Carolina and entering the Atlantic along the North Caroline Outer Banks.
LATE AFTERNOON SPOT REPORTS
Destin...mostly sunny, SE 13
Apalachicola...light rain, E 10, gusts 20
Tallahassee...cloudy, E 15
Orlando...light rain, E 13
Melbourne...light rain, SE 12, gusts 28
Clearwater...light rain, SE 17, gusts 29
St. Petersburg...cloudy, SE 23
Cedar Key...SE 28, gusts 33
Punta Gorda...cloudy, S 16, gusts 29
Everglade City...SE 20, gusts 28
Miami...cloudy, SE 14
POSITION REPORT
At 4:00 p.m., the center of Alberto was near latitude 27.9 N, longitude 85.1 W or about 125 miles south of Apalachicola. This is also about 145 miles SW of Cedar Key.
MOVEMENT
Alberto was moving NE at 10 and this general motion should continue for the next 24 hours reaching the Florida coast in the warning area early Tuesday. However, conditions are already deteriorating there.
WINDS
Highest sustained were near 70 mph. Little change in that for at least 6 to 8 hours. There are higher gusts. Alberto could still become a hurricane before landfall.
STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL
Coastal storm surge flooding of 8 to10 feet above normal tide levels over much of the warning area. Storm total rainfall amounts are 4 to 8 inches with some amounts as much as 10 inches from now through Tuesday across parts of Central and North Florida and SE Georgia, mainly along and to the right of the track. A few spin-off tornadoes are possible in parts of Central and North Florida through tonight.
HURRICANE WARNING
Hurricane Warning continues from Longboat Key to the Ochlockonee River. It means hurricane conditions within the next 24 hours.
TROPICAL STORM WARNING
...Still in effect south of Longboat Key to Englewood and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass. This means tropical storm conditions within the next 24 hours.
...At 4 o'clock this afternoon, the NHC also posted a Tropical Storm Warning on the Atlantic side from Flagler Beach near St. Augustine northward to the Savannah River, which is at the Georgia-South Carolina border.
FORECASAT TRACK
It has changed little since midday. It is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida as a hurricane (minimal) and continue NE through North Florida tracking across SE Georgia and Eastern South Carolina west of both Savannah and Charleston and then across SE North Carolina and entering the Atlantic along the North Caroline Outer Banks.
LATE AFTERNOON SPOT REPORTS
Destin...mostly sunny, SE 13
Apalachicola...light rain, E 10, gusts 20
Tallahassee...cloudy, E 15
Orlando...light rain, E 13
Melbourne...light rain, SE 12, gusts 28
Clearwater...light rain, SE 17, gusts 29
St. Petersburg...cloudy, SE 23
Cedar Key...SE 28, gusts 33
Punta Gorda...cloudy, S 16, gusts 29
Everglade City...SE 20, gusts 28
Miami...cloudy, SE 14