POSITION REPORT
At 7:00 p.m., the center of Alberto was near latitude 28.0 North, longitude 84.9 West, or about 130 miles SW of Cedar Key.
MOVEMENT
Alberto was moving NE at 8 and this general motion should continue for the next 24 hours but some increase in forward speed. The center should reach the coast early Tuesday.
WINDS
Highest sustained were near 70 mph. There are higher gusts. Alberto could still become a hurricane before landfall. However, strong convection has moved completely away from the circulation center.
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 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.
...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
Alberto It is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida possibly 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.
At 7:00 p.m., the center of Alberto was near latitude 28.0 North, longitude 84.9 West, or about 130 miles SW of Cedar Key.
MOVEMENT
Alberto was moving NE at 8 and this general motion should continue for the next 24 hours but some increase in forward speed. The center should reach the coast early Tuesday.
WINDS
Highest sustained were near 70 mph. There are higher gusts. Alberto could still become a hurricane before landfall. However, strong convection has moved completely away from the circulation center.
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 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.
...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
Alberto It is expected to make landfall in the Big Bend area of Florida possibly 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.