WARNINGS
Hurricane Warning remains for the Gulf Coast of Florida from Longboat Key to Ochlockonee River. A Tropical Storm Warning continues south of Longboat Key to Englewood and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass. Over on the Atlantic side, a Tropical Storm Warning is posted for the Atlantic coast from Flagler Beach, Florida north to the Georgia-South Carolina border. which is the mouth of the Savannah River.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT
The 10:00 p.m. position report was near latitude 28.4 N, longitude 84.6 W or about 95 miles SSE of Apalacicola and about 105 miles WSW of Cedar Key. Alberto was moving NE at 10 mph and that should be the story for the next 24 hours.
WINDS
Highest sustained winds are still around 70 mph with higher gusts. Some fluctuation is possible before making landfall and Alberto still has the potential to reach hurricane force before reaching the coast Tuesday morning. Tropical force winds extend outward up to 160 miles to the NE and SE of the center. Tropical storm force winds were spreading onshore late tonight from Venice northward to Apalachee Bay.
STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS
Coastal storm surge of 8 to 10 feet above normal tide levels over a large portion of the warning area. Tide levels are already running 2 feet above normal. Total rainfall will amount to 4 to 8 inches with isolated amounts to 10 inches. That should occur across Central and North Florida, South and SE Georgia. A few spin-off tornadoes may occur over parts of Central and North Florida and South Georgia tonight and Tuesday.
SPOT REPORTS
Panama City...cloudy, E 12
Apalachicola...moderate rain, NE 14
Cross City...E 17, gusts 29
Gainesville...light rain, E 12
Orlando...cloudy, SE 15
Clearwater...heavy rain, SE 29, gusts 38
McDill Air Force Base...light rain, S 22, gusts 39
Sarasota and St. Petersburg...moderate rain, S, gusts to 36
Cedar Key...E 37, gusts 44
ADDITIONAL NOTES
About 4 inches of rain has already fallen in a number of locations in West-Central Florida. A few tornadoes were reported in West Florida this afternoon in DeSoto County, but we have no confirmed reports of major property damage so far.
Hurricane Warning remains for the Gulf Coast of Florida from Longboat Key to Ochlockonee River. A Tropical Storm Warning continues south of Longboat Key to Englewood and west of the Ochlockonee River to Indian Pass. Over on the Atlantic side, a Tropical Storm Warning is posted for the Atlantic coast from Flagler Beach, Florida north to the Georgia-South Carolina border. which is the mouth of the Savannah River.
LOCATION AND MOVEMENT
The 10:00 p.m. position report was near latitude 28.4 N, longitude 84.6 W or about 95 miles SSE of Apalacicola and about 105 miles WSW of Cedar Key. Alberto was moving NE at 10 mph and that should be the story for the next 24 hours.
WINDS
Highest sustained winds are still around 70 mph with higher gusts. Some fluctuation is possible before making landfall and Alberto still has the potential to reach hurricane force before reaching the coast Tuesday morning. Tropical force winds extend outward up to 160 miles to the NE and SE of the center. Tropical storm force winds were spreading onshore late tonight from Venice northward to Apalachee Bay.
STORM SURGE AND RAINFALL AMOUNTS
Coastal storm surge of 8 to 10 feet above normal tide levels over a large portion of the warning area. Tide levels are already running 2 feet above normal. Total rainfall will amount to 4 to 8 inches with isolated amounts to 10 inches. That should occur across Central and North Florida, South and SE Georgia. A few spin-off tornadoes may occur over parts of Central and North Florida and South Georgia tonight and Tuesday.
SPOT REPORTS
Panama City...cloudy, E 12
Apalachicola...moderate rain, NE 14
Cross City...E 17, gusts 29
Gainesville...light rain, E 12
Orlando...cloudy, SE 15
Clearwater...heavy rain, SE 29, gusts 38
McDill Air Force Base...light rain, S 22, gusts 39
Sarasota and St. Petersburg...moderate rain, S, gusts to 36
Cedar Key...E 37, gusts 44
ADDITIONAL NOTES
About 4 inches of rain has already fallen in a number of locations in West-Central Florida. A few tornadoes were reported in West Florida this afternoon in DeSoto County, but we have no confirmed reports of major property damage so far.