TS Beryl Makes Landfall on Nantucket Island, Mass; Advisory No. 12

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TROPICAL STORM BERYL ADVISORY NUMBER 12
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL022006
500 AM EDT FRI JUL 21 2006

...CENTER OF BERYL PASSES OVER NANTUCKET...WARNINGS DISCONTINUED...

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FOR
THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING CAPE COD...MARTHA'S
VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 41.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.7 WEST OR ABOUT 35
MILES... 55 KM...NORTHEAST OF NANTUCKET MASSACHUSETTS AND ABOUT 365
MILES...590 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HALIFAX NOVA SCOTIA.

BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...33 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED TODAY. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER OF BERYL NEAR OR
OVER NOVA SCOTIA TONIGHT OR SATURDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. SLOW WEAKENING IS FORECAST AS BERYL LOSES TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 85 MILES...140 KM
FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 44008 RECENTLY REPORTED 10-MINUTE
AVERAGE WINDS OF 41 MPH WITH A GUST TO 56 MPH.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY BOTH AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AND NANTUCKET ISLAND IS 1001 MB...29.56
INCHES.

ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ALONG THE COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS SHOULD DIMINISH
TODAY.

STORM TOTAL RAINFALLS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN NOVA SCOTIA
IN ASSOCIATION WITH BERYL.

REPEATING THE 500 AM EDT POSITION...41.7 N...69.7 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1001 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM EDT.

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FORECASTER BEVEN

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