Monday, May 28, 2012

Beryl made landfall in Florida


Beryl made landfall at Jacksonville Beach at 12:15 am, Monday. It is now weakening and moving inland. Top winds have come down from a strength of 70 mph at landfall , to 40 mph now. The center is roughly
50 miles west of Jacksonville.

Here is live radar





What to expect:
Winds:
They will continue to weaken with the strongest winds found in the feeder bands spinning along the coast. 

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR...FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO THE SAVANNAH RIVER GEORGIA area. 

It should weaken to depression later today.


Rainfall:
The entire landfall site and neighboring areas may see a total between 4-6 inches with localized amounts of up to 12".


Future:
Beryl will get pushed back out to the Atlantic on Wednesday, by strong upper level winds. At the same time, high pressure to its East moves away, opening the door for Beryl's exit. It will continue to cause choppy seas and high surf.

Once back over open waters, it will move over a warm energy source, so there is the possibility it could get stronger again. It will remain a worry for shipping lanes.

It will also pick up speed moving into the Cold waters of the Northern Atlantic by the end of the week. 
By then, it will lose its tropical characteristics and be classified Extratropical.



Locally:
Because of Beryl's spin, our winds are coming out of the Southwest. They will push moisture our way clashing with the east coast breeze. The result will be strong thunderstorms developing once again over the Everglades and heading east towards Broward and Miami Dade.

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