Storm upgraded to TS Emily

Storm upgraded to TS Emily

TS Emily has formed west of Tampa Bay. A tropical storm warning has been issued for west-central Florida.

SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT…1200 UTC…INFORMATION

LOCATION…27.7N 83.2W ABOUT 45 MI…75 KM WSW OF TAMPA FLORIDA ABOUT 50 MI…80 KM WNW OF SARASOTA FLORIDA MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH…75 KM/H PRESENT MOVEMENT…E OR 95 DEGREES AT 8 MPH…13 KM/H MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1006 MB…29.71 INCHES

SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:

A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Anclote River to Bonita Beach Florida. Emily is moving toward the east near 8 mph. This general motion is expected to continue today.

A turn toward the northeast with an increase in forward speed is  expected tonight or Tuesday. The center of Emily is expected to move inland over the the west-central Florida peninsula later today.  Then it will move across central Florida through tonight. Emily is expected to move offshore of the east-central Florida coast early Tuesday.

NOAA Doppler radar data from Tampa, Florida, indicate that maximum sustained winds have increased to near 45 mph with higher gusts. Little change in strength is forecast until landfall occurs this afternoon. Emily is expected to weaken to a tropical depression while it moves across the Florida peninsula.  Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 60 miles from the center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 1006 mb (29.71 inches).

RAINFALL:

Emily is expected to produce total rain accumulations of 2 to 4 inches through Monday night. This is along the west coast of central Florida between the Tampa Bay area and Naples.  Isolated amounts up to 8 inches possible. Elsewhere across central and south Florida, 1 to 2 inches of rain is expected with localized amounts of up to 4 inches possible.

WIND:

Tropical storm conditions are likely within the warning area through this afternoon.

The storm is expected to go over the Treasure Coast at midnight tonight.

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