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SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT…WHICH IS THE AVERAGE
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.
ANZ088-200300-
CAPE FEAR TO 31N OUT TO 32N 73W TO 31N 74W 600 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
TROPICAL STORM WARNING
TONIGHT
SHIFTING WINDS 30 TO 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT NEAR
CENTER OF ALBERTO…EXCEPT E OF 75W 20 TO 30 KT. SEAS 9 TO 18
FT…EXCEPT E OF 75W 6 TO 10 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS W OF 75W.
SUN
SHIFTING WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR
CENTER OF ALBERTO…EXCEPT E OF 75W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 12 TO 22 FT…EXCEPT E OF 75W 6 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
OF 75W.
SUN NIGHT
SHIFTING WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT NEAR
CENTER OF ALBERTO…EXCEPT E OF 75W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS BUILDING
TO 12 TO 22 FT…EXCEPT E OF 75W 6 TO 12 FT. SHOWERS AND TSTMS W
OF 75W.
MON AND MON NIGHT
SHIFTING WINDS 35 TO 45 KT WITH GUSTS TO 55
KT NEAR CENTER OF ALBERTO…EXCEPT E OF 75W 25 TO 35 KT. SEAS
BUILDING TO 14 TO 24 FT…EXCEPT E OF 75W 7 TO 14 FT. SHOWERS
AND TSTMS W OF 75W.
TUE
BECOMING W TO SW AND DIMINISHING TO 15 TO 25 KT. SEAS
BECOMING 7 TO 14 FT THROUGHOUT.
WED
WINDS BECOMING S TO SW 10 TO 20 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 4
TO 8 FT.
THU
WINDS DIMINISHING TO E TO SE 10 KT. SEAS SUBSIDING TO 3
TO 5 FT.
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BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL012012
1100 PM EDT SAT MAY 19 2012
…TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST…
SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…INFORMATION
———————————————–
LOCATION…31.8N 78.5W
ABOUT 110 MI…180 KM SE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 155 MI…250 KM E OF SAVANNAH GEORGIA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH…85 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…SW OR 235 DEGREES AT 6 MPH…9 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…998 MB…29.47 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
——————–
CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY…
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE COAST OF SOUTH
CAROLINA FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT…
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR…
* SAVANNAH RIVER TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…IN THIS CASE WITHIN 24 HOURS.
COASTAL INTERESTS ELSEWHERE FROM GEORGIA THROUGH THE OUTER BANKS OF
NORTH CAROLINA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF ALBERTO.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA IN THE UNITED
STATES…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE.
DISCUSSION AND 48-HOUR OUTLOOK
——————————
AT 1100 PM EDT…0300 UTC…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ALBERTO WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST. ALBERTO IS
MOVING TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH…9 KM/H…AND THIS GENERAL
MOTION WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED THROUGH SUNDAY.
A TURN TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST AND THEN TOWARD THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST IS FORECAST BY MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/H…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 48
HOURS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES…75 KM
FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 41004 LOCATED ABOUT 40 MILES OFFSHORE OF
SOUTH CAROLINA RECENTLY REPORTED A SUSTAINED WIND OF 39 MPH…63
KM/H…WITH A GUST TO 47 MPH…76 KM/H…DURING THE PAST HOUR.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB…29.47 INCHES.
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
———————-
WIND…TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COAST OF
SOUTH CAROLINA IN THE WATCH AREA ON SUNDAY OR MONDAY.
SURF…DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE COASTS OF
GEORGIA AND SOUTH CAROLINA THROUGH MONDAY. PLEASE SEE STATEMENTS
ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE FOR
INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA.
NEXT ADVISORY
————-
NEXT INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY…200 AM EDT.
NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY…500 AM EDT.
By Associated Press, Updated: Saturday, May 19, 7:10 PM
AP
ROME — “A bomb exploded outside an Italian high school……killing one student and wounding at least seven others…….
There was no immediate claim of responsibility, and police were trying to determine who had planted the bomb…… The bombing also followed a spate of attacks against Italian officials and buildings by a group of anarchists.
The device went off a few minutes before 8 a.m. on Saturday in the Adriatic port town of Brindisi in the country’s south just as students milled outside, chatting and getting ready for class at the mainly all-girls Francesca Laura Morvillo Falcone vocational institute. Saturday is a school day in much of Italy……”
Three NATO protesters face terrorism charges as global summit nears kickoff
By Annie Gowen, Saturday, May 19, 8:19 PM
The Washington Post
CHICAGO — “As NATO protesters marched by the hundreds to Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel’s house, three others were in court Saturday facing terrorism charges for allegedly planning to bomb the mayor’s residence, police stations and Obama’s campaign headquarters during the upcoming summit….”
A total of 316 persons infected with the outbreak strains of Salmonella Bareilly (304 persons) or SalmonellaNchanga (12 persons) have been reported from 26 states and the District of Columbia.
37 ill persons have been hospitalized, and no deaths have been reported.
Collaborative investigation efforts of state, local, and federal public health agencies indicate that a frozen raw yellowfin tuna product, known as Nakaochi Scrape, from Moon Marine USA Corporation is the likely source of this outbreak.
Consumers should not eat the recalled product, and retailers should not serve the recalled raw Nakaochi Scrape tuna product from Moon Marine USA Corporation.
Laboratory testing conducted by state public health laboratories in Connecticut, Maryland, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, and Wisconsin has isolated Salmonella from 53 (96%) of 55 samples taken from intact packages of frozen yellow fin tuna scrape from Moon Marine USA Corporation or from sushi prepared with the implicated scrape tuna product.
On April 24, 2012, FDA issued a document that lists observations made by the FDA Representative(s) during the inspection of a Moon Fishery (India) Pvt. Ltd facility conducted as part of this ongoing outbreak investigation.
This investigation is ongoing. CDC and state and local public health partners are continuing surveillance to identify new cases.
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