Beryl Update

BERYL MAKING ITS LANDFALL APPROACH UPON NE FL WITH WINDS JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH.   NEW INFORMATION. WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM BERYL ARE CURRENTLY JUST BELOW CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE STRENGTH. BERYL IS STILL FORECAST TO MAKE LANDFALL AS A TROPICAL STORM.BUT WITH SOME HURRICANE FORCE GUSTS NOW MORE LIKELY FOR PARTS OF NE FL.   AREAS AFFECTED. THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE & MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT LOCATIONS & COASTAL WATER LEGS OF EAST CNTL FL.   WATCHES/WARNINGS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF VOLUSIA COUNTY.   A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE VOLUSIA COUNTY COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.   ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT FOR LAKE.ORANGE.SEMINOLE.BREVARD & OSCEOLA COUNTIES STRONG WIND GUSTS LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN & LIGHTNING.MAINLY IN QUICKLY PASSING SQUALLS WILL IMPACT THESE COUNTIES THIS EVENING AND THROUGH MON MORNING.   PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC & MARINE FORECASTS.AS WELL AS ASSOCIATED STATEMENTS & WARNINGS.FOR INFORMATION ABOUT RELATED HAZARDS FROM BERYL.   STORM INFORMATION. AT 800 PM EDT.THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BERYL WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.1 NORTH.LONGITUDE 80.5 WEST. THIS WAS ABOUT 65 MILES NE OF DAYTONA BEACH. BERYL IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH. A WESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH LANDFALL. AFTER LANDFALL.BERYL IS EXPECTED TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST- NORTHWESTWARD & THEN TURN NORTHWARD OVER PORTIONS OF NORTHEAST FL & SOUTHEASTERN GA ON MON & MON NIGHT.   BERYL IS NOW JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH WITH MAX SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 70 MPH.WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL.BUT ANY ADDITIONAL INCREASE IN STRENGTH WOULD MAKE BERYL A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE. STEADY WEAKENING IS FORECAST AFTER LANDFALL.& BERYL IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN TO A TROPICAL DEPRESSION BY MON NIGHT.   THE LATEST MIN CNTL PRESSURE WAS 992 MB.29.29 INCHES.   SITUATION OVERVIEW. BERYL HAS STRENGTHENED TO JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH.AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE WESTWARD TONIGHT. BERYL WILL SOON MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE NE FL COASTLINE BETWEEN JAX & SAINT AUGUSTINE.   IMPORTANTLY.THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS FOR EAST CNTL FL REMAIN UNCHANGED.   RAIN BANDS FROM BERYL CONTINUE TO AFFECT N. & CNTL PORTIONS OF EAST CNTL FL. EMBEDDED STORMS & SQUALLS HAVE PRODUCED FREQUENT WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 40 MPH.WITH A FEW OF THE STRONGER SQUALLS PRODUCING WIND GUSTS TO AROUND 50 OR 55 MPH. THESE RAIN BANDS & SQUALLS WILL PERSIST AS BERYL APPROACHES LANDFALL.& CONTINUE WELL AFTER LANDFALL ON MONDAY.MEMORIAL DAY.   OUTSIDE OF THE RAIN BANDS.SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 15 TO 20 MPH WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 25 TO 30 MPH.   OVER THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC.SUSTAINED WINDS AT OR NEAR TROPICAL STORM FORCE ARE OCCURRING NO. OF THE VOLUSIA-BREVARD COUNTY LINE.WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS.   DANGEROUS SURF CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE AT LOCAL BEACHES OVERNIGHT INTO MEMORIAL DAY.WITH SEVERAL RESCUES HAVING BEEN REPORTED THIS WEEKEND. ENTERING THE SURF IS NOT ADVISED.   BRIEF TORNADOES & WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE THROUGHOUT THE AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HRS IN PASSING SQUALLS.     PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.   OUTDOOR PREPARATIONS SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN COMPLETED AS GUSTY WINDS & FREQUENT SQUALLS WILL CAUSE OUTSIDE ACTIVITIES TO BECOME DANGEROUS. AS EVENING ENSUES.& THE OVERNIGHT APPROACHES.PEOPLE SHOULD THINK ABOUT THE MEANS FOR RECEIVING ALERTS AFTER THEY GO TO BED OR IF THE ELECTRICITY GOES OUT.   &&   PLEASE NOTE:  Florida has a very broad public records laws.  Most written communications to or from state officials regarding state business are public records available to the public and media upon request.  Your e-mail communications may therefore be subject to disclosure.