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...CENTER OF COLIN REMAINS INLAND OVER EASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA...
...HEAVIEST RAINS AND STRONGEST WINDS ARE ALONG AND OFF THE
CAROLINA COAST...
SUMMARY OF 800 AM EDT...1200 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...33.6N 79.3W
ABOUT 25 MI...40 KM WSW OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH...65 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...NE OR 45 DEGREES AT 8 MPH...13 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1012 MB...29.88 INCHES
WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
None.
SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
* South Santee River, South Carolina, to Duck, North Carolina
* Pamlico Sound
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area within 36 hours.
For storm information specific to your area, including possible
inland watches and warnings, please monitor products issued by your
local National Weather Service forecast office.
DISCUSSION AND OUTLOOK
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At 800 AM EDT (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Colin was
located inland over South Carolina near latitude 33.6 North,
longitude 79.3 West. Colin is moving toward the northeast near 8
mph (13 km/h), and this general motion is expected to continue
through Sunday. A turn toward the east-northeast with an increase
in forward speed is expected late Sunday and Sunday night. On the
forecast track, the center of Colin is expected to move
northeastward along or just inland of the South Carolina and North
Carolina coasts through Sunday, and then emerge over the western
Atlantic Ocean late Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds are near 40 mph (65 km/h) with higher
gusts. Little change in strength is forecast during the next couple
of days. Colin is expected to dissipate over the western Atlantic
on Monday.
Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 70 miles (110 km)
mainly to the southeast of the center.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1012 mb (29.88 inches).
HAZARDS AFFECTING LAND
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WIND: Tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning
area in South Carolina this morning and will spread northward to
the warning area in North Carolina this afternoon through Sunday.
RAINFALL: Colin will continue to produce locally heavy rainfall
across portions of coastal South and North Carolina through Sunday
morning. An additional 1 to 2 inches of rainfall, with isolated
amounts up to 4 inches, is expected. This rainfall may result in
localized areas of flash flooding.
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