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11/2/2024
WT Staff
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November 1, 2024 1027 am EDT
End of season for Surf Zone Forecast
Streamflow Situation from the network of USGS streamflow gauges in Georgia
Sunny with a high of 83 Saturday, the weather this hour from Warner Robins Air Force Base, NWS Peachtree City.
Mostly sunny, high 82 in the south. The NWS posted the last surf zone forecast of the season Thursday, October 31 for Charleston, SC while the National Hurricane Center has another month to report disturbances, tropical storms and hurricanes. NWS Charleston reports for Coastal Bryan-Coastal Chatham-Coastal Liberty-Coastal McIntosh Counties including the beaches of Tybee Island, Ossabaw Island, Wassaw Island, St. Catherines Island, and Sapelo Island. If venturing to the beach, take note of high bacteria counts at Jekyll Island's Clam Creek Beach, 116 cfu per 100 ml and at the south end of Jekyll Island, St. Andrew's Beach with 380 cfu per 100 ml. These beaches at the mouths of the Satilla and St Mary's Rivers, respectively, are posted with permanent bacteria advisories. The latest bacterial counts are from Oct. 28 sampling.
A handful of monitors reporting much below seasonal normal (below 10th percentile) in the north and central state Saturday, the majority of gauges continue to run in the 25th to 74th percentile range, seasonal normal. Chattahoochee River continues to record flows less than 10th percentile in the mid to lower channel.
The drought map continues as reported midweek, no change. On the Atlantic side, Savannah River watershed is rated below normal in the upper basin from Banks, through Franklin, Madison, Oglethorpe and west Elbert Counties. The drought map displays the ratings below normal to extreme drought based on 7-day average streamflows compared against the historic average for the time period.
On the Mississippi River-Gulf of Mexico side of the drainage divide, Upper Chattahoochee River watershed remains below normal from west Lumpkin County through Dawson, east Pickens and Cherokee Counties. Tennessee River west watershed remains below normal includes Dade, Walker and Catoosa Counties. Coosa River watershed is below normal along the west state line including Chattooga County, south Floyd, the majority of Bartow County and all of Polk County. Tallapoosa River watershed remains below normal through Carroll and Haralson Counties.
As of this report there are no active flood events in the monitoring network, no extreme high or extreme low flows.
Subtropical Storm Patty breaks out near the Azores Intermediate Advisory Number 2A from the NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL 600 PM GMT Sat Nov 02 2024
...PATTY NEARING THE AZORES, EXPECTED TO BRING TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS THERE TONIGHT AND
SUNDAY...
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for all of the Azores.
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the next 12 hours.
At 600 PM GMT (1800 UTC), the center of Subtropical Storm Patty was
located near latitude 38.2 North, longitude 31.1 West. The storm is
moving toward the southeast near 13 mph (20 km/h). A faster eastward
motion is expected during the next couple of days. On the forecast
track, the center of Patty is expected to move near or just south of
the Azores tonight and Sunday.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 65 mph (100 km/h) with higher
gusts. Gradual weakening is expected during the next few days.
Patty is forecast to become a post-tropical low by Sunday
night.
Winds of 40 mph extend outward up to 205 miles (335 km) from the
center. The estimated minimum central pressure is 982 mb (29.00 inches).
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