Eta moving across North Florida

12 Nov 2020 / Florida, United States

At 700am EST (1200 UTC), the center of Tropical Storm Eta was located near latitude 29.7 North, longitude 82.4 West.

Eta is moving toward the northeast near 13 mph (20 km/h). It should move across northeastern Florida this morning and emerge into the western Atlantic this afternoon. The cyclone is expected to accelerate over the western Atlantic and move parallel to, but offshore of the Carolinas before heading well east of the Mid-Atlantic coast by late Friday.

Maximum sustained winds have decreased to near 45 mph (75 km/h) with higher gusts. Eta could re-intensify as a non-tropical cyclone on Friday before becoming absorbed by a larger non-tropical cyclone on Saturday.

Tropical-storm-force winds extend outward up to 115 miles (185 km) primarily over water to the east of the center. A NOAA Coastal Marine Observing site at St. Augustine Florida recently reported sustained winds of 37 mph (59 km/h) and a gust of 44 mph (70 km/h)…

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Source: Extracts from National Hurricane Center, Miami FL, Tropical Storm Eta Intermediate Advisory No.48A issued at 700am EST on 12 November

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