BULLETIN
Tropical Depression Four Intermediate Advisory Number 1A
NWS National Hurricane Center Miami FL AL042021
200 PM EDT Mon Jun 28 2021
...RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INVESTIGATING TROPICAL DEPRESSION
LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE THE COAST OF SOUTH CAROLINA...
SUMMARY OF 200 PM EDT...1800 UTC...INFORMATION
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LOCATION...32.2N 79.3W
ABOUT 85 MI...135 KM ESE OF BEAUFORT SOUTH CAROLINA
ABOUT 55 MI...85 KM SE OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...35 MPH...55 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH...26 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1013 MB...29.92 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...
* Edisto Beach to South Santee River South Carolina
A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are
expected somewhere within the warning area, in this case within the
next 12 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 200 PM EDT (1800 UTC), the center of Tropical Depression Four was
located near latitude 32.2 North, longitude 79.3 West. The
depression is moving toward the west-northwest near 16 mph (26 km/h)
and this general motion is expected to continue for the next couple
of days. On the forecast track, the center of the tropical cyclone
should make landfall along coast of South Carolina within the
warning area later this evening.
Maximum sustained winds are near 35 mph (55 km/h) with higher gusts.
Some slight strengthening is expected today, and the depression is
forecast to become a tropical storm before it makes landfall. Rapid
weakening is forecast after landfall occurs. An Air Force Reserve
reconnaissance aircraft is currently investigating the cyclone.
The estimated minimum central pressure is 1013 mb (29.92 inches).