Tropical Storm Nicole Update

Please see below the latest on Tropical Storm Nicole. Projected path has mostly affecting S. E. USA (Florida, Georgia & Carolinas).

Tropical Storm Nicole is expected to increase in intensity as she nears heads towards US East Coast of Florida and could make landfall as a Cat 1 Hurricane.

The Ports Miami, Port Everglades, West Palm Beach, Port Manatee, Port Tampa, Port Canaveral, Jacksonville & Fernandina are CLOSED in HC ZULU.

Tropical storm conditions will continue along the east coast of Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina within the warning areas today. Tropical storm conditions will spread northward along the west coast of Florida to the coast of the Florida Panhandle through tonight.

A dangerous storm surge is expected along portions of the east-central and northeastern coast of Florida, portions of coastal Georgia, and the Florida Big Bend along the Gulf coast. The storm surge will be accompanied by large and damaging waves along the Atlantic coast. Residents in the warning area should listen to advice given by local officials.

Do not focus on the exact track of Nicole since it is a large storm with hazards extending well to the north of the centre, outside of the forecast cone. These hazards will continue to affect much of the Florida peninsula and portions of the southeast United States.

Nicole will produce heavy rainfall today across the Florida Peninsula. Flash and urban flooding will be possible across portions of the Florida Peninsula along with renewed river flooding on the St. Johns River. Isolated flash, urban, and small stream flooding will also be possible on Friday in the Southeast through the central Appalachians, including the Blue Ridge Mountains, and extending northward through eastern Ohio, west central Pennsylvania, into western New York by Friday night into Saturday.

SUMMARY OF700 AM EST…1200 UTC…INFORMATION

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LOCATION…28.1N 81.6W
ABOUT 30 MI…50 KM SW OF ORLANDO FLORIDA
ABOUT 55 MI…90 KM E OF TAMPA FLORIDA
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…60 MPH…100 KM/H
PRESENT MOVEMENT…WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 14 MPH…22 KM/H
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…984 MB…29.06 INCHES

Port Conditions:

• Condition Whiskey (IV): The ALERT condition in which winds above 39 mph are expected within 72 hours.
• Condition X-Ray (III): The READINESS condition in which winds above 39 mph are expected within 48 hours.
• Condition Yankee (II): The WARNING condition in which winds above 39 mph are expected within 24 hours.
• Condition Zulu (I): The DANGER condition in which winds above 39 mph are expected within 12 hours and until the storm has passed and is no longer a threat.

Inchcape Office Status:
Miami – Open – ALL STAFF WILL WORK REMOTELY 11/10 FROM HOME AS LONG AS THEY HAVE POWER.
Tampa – Open – ALL STAFF WILL WORK REMOTELY 11/10 FROM HOME AS LONG AS THEY HAVE POWER.
Jacksonville – Open – ALL STAFF WILL WORK REMOTELY 11/10 FROM HOME AS LONG AS THEY HAVE POWER.
Savannah – Open
Charleston – Open

Norfolk – Open