000 ACUS72 KJAX 141906 PSHJAX POST-TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE OPHELIA NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 305 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 TROPICAL STORM WATCH... 09/07/2005 05:00 EST THROUGH 09/09/2005 11:00 EST A. WIND DATA. ALL WIND SPEEDS ARE IN KNOTS (DDDFF). ALL DATES AND TIMES IN UTC (DDHHMM). BUOY....MAX SUSTAINED...DATE/TIME...PEAK GUST...DATE/TIME 41012 = SAINT AUGUSTINE BUOY 41012 04030 081300 04043 080440 HIGHEST SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT...15.4 FEET...092200 UTC NOTE: BUOY WINDS REPRESENT THE FASTEST 8 MINUTE WIND SPEED. C-MAN...MAX SUSTAINED...DATE/TIME...PEAK GUST...DATE/TIME SAUF1 01034 090105 02043 081925 SAUF1 = SAINT AUGUSTINE...FLORIDA PIER ASOS....PEAK WIND...DATE/TIME...PEAK GUST...DATE/TIME KJAX 06029 081828 KCRG 02031 081712 KNRB 07028 080412 02034 081912 KNIP 02033 081838 KSSI 03030 091546 KBQK 04019 072140 04026 072140 KVQQ 01029 091731 NOTE...ASOS REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST 2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WIND SPEED. KCRG = CRAIG FIELD KNIP = NAS JACKSONVILLE KJAX = JACKSONVILLE INTL KGNV = GAINESVILLE KSSI = ST SIMONS ISLAND KBQK = GLYNCO AIRPORT KVQQ = CECIL FIELD AWOS III...PEAK WIND...DATE/TIME...PEAK GUST...DATE/TIME SITE.... KSGJ 07026 071255 02034 081935 KSGJ = ST AUGUSTINE...FLORIDA NOTE...ASOS III REPRESENTS THE HIGHEST 2 MINUTE SUSTAINED WIND SPEED. NOS TIDE GAUGE SITES... ........MAX SUSTAINED...DATE/TIME...PEAK GUST...DATE/TIME FERNANDINA BEACH 36016 091000 28 KNOTS 070900 MAYPORT 305 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 B. PRESSURE DATA... BUOY....LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE(MB)...DATE/TIME (DDHHMM) 305 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 C-MAN...LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE(MB)...DATE/TIME (DDHHMM) SAUF1 1008.8 090905 ASOS....LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE(MB)...DATE/TIME (DDHHMM) KJAX 1110.2 090848 KCRG 1009.8 091059 KNRB 1009.5 090826 KNIP 1010.2 090848 KVQQ 1011.2 091050 KSSI 1011.5 090900 KBQK 1011.5 090900 AWOS....LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE(MB)...DATE/TIME (DDHHMM) KSGJ 1008.8 090815-090955 NOS TIDE GAUGE SITES ........LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE(MB)...DATE/TIME (DDHHMM) FERNANDINA BEACH 1010.7 090900 MAYPORT 1010.1 090824 C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL. PERIOD 061100-091100 UTC ...STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION (FLORIDA)... BELL 4WNW :BLLF1 0.31 CRESCENT CITY :CREF1 3.02 FERNANDINA BEACH :FRBF1 1.06 GAINESVILLE REGIONAL AP :GNV 0.06 HASTINGS ARC :HTGF1 3.65 JACKSONVILLE WSO AP :JAX 0.58 JASPER :JASF1 0.05 LAKE BUTLER :LKBF1 0.55 LAKE CITY 2E :LCTF1 0.50 ORANGE SPRINGS 2SSW :OSPF1 1.59 PALM COAST 6NE :WOGF1 3.95 STARKE 3E :SRKF1 1.16 ...STORM TOTAL PRECIPITATION (GEORGIA)... ALMA - BACON COUNTY AP :AMG 0.00 BRUNSWICK :BRUG1 0.37 BRUNSWICK - MCKINNON AP :SSI 1.69 FARGO 17NE :FFPG1 0.02 HAZLEHURST :HZLG1 0.02 HOMERVILLE 5N :HMVG1 0.00 NAHUNTA 3E :NAHG1 0.00 PATTERSON :PATG1 0.00 PRIDGEN :PRDG1 0.00 WAYCROSS 4NE :AYSG1 0.01 WILLACOOCHEE 5ENE :WILG1 0.49 WOODBINE :WBNG1 1.90 D. MAXIMUM STORM TIDE HEIGHTS. SAINT SIMONS ISLAND 305 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 MAX STORM TIDE DEPARTURE +1.44 FT ABOVE ASTRO TIDE PREDICTION FERNANDINA BEACH 305 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 MAX STORM TIDE DEPARTURE +1.65 FT ABOVE ASTRO TIDE PREDICTION MAYPORT 305 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 MAX STORM TIDE DEPARTURE +3.03 FT ABOVE ASTRO TIDE PREDICTION VILANO BEACH ICWW 6.02 FEET MLLW 070300 MAX STORM TIDE DEPARTURE +1.93 FT ABOVE ASTRO TIDE PREDICTION BINGS LANDING, MATANZAS RIVER 305 PM EDT WED SEP 14 2005 MAX STORM TIDE DEPARTURE +1.55 FT ABOVE ASTRO TIDE PREDICTION E. EXTENT OF BEACH EROSION. SIGNIFICANT BEACH EROSION REPORTED FROM JACKSONVILLE BEACH SOUTHWARD. HIGHWAY A1A IN SOUTH FLAGLER BEACH WAS CLOSED DUE TO EROSION NEAR 14TH STREET. F. FLOODING IN CWA. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING DURING THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE WITH ELEVATED WATER LEVELS IN THE CANALS AND INTRA-COASTAL WATERWAY THROUGH THE EVENT. THE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS WERE MORE DIRECTLY ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE STRONG PRESSURE GRADIENT PRIOR TO THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE TROPICAL SYSTEM. AVERAGE TIDAL DEPARTURES ALONG THE OPEN BEACHES WERE 1.5-2.5 ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDE AND ESTUARY TIDAL DEPARTURES FROM MAYPORT SOUTH TO FLAGLER BEACH WERE 1.5 TO 3 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL. G. TORNADOES IN CWA. NONE REPORTED. H. PRELIMINARY STORM EFFECTS. PRIMARY STORM IMPACTS WERE RELATED TO BEACH EROSION HOWEVER MUCH OF THE EROSION WAS RELATED TO THE PRESSURE GRADIENT SET UP BETWEEN THE RIDGE TO THE NORTH AND THE TROPICAL SYSTEM TO THE SOUTH FROM 9/6-9/8. ONE SAILBOAT BROKE LOOSE FROM A MOORING AND IMPACTED THE CONSTRUCTION SITE AT THE BRIDGE OF LIONS IN ST. AUGUSTINE. TIDAL FLOODING CAME TO THE TOP OF CANALS IN FLAGLER COUNTY. MINOR STREET FLOODING (RAINFALL) ASSOCIATED WITH POOR DRAINAGE AREAS IN PORTIONS OF ST. AUGUSTINE AND SAN MARCO IN THE CITY OF JACKSONVILLE. $$ SANDRIK/SHASHY/MCALLISTER/BOONE