Claims News Service, Oct. 5, 12:38 p.m. EDT -- Guy Carpenter, areinsurance intermediary, has released a report on the newly formedTropical Storm Tammy. The storm is located approximately 130 milessoutheast of Jacksonville in Florida and packs sustained winds ofaround 40 miles per hour, according to the National HurricaneCenter (NHC). The storm is predicted to travel in a north-northwestdirection and strengthen over the next 12 hours. Tropicalstorm-force winds extend 115 miles from the center of thestorm.

A tropical storm warning has been issued from Cocoa Beach inFlorida to South Santee River in

South Carolina. Between 5 and 10 inches of rain is expected tofall in parts of northern Florida and south-eastern regions ofGeorgia and the Carolinas. The NHC also warned that tornadoes couldtouchdown in northeastern Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina.Forecasters said Tammy is expected to track north-northwest alongthe eastern Florida coastline before moving inland over northeastFlorida later today and central Georgia early Thursday. Forecasterssaid Tammy is unlikely to reach hurricane strength during thistime. Tammy is the 19th named storm to develop during this year'sNorth Atlantic hurricane season, making it the second-busiest onrecord.

The NHC has produced the following estimates (as of today) ofU.S. landfall probability within 65 nautical miles of the followingcities from today to 08:00 EST Saturday.

1. Fort Pierce, Florida - probability of 99%

2. Cocoa Beach, Florida - probability of 99%

3. Daytona Beach, Florida - probability of 99%

4. Jacksonville, Florida - probability of 68%

5. Savannah, Georgia - probability of 22%

Sources: National Hurricane Center, Associated Press, ReutersNews

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