[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
615 PM EDT WED SEP 3 2008

...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN HOISTED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST...


...NEW INFORMATION...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT OVERALL DETAILS REGARDING THE
ANTICIPATED MARINE CONDITIONS ACROSS THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COASTAL WATERS DUE TO TROPICAL CYCLONE HANNA.


...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS VALID FOR ALL MARINE INTERESTS FROM FLAGLER
BEACH TO JUPITER INLET AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.


...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER
INLET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER
INLET OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES.


...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.9 WEST OR ABOUT 60 MILES WEST
NORTHWEST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TO THE
NORTHWEST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED OVER THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD
BE MOVING THROUGH...OR JUST EAST OF...THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWEST
BAHAMAS OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL
STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND HANNA
COULD BECOME A HURRICANE TOMORROW.


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WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN INLET 20 TO
60 NM OFFSHORE-
WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET 20 TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
615 PM EDT WED SEP 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT...


...NEW INFORMATION...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE SPECIFIED MARINE
WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM WIND AND
WAVE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.


...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE INTERESTS
IN THE FOLLOWING COASTAL WATERS...FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES
OFFSHORE FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER INLET.


...LOCAL MARINE IMPACT...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS FORECAST TO START MOVING NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON A NORTH-NORTHWEST PATH WELL OFFSHORE AND
PARALLEL TO THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY.
SEAS GENERATED BY HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE AS THE
SYSTEM GETS CLOSER AND SLOWLY STRENGTHENS. SEAS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE FROM SATURDAY ONWARD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER FLORIDA
IN THE WAKE OF HANNA.

MAXIMUM WINDS FOR THE MARINE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 TO 30
KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...AND HIGHEST SEAS ARE FORECAST TO
BE 14 TO 16 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN PASSING
SQUALLS. CONDITIONS ARE PROJECTED TO BE AT THEIR WORST FROM LATE
THURSDAY NIGHT...THROUGH FRIDAY...UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT.
AFTERWARD...CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE.

AS A RESULT...LOCAL MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A HIGH
IMPACT...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DUE TO
INTENSE WINDS AND VERY HIGH COMBINED SEAS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD SEEK
SAFE HARBOR AND THEN REMAIN IN PORT.

AT BEAUFORT SCALE 8...HIGH WAVES OF GREATER LENGTH FORM. AT BEAUFORT
SCALE 9...VERY HIGH WAVES BUILD WITH THE VISIBILITY BECOMING
AFFECTED BY BLOWING FOAM AND SPRAY. SMALL SHIPS MAY BE LOST TO VIEW
BEHIND WAVES.

DUE TO INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES...MARINERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED
OF THE LATEST FORECAST ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR IMPORTANT UPDATES.


...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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COASTAL WATERS FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE
OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM VOLUSIA BREVARD COUNTY LINE TO SEBASTIAN
INLET OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SEBASTIAN INLET TO JUPITER INLET OUT 20 NM-
615 PM EDT WED SEP 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM HANNA TO IMPACT THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS...


...NEW INFORMATION...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SPECIFIED COASTAL
WATERS OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES DUE TO THE INFLUENCE OF HANNA ON
LOCAL MARINE CONDITIONS.

ALSO...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS BEYOND
20 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36
HOURS.


...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE INTERESTS
IN THE FOLLOWING COASTAL WATERS...FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER
INLET OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES.


...LOCAL MARINE IMPACT...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS FORECAST TO START MOVING NORTHWEST
TONIGHT AND CONTINUE ON A NORTH-NORTHWEST PATH WELL OFFSHORE AND
PARALLEL TO THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THROUGH LATE FRIDAY.
SEAS GENERATED BY HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE AS THE
SYSTEM GETS CLOSER AND SLOWLY STRENGTHENS. SEAS WILL SLOWLY
SUBSIDE FROM SATURDAY ONWARD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER FLORIDA
IN THE WAKE OF HANNA.

MAXIMUM WINDS FOR THE MARINE AREA ARE EXPECTED TO BE 25 KNOTS...AND
HIGHEST SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE 8 TO 10 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
BE LOCALLY HIGHER IN ASSOCIATED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS. CONDITIONS
ARE PROJECTED TO BE AT THEIR WORST FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THROUGH
FRIDAY...UNTIL EARLY FRIDAY NIGHT. AFTERWORDS...CONDITIONS WILL
GRADUALLY IMPROVE.

BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER DUE TO
THE CLOSER PROXIMITY TO HANNA. MAXIMUM WINDS WILL BE 30 KNOTS
WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS. HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE 14 TO 16
FEET.

AS A RESULT...LOCAL MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A
MODERATE IMPACT...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
CONDITIONS DUE TO STRONG WINDS AND LARGE COMBINED SEAS. BAY AND
INLAND WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN
PORT...BUT IF THEY GO OUT THEY SHOULD NOT VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.

AT BEAUFORT SCALE 6...LARGER WAVES FORM. AT BEAUFORT SCALE 7...EVEN
LARGER WAVES FORM...BUT SEAS ALSO BEGIN TO HEAP.

DUE TO INHERENT UNCERTAINTIES...MARINERS ARE URGED TO STAY INFORMED
OF THE LATEST FORECAST ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM HANNA.
LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR IMPORTANT UPDATES.


...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN MELBOURNE AROUND MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.


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