[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL
WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COAST...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA HAS MOVED NORTHWARD A BIT FASTER WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
STRENGTH.

...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 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 680 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL.

HANNA HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 14 MPH. HOWEVER...
HANNA SHOULD BEGIN TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTHWEST TONIGHT OR EARLY
THURSDAY WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD BE
MOVING THROUGH OR JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS OVER THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 65 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-
830 PM EDT WED SEP 3 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA HAS MOVED NORTHWARD A BIT FASTER WITH A SLIGHT INCREASE IN
STRENGTH.

...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 IMPACTS...
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 30 TO 35
KNOTS WELL OFFSHORE...WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS...AND THE 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 THE DAY ON FRIDAY.
AFTERWARD...CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE.

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.

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-
830 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 IMPACTS...
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 CLOSE TO THE EAST COAST ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 25
KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS...AND THE HIGHEST
SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE 8 TO 10 FEET NEAR THE COAST. CONDITIONS
ARE PROJECTED TO BE AT THEIR WORST FROM LATE THURSDAY NIGHT...THROUGH
THE DAY ON FRIDAY. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE LATE FRIDAY
NIGHT INTO SATURDAY.

BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES...WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER DUE TO
THE CLOSER PROXIMITY TO HANNA. MAXIMUM WINDS WILL BE 30 TO 35 KNOTS
WITH HIGHER 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. THE INTRACOASTAL
WATERS WILL BECOME ROUGH. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SMALL CRAFT
REMAIN IN PORT THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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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