[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1130 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 EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WELL OFFSHORE FROM EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA.

...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 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 635
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. A GENERAL
NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR
TWO WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
HANNA COULD REGAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36
HOURS.

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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-
1130 PM EDT WED SEP 3 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA EXPECTED TO BEGIN MOVING NORTHWEST OVERNIGHT. STRENGTHENING
IS FORECAST BY THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WELL OFFSHORE FROM EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA.

...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 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 6 AM 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-
1130 PM EDT WED SEP 3 2008

...TROPICAL STORM HANNA TO IMPACT THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
COASTAL WATERS WITH GUSTY WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT.

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 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.

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 LATE 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 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

VOLKMER






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