[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
805 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AN UPDATED POSITION AT 8 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS LOCATED
ABOUT 550 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.

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

...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 WARNING IS EFFECT FROM FLAGLER BEACH TO JUPITER
INLET FROM 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

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

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 550 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY AND TOMORROW...WITH A
GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF
HANNA WILL PASS JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
TODAY...AND WILL PASS EAST OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...AND HANNA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE BEFORE REACHING THE
SOUTHEAST U.S. COAST NEAR THE CAROLINAS.

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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-
805 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANA IS NOW PASSING NEAR THE BAHAMAS...AND IS LOCATED ABOUT 550
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.

THE PREVIOUS TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE COASTAL WATERS BEYOND 20
NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST HAS BEEN
UPGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 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 IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL MOVE NORTHWEST WELL OFFSHORE AND NEARLY
PARALLEL TO THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE AS HANNA GETS CLOSER
LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. 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 35 KNOTS...
WITH FREQUENT 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 TODAY THROUGH 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 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 NOON 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-
805 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANA IS NOW PASSING NEAR THE BAHAMAS...AND IS LOCATED ABOUT 550
MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE
WATERS OUT TO 20 NAUTICAL MILES.

ALSO...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS
BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 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 WILL MOVE NORTHWEST WELL OFFSHORE AND NEARLY
PARALLEL TO THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST THROUGH FRIDAY. WINDS
AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE AS HANNA GETS CLOSER
LATER TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM SATURDAY
ONWARD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER FLORIDA IN THE WAKE OF HANNA.

MAXIMUM WINDS NEAR THE COAST ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 30 KNOTS
WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. GUSTS MAY BE HIGHER IN PASSING
SQUALLS. THE HIGHEST SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BE 8 TO 10 FEET NEAR
THE COAST. CONDITIONS ARE PROJECTED TO BE AT THEIR WORST FROM LATE
TODAY THROUGH 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 35 KNOTS
WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. 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 TO VERY ROUGH. IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SMALL
CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT LATE TODAY 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 NOON EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.


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