[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 041504
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
1104 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA
TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA...

AT 1100 AM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.5 WEST OR ABOUT 245 MILES EAST OF
NASSAU AND ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR...AND
THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH
A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TO THE NORTH IS
EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF
HANNA WILL PASS JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
TODAY...AND WILL BE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES
BY LATE FRIDAY. HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA
WILL REACH THE COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY...HOWEVER...
HANNA COULD BECOME A HURRICANE ON FRIDAY PRIOR TO REACHING THE
COASTLINE.

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ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
1104 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING NOW IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES MOVING NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MILES PER HOUR AND
BECAUSE OF ITS LARGE WIND FIELD... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
FORECAST TO SPREAD INTO THE COASTAL WATERS BY FRIDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE
INTERESTS IN THE FOLLOWING COASTAL WATERS...OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES OFFSHORE FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND
GEORGIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA
TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA

...MARINE IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING ON A
NORTHWEST PATH WELL OFFSHORE AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA
AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTS THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. SEAS GENERATED
BY HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE AS THE SYSTEM GETS
CLOSER AND POSSIBLY 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 WILL REACH 30 TO 40 KNOTS
...WITH GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 KNOTS WELL OFFSHORE...AND THE HIGHEST
SEAS COULD BE UP TO 14 TO 17 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST
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 UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

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LETRO


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