[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1124 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
AN UPDATED POSITION AT 11 AM EDT...TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS LOCATED
ABOUT 515 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL 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 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 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 515
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. A TURN MORE TO THE NORTH IS
EXPECTED BY LATER TOMORROW. ON THIS FORECAST 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 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST TODAY. HOWEVER...HANNA
COULD POSSIBLY BECOME A HURRICANE LATER ON FRIDAY...AS IT MOVES
AWAY FROM THE EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS...AND PRIOR TO
REACHING THE COASTLINE 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-
1124 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD AND WEAKENS VERY SLIGHTLY...AND IS
LOCATED ABOUT 515 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL 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...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES FROM THE COAST. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM WIND AND WAVE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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 15 TO 17 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 6 PM 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-
1124 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...
HANNA CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD AND WEAKENS VERY SLIGHTLY...AND IS
LOCATED ABOUT 515 MILES SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL FLORIDA.

...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...
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.

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 15 TO 17
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 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.


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