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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
246 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...HANNA MOVING A LITTLE FASTER TO THE NORTHWEST...

.AT 200 PM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.2 WEST OR ABOUT
205 MILES...330 KM...EAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 635 MILES...SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...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.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315
MILES...MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES.

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WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-
246 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
LATE TONIGHT...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS...

	WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20
	TO 60 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...WINDS...
AFTER 2 AM TONIGHT...NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 25
TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS INCREASING TO 45 KNOTS BY DAYBREAK
FRIDAY. FRIDAY...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 35 TO 45
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 55 KNOTS BY LATE MORNING. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY
EVENING. OVERNIGHT FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY
DECREASE BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH AS HANNA PULLS AWAY FROM
THE AREA.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS WILL BUILD THROUGH TONIGHT...AND COULD REACH 9 TO 11 FEET BY
LATE TONIGHT. THEN...HANNA MAY PRODUCE DANGEROUS SEAS UP TO 19 FEET
FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY NIGHT. SEAS WILL THEN GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 630 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
246 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY MORNING...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS...

	CHARLESTON HARBOR...WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO
	BEACH SC OUT 20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AVERAGING 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS.
FRIDAY EVENING...NORTH WINDS MAY AVERAGE 35 TO 40 KNOTS WITH GUSTS
TO 50 KNOTS. HURRICANE CONDITIONS MAY OCCUR LATE FRIDAY AFTERNOON
INTO FRIDAY EVENING. BY SATURDAY MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS SHOULD
DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
OUTSIDE OF CHARLESTON HARBOR...DANGEROUS SEAS OF 12 TO 16 FEET MAY
DEVELOP WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. IN
CHARLESTON HARBOR...WAVES OF 4 TO 6 FEET MAY DEVELOP FRIDAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 630 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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CHARLESTON-
246 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON...AND HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE
FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

	CHARLESTON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 35 MPH FRIDAY
MORNING SHOULD BECOME NORTH AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 MPH WITH
GUSTS TO 55 MPH FRIDAY AFTERNOON. FRIDAY NIGHT...NORTHWEST WINDS
MAY AVERAGE 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH. NORTHWEST WINDS
WILL THEN GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT. A PERIOD OF HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS REMAINS POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.
STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ALONG THE COAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THERE STILL REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA...WHICH MAKES THE RAINFALL
FORECAST VERY DIFFICULT. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY OCCURRING FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. LOCALIZED...MINOR
FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD PRODUCE
SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH
TIDES IN CHARLESTON HARBOR ARE EXPECTED AT 1242 PM EDT FRIDAY AND
1242 AM EDT SATURDAY.

...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES TODAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 630 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT
20 NM...INCLUDING GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
246 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY DEVELOP ACROSS THE REGION
FRIDAY MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS...

	WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM...WATERS
	FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA OUT 20 NM...INCLUDING
	GRAYS REEF NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS MAY INCREASE TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE FRIDAY
MORNING...AVERAGING 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 40 KNOTS. FRIDAY
AFTERNOON AND FRIDAY EVENING...NORTH WINDS MAY AVERAGE 30 TO 35
KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS. BY SATURDAY MORNING...NORTHWEST WINDS
SHOULD DIMINISH BELOW TROPICAL STORM STRENGTH.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
DANGEROUS SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET MAY DEVELOP ACROSS NEARSHORE
COASTAL WATERS WITHIN 20 NM OF THE COAST FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 630 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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BEAUFORT-COASTAL BRYAN-COASTAL CHATHAM-COASTAL COLLETON-
COASTAL JASPER-COASTAL LIBERTY-COASTAL MCINTOSH-INLAND BRYAN-
INLAND CHATHAM-INLAND COLLETON-INLAND JASPER-INLAND LIBERTY-
INLAND MCINTOSH-
246 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. A PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
REGION FRIDAY AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

	BEAUFORT...COASTAL BRYAN...COASTAL CHATHAM...COASTAL COLLETON...
	COASTAL JASPER...COASTAL LIBERTY...COASTAL MCINTOSH...INLAND
	BRYAN...INLAND CHATHAM...INLAND COLLETON...INLAND JASPER...
	INLAND LIBERTY...INLAND MCINTOSH.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THESE ELEVATED WATER LEVELS COULD BRIEFLY
PRODUCE SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FRIDAY MORNING...AND BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON NORTH WINDS MAY AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
45 MPH. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY CONTINUE INTO FRIDAY
EVENING AS WINDS TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...WITH WINDS THEN
GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT FRIDAY. HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS COASTAL COMMUNITIES.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THERE STILL REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA...WHICH MAKES THE RAINFALL
FORECAST VERY DIFFICULT. AT THIS TIME...RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 2
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY FRIDAY INTO FRIDAY
NIGHT. MINOR FLOODING COULD OCCUR WITH THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS...ESPECIALLY WHERE HEAVY RAIN FALLS WITHIN A SHORTER
PERIOD OF TIME.

...RIP CURRENTS...
THERE IS A HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ON AREA BEACHES TODAY INTO
FRIDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 630 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

$$

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BERKELEY-DORCHESTER-
246 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST U.S.
COAST. A PERIOD OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS POSSIBLE ACROSS
SOUTHERN SECTIONS OF DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY COUNTIES FRIDAY
AFTERNOON INTO FRIDAY EVENING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES...

	BERKELEY...DORCHESTER.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...WINDS...
NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH...WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE FRIDAY AFTERNOON. NORTHWEST
WINDS WILL AVERAGE 20 TO 30 MPH FRIDAY EVENING...WITH TROPICAL
STORM FORCE GUSTS TO 45 MPH POSSIBLE. HIGHEST WINDS WILL OCCUR
ACROSS SOUTHERN AND EASTERN SECTIONS OF DORCHESTER AND BERKELEY
COUNTIES. NORTHWEST WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT
FRIDAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...
THERE STILL REMAINS A FAIR AMOUNT OF UNCERTAINTY REGARDING THE
INTENSITY OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA...WHICH MAKES THE RAINFALL
FORECAST VERY DIFFICULT. AT THIS TIME...WE EXPECT RAINFALL TOTALS
OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ACROSS THE AREA...MAINLY OCCURRING FRIDAY AND
FRIDAY NIGHT...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE. MINOR
FLOODING COULD RESULT FROM THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT...TIDES WILL AVERAGE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE
EXPECTED LEVELS. THIS COULD RESULT IN SHALLOW COASTAL FLOODING
AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE IN THE VICINITY OF DANIEL ISLAND.
HIGH TIDES ON CHARLESTON HARBOR ARE EXPECTED AT 1242 PM EDT
FRIDAY AND 1242 AM EDT SATURDAY.

...TORNADOES...
NO SIGNIFICANT TORNADO THREAT IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON AROUND 630 PM EDT OR
SOONER IF CONDITIONS WARRANT.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

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