[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
550 PM 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 5 PM EDT...TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS LOCATED
ABOUT 400 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 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT 400 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF CAPE CANAVERAL.

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 NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS EVENING.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.

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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-
550 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD AT A LITTLE FASTER PACE...AND IS
LOCATED ABOUT 400 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
BETWEEN 20 AND 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE BETWEEN FLAGLER BEACH
AND JUPITER INLET. 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 INCREASE MARKEDLY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY BEYOND 20 MILES
FROM THE COAST AS HANNA MAKES IT CLOSEST APPROACH TO EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

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 TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DETERIORATING FROM
SOUTH TO NORTH.

LOCAL MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR THE POTENTIAL OF A HIGH
IMPACT...WITH THE LIKELIHOOD OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DUE TO
STRONG 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 MIDNIGHT 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-
550 PM 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 AT A LITTLE FASTER PACE...AND IS
LOCATED ABOUT 400 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 TONIGHT 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
TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...DETERIORATING FROM SOUTH TO NORTH.
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 TONIGHT 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 MIDNIGHT EDT...OR SOONER IF CONDITIONS
WARRANT.

$$

VOLKMER






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