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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
555 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

NCZ097-100-101-SCZ034-046-052200-
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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
555 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF BOTH MYRTLE BEACH AND WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NC TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER
SC. THIS INCLUDES THE COUNTIES OF PENDER...NEW
HANOVER...BRUNSWICK...HORRY...AND GEORGETOWN.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA AND NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT
155 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH 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 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL... ALTHOUGH IT
IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

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

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVEL RISES UP TO 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE
POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY FOR BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER AND PENDER
COUNTIES. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 1230 AM EDT SATURDAY. IMPACTS
WILL DEPEND HEAVILY ON WHEN THE CENTER OF THE STORM PASSES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT PORTIONS OF THE
NORTHEASTERN SOUTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA
COAST BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THE STRONGEST WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
AFFECT THE CAPE FEAR AREA FRIDAY NIGHT. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE
DURING SATURDAY MORNING.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

FOR WILMINGTON NC...

THERE IS A 69 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MOST
LIKELY TO BEGIN LATE FRIDAY. THERE IS A 7 PERCENT CHANCE OF
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

FOR MYRTLE BEACH...

THERE IS A 61 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...MOST
LIKELY TO BEGIN FRIDAY AFTERNOON. THERE IS A 6 PERCENT CHANCE OF
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM...MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL COUNTIES. RAINFALL MAY
EXCEED 4 INCHES IN A FEW SPOTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF
NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS...MAINLY ACROSS THE COASTAL
COUNTIES.

...TORNADOES...

A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES. THE
THREAT WILL BE HIGHEST ALONG THE TRACK TO THE EAST SIDE OF THE
STORM.


...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM EDT.

$$

AMZ250-252-254-256-052200-
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/O.CON.KILM.HU.A.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
555 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF BOTH MYRTLE BEACH AND WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY NC
TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS
THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING
AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT
155 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH 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 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL... ALTHOUGH IT
IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

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

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS FRIDAY AFTERNOON. IF HANNA IS JUST SLIGHTLY
STRONGER THAN FORECAST...HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY
NIGHT. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH TO NORTH SATURDAY
MORNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM EDT.

$$

NCZ096-099-052200-
/O.NEW.KILM.TI.A.0001.080906T0300Z-080906T1200Z/
BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
555 PM EDT THU SEP 4 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH IN EFFECT FROM FRIDAY EVENING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 625 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON. AT 5 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WIND
WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT
155 MILES...250 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 625
MILES...1005 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH 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 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 WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY
SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL... ALTHOUGH IT
IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.

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

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE
AIRCRAFT WAS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE FRIDAY NIGHT. RESIDENTS
SHOULD MOVE UNFASTENED ITEMS...SUCH AS GARBAGE CANS AND DECK
FURNITURE...INDOORS.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP LATE
FRIDAY EVENING...AND CONTINUE UNTIL JUST BEFORE DAYBREAK SATURDAY.
EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH.
MINOR DAMAGE MAY OCCUR IN OLDER MOBILE HOME PARKS. NEWLY PLANTED
TREES AND SHRUBS MAY BE UPROOTED IF NOT SECURED PROPERLY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HANNA COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER
SOUTHEAST NORTH CAROLINA...WITH MAXIMUM ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5
INCHES POSSIBLE. THIS COULD RESULT IN FLOODING OF
NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 9 PM EDT.

$$

RAS


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