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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
254 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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PENDER-BRUNSWICK-NEW HANOVER-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
254 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 490 MILES SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN
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 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST OR 490 MILES
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ONLY SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...
ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A MINIMAL
HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 984 MB...OR 29.05 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVEL RISES UP TO 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE ASTRONOMICAL TIDES ARE
POSSIBLE FOR NORTHERN GEORGETOWN...HORRY...BRUNSWICK...NEW HANOVER
AND PENDER COUNTIES DURING THIS EVENT. HIGH TIDE IS AROUND 12:15
PM EDT TODAY AND SOME MINOR OCEAN OVER-WASH IS POSSIBLE WITH THIS
TIDE. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED WITH THE HIGH TIDE
1230 AM SATURDAY. MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY
ALONG THE PRONE LOCATIONS SUCH AS TIDAL CREEKS NEAR THE OCEAN AND
AREAS ALONG THE BEACH FRONT THAT HAVE BEEN LEFT VULNERABLE BY
BEACH EROSION.

...WINDS...

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

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

FOR WILMINGTON NC...

THERE IS A 74 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
THERE IS A 6 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

FOR MYRTLE BEACH...

THERE IS A 70 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.
THERE IS A 6 PERCENT PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE FORCE WINDS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE UP TO 5 INCHES IN A
FEW LOCATIONS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING
OF NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.

...TORNADOES...

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

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM EDT.

$$

AMZ250-252-254-256-060700-
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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-
254 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 490 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN
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 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST OR 490 MILES
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ONLY SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...
ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A MINIMAL
HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 984 MB...OR 29.05 INCHES.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DEVELOP ACROSS THE
COASTAL WATERS BY MID-DAY FOR THE NORTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA COASTAL
WATERS...AND DURING THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE SOUTHEAST NORTH
CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY MORNING.

...SEAS...

SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 15 FEET ACROSS THE NORTHEAST SOUTH
CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...AND UP TO AROUND 17 FT BY
THIS EVENING.

SEAS WILL BUILD TO AROUND 15 FEET ACROSS THE CAPE FEAR COASTAL
WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...AND UP TO 20 FT DURING THIS EVENING.

SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM EDT.

$$

NCZ096-099-060700-
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BLADEN-COLUMBUS-
254 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH NOW IN EFFECT THROUGH SATURDAY
AFTERNOON...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
BLADEN AND COLUMBUS COUNTIES.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST OR 490 MILES
SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN
TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER
TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY.
HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE
COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ONLY SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...
ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A MINIMAL
HURRICANE.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 984 MB...OR 29.05 INCHES.

...WINDS...

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

...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE TRACK OF
THE STORM. ISOLATED RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY BE UP TO 5 INCHES IN A
FEW LOCATIONS. THIS AMOUNT OF RAINFALL COULD RESULT IN FLOODING
OF NORMALLY FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.

...TORNADOES...
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF TORNADOES LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 530 AM EDT.

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