[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KJAX 050919 AAA
HLSJAX

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
519 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA
TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA...

.AT 500 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR ABOUT
125 MILES NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND AND ABOUT 430
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 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.

DATA FROM THE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT 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 HURRICANE.

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

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
985 MB...29.08 INCHES.

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-051615-
/O.CON.KJAX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM-
ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
519 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

NONE.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE INTERESTS
IN THE FOLLOWING COASTAL WATERS...OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES
OFFSHORE FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC
COASTAL WATERS OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA
TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA

...MARINE IMPACTS...

TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS FORECAST TO CONTINUE MOVING ON A NORTH TO
NORTHWEST PATH WELL OFFSHORE AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTHEAST
FLORIDA AND SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS
GENERATED BY HANNA WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY AS
THE SYSTEM GETS CLOSER. SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE FROM SATURDAY
ONWARD AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER FLORIDA IN THE WAKE OF HANNA.

MAXIMUM WINDS FOR THE MARINE AREA WILL REACH 30 TO 40 KNOTS...WITH
GUSTS AS HIGH AS 50 KNOTS WELL OFFSHORE...AND THE HIGHEST SEAS
COULD BE UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHEST IN
PASSING SQUALLS. CONDITIONS ARE PROJECTED TO BE AT THEIR WORST
FROM THIS MORNING THROUGH SUNSET THIS EVENING. AFTERWARD...CONDITIONS
WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS HANNA MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE COASTAL
WATERS.

LOCAL MARINERS SHOULD PREPARE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS DUE
TO INTENSE WINDS AND VERY HIGH COMBINED SEAS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
SEEK SAFE HARBOR AND THEN REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS
SUBSIDE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND NOON EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

WOLF/HESS

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