[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
621 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
NCZ045-046-061030-
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WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-
621 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING NOW IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM
TONIGHT TO 8 PM SATURDAY. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR 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.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
985 MB...29.08 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION THIS MORNING BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATER TODAY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 1 TO 2 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY MORNING AS HANNA MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL FLOODING
WILL BE GREATEST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND AROUND NOON ON SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH
THE AREA TONIGHT AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55 MPH ARE MOST
LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY FLOOD
PRONE LOCATIONS.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND NOON.
$$
AMZ135-150-152-154-061030-
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PAMLICO SOUND-
S OF CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT TO OREGON INLET NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF OREGON INLET TO CAPE HATTERAS NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE HATTERAS TO OCRACOKE INLET NC OUT 20 NM
INCLUDING THE MONITOR NATIONAL MARINE SANCTUARY-
621 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 430 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A
HURRICANE WATCH WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN THE
PAMLICO SOUND AND ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTH CAROLINA OUT
20 NM.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR 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.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
985 MB...29.08 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE THEIR BOATS. IF OUT
ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE WAY TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS NEAR INLET ENTRANCES WHERE THE INCOMING SWELL COULD
BECOME STEEP WHEN THE TIDE IS FALLING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 2 TO 4 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY MORNING AS HANNA MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL FLOODING
WILL BE GREATEST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND AROUND NOON ON SATURDAY. THE AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE
THE HIGHEST IMPACT ARE SOUTH FACING BEACHES...AND ALONG THE BANKS
OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS WHERE LOCAL WATER RISES OF 5 FEET
WILL BE POSSIBLE.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH THIS EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO
END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING THE DAY ON SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST
WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING
IN THE 35 TO 45 KT RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 55 KT.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
TODAY...THEN BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS ARE POSSIBLE SOUTH OF
CAPE HATTERAS. IN THE PAMLICO WAVES OF 3 TO 4 FEET ARE EXPECTED
TODAY...BUILDING TO 5 FEET TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND NOON.
$$
NCZ047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-061030-
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MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
621 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 430 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR COASTAL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE
WATCH WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR 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.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
985 MB...29.08 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION THIS MORNING BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATER TODAY.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 3 TO 5 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT. NORTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT THE SURGE IS EXPECTED TO AVERAGE 2 TO 4 FEET. STORM SURGES
OF 3 TO 5 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NEUSE
AND PAMLICO RIVERS.
THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY ROUGH TODAY THROUGH SATURDAY
WITH A HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH
THE AREA LATE TODAY AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE
STRONGEST WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH ARE MOST
LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY FLOOD
PRONE LOCATIONS.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
HIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND NOON.
$$
AMZ156-158-061030-
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S OF OCRACOKE INLET TO CAPE LOOKOUT NC OUT 20 NM-
S OF CAPE LOOKOUT TO N OF SURF CITY NC OUT 20 NM-
621 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 430 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH
REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL WATERS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A
HURRICANE WATCH WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN AND
ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTH CAROLINA OUT 20 NM.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR 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.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
985 MB...29.08 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE THEIR BOATS. IF OUT
ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE WAY TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS NEAR INLET ENTRANCES WHERE THE INCOMING SWELL COULD
BECOME STEEP WHEN THE TIDE IS FALLING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 3 TO 5 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE ON TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY MORNING AS HANNA MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. COASTAL FLOODING
WILL BE GREATEST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE AROUND MIDNIGHT
TONIGHT AND AROUND NOON ON SATURDAY. LOCATIONS WEST OF CAPE
LOOKOUT ARE EXPECTED TO SEE THE HIGHEST STORM SURGES.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION THROUGH LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND INTO THE
EVENING. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH EARLY
SATURDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY MORNING IN THE 45 TO 55 KT RANGE WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
TODAY...THEN BUILD TO 13 TO 18 FEET TONIGHT AND
CONTINUING ON SATURDAY.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND NOON.
$$
AMZ130-061030-
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ALBEMARLE SOUND-
621 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR
THE ALBEMARLE SOUND. 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 AND
ALONG THE ALBEMARLE SOUND.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR 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.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
985 MB...29.08 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS SHOULD TAKE ACTION NOW TO SECURE THEIR BOATS. IF OUT
ON THE OPEN WATER...MAKE WAY TO SEEK SAFE HARBOR. BE ESPECIALLY
CAUTIOUS NEAR INLET ENTRANCES WHERE THE INCOMING SWELL COULD
BECOME STEEP WHEN THE TIDE IS FALLING.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 1 TO 2 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE BY SATURDAY AFTERNOON.
COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE GREATEST AROUND THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE
AROUND NOON ON SATURDAY.
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH
THROUGH THE REGION TONIGHT. THESE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO END BY
SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY MORNING
IN THE 35 TO 45 KT RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
WAVES OF 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED TODAY...BUILDING TO 4 TO 5 FEET
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND NOON.
$$
NCZ029-044-079-090>092-061030-
/O.CON.KMHX.TI.W.0001.080906T0000Z-080907T0000Z/
MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-
621 AM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS
EVENING TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 430 MILES SOUTH
OF WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR
THE COASTAL PLAIN OF EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA. A TROPICAL STORM
WIND WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST OR 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.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
985 MB...29.08 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION THIS MORNING BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATER TODAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH
THE AREA STARTING THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY
MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 60 MPH
ARE MOST LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING
SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY FLOOD
PRONE LOCATIONS.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION LATER TODAY INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND NOON.
$$
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