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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1244 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS NOW IN EFFECT...

.AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE
UNITED STATES EAST COAST IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO SANDY HOOK NEW
JERSEY. A TROPICAL WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM GEORGIA
NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TO SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY...
INCLUDING ALL OF CHESAPEAKE BAY AND DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED OVER THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH
SOUTH CAROLINA TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND.

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FROM NORTH OF SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY TO WATCH HILL RHODE ISLAND...
INCLUDING LONG ISLAND.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...
GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT
110 MILES...180 KM...EAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND ABOUT
375 MILES ...600 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH
CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY...WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON
SATURDAY.  ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE
NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  ONLY SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL...
ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE.
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES...510 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 980 MB...28.94 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 7
INCHES FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD THROUGH NORTH
CAROLINA INTO CENTRAL VIRGINA...MARYLAND...AND SOUTHEASTERN
PENNSYLVANIA. ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE.
THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS AND FLASH
FLOODING WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES
AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS HANNA ADVANCES NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY
AND SUNDAY.

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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1244 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...IT HAS BEEN
REPLACED BY THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CENTRAL DELAWARE...NORTHERN DELAWARE...SOUTHERN DELAWARE...
NORTHEAST MARYLAND...CENTRAL NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...THERE IS ALSO A FLOOD
WATCH IN EFFECT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE
ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

POWER OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE. HAVE WORKABLE FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE
LANTERNS AND A BATTERY POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE
BATTERIES. USE BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES TO
PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY STARTING A FIRE. EMERGENCY PERSONNEL AND FIRE
FIGHTERS MAY NOT BE ABLE TO REACH YOU DURING THE STORM.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON
SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND URBANIZED
AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY
FLOODING WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE
EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF THE PATH OF THE CENTER OF HANNA.
GIVEN THE NEAP TIDE...THESE STORM SURGE VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED
TO PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TIDAL FLOODING JUST BY THEMSELVES.
HOWEVER...WAVE ACTION PRODUCED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD
INCREASE TOTAL WATER HEIGHTS ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT AND THE BAYS.
HEAVY RAIN COINCIDENT WITH THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD ALSO
ENHANCE THE FLOOD THREAT ALONG THE OCEAN AND BAY SHORES DUE TO THE
FACT THAT RUNOFF WOULD HAVE NOWHERE TO DRAIN.

BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY FROM WIND AND WAVE ACTION.

TIMES OF THE HIGH TIDE FOR SATURDAY FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE NEW
JERSEY COAST AND DELAWARE COASTS...

SANDY HOOK NJ..........12:52 AM AND 1:20 PM.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS NJ.....12:22 AM AND 12:50 PM.
ATLANTIC CITY NJ.......12:14 AM AND 12:49 PM.
CAPE MAY OCEAN NJ......12:59 AM AND 1:27 PM.
FENWICK ISLAND DE......12:38 AM AND 1:06 PM.

FOR THE DELAWARE BAY...

BREAKWATER HARBOR DE...01:31 AM AND 2:00 PM.
REEDY POINT DE.........04:28 AM AND 4:48 PM.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE...GREATER THAN 39 MPH
WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

TROPICAL STORM HANNA COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS SIMILAR TO THE
MOTHERS DAY STORM OF 2008.

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

THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ARE MORE LIKELY...ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON
SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND URBANIZED
AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ON SATURDAY OVER DELAWARE
AND EASTERN NEW JERSEY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

HIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

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DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
1244 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT...IT HAS BEEN
REPLACED BY THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND DELAWARE BAY WATERS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT ON SATURDAY. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD
CHECK THEIR MOORINGS.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE...GREATER THAN 39 MPH
WITH GUST UP TO 60 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY
MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE LATE AFTERNOON.

TROPICAL STORM HANNA COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS SIMILAR TO THE
MOTHERS DAY STORM OF 2008.

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

OVER ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS...THERE IS A 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON
SATURDAY. THERE IS A 30 TO 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS OVER DELAWARE BAY

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 600 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

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SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
1244 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THIS TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS FOR AREAS WELL INLAND...AND
WAS ISSUED AROUND MIDDAY FRIDAY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CENTRAL NEW JERSEY...NORTHERN NEW JERSEY...NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...
SOUTHERN NEW JERSEY AND SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...THERE IS ALSO A FLOOD
WATCH IN EFFECT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE
ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON
SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND URBANIZED
AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

BE PREPARED TO MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND IF FLOODING BEGINS TO OCCUR.
DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS. IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY
FLOODING WHILE DRIVING...TURN AROUND.

...WINDS...

FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH...ARE
POSSIBLE BEGINNING SATURDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO SATURDAY
EVENING.

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

THERE IS A 30 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER ON SATURDAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ARE MORE LIKELY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 7 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
RAIN IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY EVENING...THEN BECOME HEAVIER ON
SATURDAY. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS...AND URBANIZED
AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED ON SATURDAY AS A RESULT OF THIS HEAVY RAIN.
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

ON THE MAIN STEM DELAWARE RIVER...RISES OF UP TO 3/4 BANKFULL ARE
POSSIBLE. ON THE LOWER SCHUYLKILL RIVER NEAR PHILADELPHIA...RISES
UP TO NEAR BANKFULL ARE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 600 PM THIS EVENING.

$$

AMC





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