[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
114 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
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WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-
114 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 8 PM THIS EVENING
TO 8 PM EDT SATURDAY...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 375 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
AREA AS WELL.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 375 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 TONIGHT. 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
980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION THIS MORNING BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE THIS AFTERNOON
...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 THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM.
$$
$$
AMZ135-150-152-154-061715-
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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-
114 PM 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 375 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
AREA AS WELL.
...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 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 375 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
THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL
BE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT.
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
980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...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 3 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY MORNING ALONG AREAS ADJACENT TO THE PAMLICO SOUND AS
HANNA MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE AREAS EXPECTED TO SEE THE HIGHEST
WATER LEVEL RISES ARE ALONG THE BANKS OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO
RIVERS WHERE LOCAL WATER RISES OF 2 TO 4 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 60 KT.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SEAS OF 9 TO 12 FEET ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD FROM SOUTH TO NORTH
THIS AFTERNOON...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 THIS AFTERNOON...
BUILDING TO 5 FEET TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.
...TORNADOES...
A POTENTIAL WILL EXIST FOR TORNADOES AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM.
$$
NCZ047-080-081-093>095-098-103-104-061715-
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MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
114 PM 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 375 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 ALSO POSSIBLE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 375 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
THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT. 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
980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...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 2 TO 4 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 1 TO 3 FEET. STORM
SURGES OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG THE BANKS OF
THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS.
THE SURF IS EXPECTED TO BECOME VERY ROUGH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SATURDAY WITH A HIGH THREAT OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH
THE AREA THIS AFTERNOON 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 THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 6 PM.
$$
AMZ156-158-061715-
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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-
114 PM 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 375 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 ALSO POSSIBLE.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
HIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY MARINERS IN AND
ALONG THE COASTAL WATERS OF NORTH CAROLINA OUT 20 NM.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 375 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
THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT. 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
980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...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. 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
SATURDAY MORNING. 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 THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM.
$$
AMZ130-061715-
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ALBEMARLE SOUND-
114 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 375 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
AROUND THE ALBEMARLE SOUND.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 375 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
THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT. 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
980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...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.
...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 THIS AFTERNOON...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 6 PM.
$$
NCZ029-044-079-090>092-061715-
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MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-
114 PM 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 375 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 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 28.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.2 WEST OR ABOUT 375 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
THIS AFTERNOON. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR
THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT. 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
980 MB...28.94 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION BEFORE CONDITIONS DETERIORATE LATER THIS AFTERNOON.
...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 THIS AFTERNOON INTO SATURDAY.
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 PM.
$$
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