[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
529 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...HANNA STILL JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH...

AT 500 PM EDT THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND ABOUT 165 MILES EAST-
NORTHEAST OF MAYPORT FLORIDA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH. THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND A
FASTER FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD CROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF
THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY...THEN MOVE ALONG THE
MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE
LANDFALL...IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND SPEED FOR
HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES FROM
THE CENTER.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER IS 984 MB...29.06 INCHES.

AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-060330-
/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-
529 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...
HANNA MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA.

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
LOCAL MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM HANNA WILL CONTINUE MOVING ON A NORTH TO NORTHWEST
PATH WELL OFFSHORE AND PARALLEL TO THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA AND
SOUTHEAST GEORGIA COASTS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS OF 8 TO 14 FEET WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE AS HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS OVER THE AREA WATERS IN
THE WAKE OF HANNA.

MAXIMUM WINDS FOR THE MARINE AREA ARE 30 TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS
AS HIGH AS 50 KNOTS. CONDITIONS WILL GRADUALLY IMPROVE AS HANNA
MOVES WELL NORTH OF THE COASTAL WATERS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE AROUND 11 PM EDT...OR EARLIER SHOULD
CONDITIONS WARRANT.

$$

SANDRIK


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