[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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Fri Sep 5 16:45:06 CDT 2008
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE NEWPORT/MOREHEAD CITY NC
543 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
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WASHINGTON-TYRRELL-
543 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 240 MILES SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
984 MB...28.06 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME...AND IF NOT THEY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
IMMEDIATELY. IF WE RECEIVE ANY INFO ON SHELTERS IN THIS AREA WE
WILL ADD IT HERE IN FUTURE UPDATES.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
A 1 TO 2 FOOT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY AS HANNA MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE COASTAL FLOODING THREAT
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 60 MPH ARE MOST
LIKELY FROM LATE TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY MORNING.
CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING SATURDAY
AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
...INLAND FLOODING...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY
FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT.
$$
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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-
543 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 240 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 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 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
984 MB...28.06 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME...AND IF NOT THEY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
IMMEDIATELY. 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 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 LATER THIS EVENING AND ESPECIALLY OVERNIGHT.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE STILL POSSIBLE. 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 OFFSHORE HAVE ALREADY BUILT TO 9 TO 12 FT ESPECIALLY FROM CAPE
HATTERAS SOUTH THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 13 TO
18 FEET TONIGHT AND CONTINUING ON SATURDAY. LOCALLY HIGHER SEAS ARE
POSSIBLE SOUTH OF CAPE HATTERAS...WHILE A SLIGHTLY SMALLER VERSION
SPREADS NORTH OF HATTERAS. WAVES IN THE PAMLICO ARE EXPECTED TO
BUILD TO 3 TO 5 FT TONIGHT AND CONTINUE SATURDAY.
SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO DIMINISH LATE SATURDAY...BUT LONG PERIOD SWELL
FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL FILL IN AND CONTINUE THROUGH NEXT WEEK.
THUS...SURF WILL REMAIN VERY ROUGH WITH AN ELEVATED RIP CURRENT
THREAT TO PERSIST.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT.
$$
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MAINLAND DARE-BEAUFORT-MAINLAND HYDE-CRAVEN-PAMLICO-CARTERET-
ONSLOW-OUTER BANKS DARE-OUTER BANKS HYDE-
543 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 240 MILES SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN
EFFECT FOR EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA COASTAL COUNTIES. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS
THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE AREA AS WELL.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA.
...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
984 MB...28.06 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME...AND IF NOT THEY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
IMMEDIATELY. LOCAL SHELTER INFORMATION IS AS FOLLOWS...
CARTERET COUNTY...2 SHELTERS AT NEWPORT MIDDLE...WHICH IS PET
FRIENDLY...AND ATLANTIC ELEMENTARY. CONTACT 252.728.8470 FOR MORE
INFO.
ONSLOW COUNTY...6 SHELTERS OPEN. CONTACT 910.938.2059 FOR MORE INFO.
CRAVEN COUNTY...4 SHELTERS OPEN. CONTACT 252.636.6608 FOR MORE INFO.
BEAUFORT COUNTY...NORTHSIDE HIGH SCHOOL WILL BE OPENING AS A SHELTER.
THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED AS WE RECEIVE MORE INFORMATION FROM AREA
SHELTERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
THE COMBINATIONS OF STORM SURGE...TIDES...AND WAVE ACTION ON THE
BEACH WILL ALLOW WATER LEVELS TO RISE TO 2 TO 4 FOOT ABOVE NORMAL
TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO SATURDAY ALONG THE COAST SOUTH OF CAPE
LOOKOUT. NORTH OF CAPE LOOKOUT THE WATER IS EXPECTED TO RISE BY 1
TO 3 FEET. STORM SURGES OF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ALONG
THE BANKS OF THE NEUSE AND PAMLICO RIVERS.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE
AREA THIS EVENING AND CONTINUE INTO SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS
OF 40 TO 50 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 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY
FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT.
$$
AMZ156-158-062145-
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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-
543 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 240 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 MEANS
THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE AREA AS WELL.
...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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
984 MB...28.06 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME...AND IF NOT THEY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
IMMEDIATELY. 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 FT STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE ON TONIGHT CONTINUING INTO
SATURDAY MORNING AS HANNA MOVES ACROSS THE AREA. THE COASTAL
FLOODING THREAT 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 THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. THESE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO END FROM SOUTH TO NORTH DURING 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 HAVE BUILD INTO THE 5 TO 10 FT RANGE THIS AFTERNOON AND ARE
EXPECTED TO BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FT OVERNIGHT AND CONTINUE SATURDAY.
LOCALLY HIGHER WAVES WILL BE POSSIBLE. WAVES WILL SUBSIDE LATE
SATURDAY BUT LONG PERIOD SWELL FROM HURRICANE IKE WILL QUICKLY FILL
IN AND CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY NEXT WEEK.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT.
$$
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ALBEMARLE SOUND-
543 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS NOW ABOUT 240 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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
984 MB...28.06 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME...AND IF NOT THEY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
IMMEDIATELY. 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. THE
COASTAL FLOODING THREAT 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
EARLY SATURDAY EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR SATURDAY
MORNING AND EARLY AFTERNOON IN THE 35 TO 45 KT RANGE WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
WAVES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ARE EXPECTED THIS EVENING...BUILDING TO 3 TO
5 FEET BY EARLY SATURDAY.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT.
$$
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MARTIN-PITT-GREENE-DUPLIN-LENOIR-JONES-
543 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 240 MILES SOUTH OF
WILMINGTON. A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS 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 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 240
MILES SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA.
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.
THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS
984 MB...28.06 INCHES.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.
TORNADO WATCH.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED AT
THIS TIME...AND IF NOT THEY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION
IMMEDIATELY. INFORMATION OF AREA SHELTERS IS AS FOLLOWS...
LENOIR COUNTY...LENOIR COMMUNITY COLLEGE OPENING AT 6 PM AND IS
PET FRIENDLY. CONTACT 252.526.6666 FOR MORE INFO.
PITT COUNTY...3 SHELTERS OPEN. VISIT WWW.PITTCOUNTYNC.GOV FOR INFO
OR CALL 252.902.3970.
MARTIN COUNTY...WILLIAMSTON HIGH SCHOOL OPENS AT 7 PM.
DUPLIN COUNTY...JAMES KENAN HIGH SCHOOL OPENS AT 6 PM.
THIS LIST WILL BE UPDATED AS MORE INFO ON SHELTERS BECOMES AVAILABLE.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO SPREAD NORTH THROUGH THE
AREA LATER THIS EVENING 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 7 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE WITH ISOLATED
HIGHER AMOUNTS. THIS COULD RESULT IN MINOR FLOODING OF NORMALLY
FLOOD PRONE LOCATIONS.
...TORNADOES...
THE POTENTIAL FOR TORNADOES WILL CONTINUE AS HANNA APPROACHES AND
CROSSES THE REGION THIS EVENING INTO SATURDAY.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND MIDNIGHT.
$$
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