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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BALTIMORE MD/WASHINGTON DC
226 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA ABOUT0UT TO MAKE LANDFALL...

AT 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST. THIS
IS ABOUT 30 MILES SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA...OR ABOUT
400 MILES SOUTH OF WASHINGTON DC.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH
A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
TODAY AND TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA
WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA AND
NORTH CAROLINA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN MOVE ACROSS
EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATER THIS MORNING...ALONG THE MID ATLANTIC
COAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE
LANDFALL OF THE CENTER IN SOUTH OR NORTH CAROLINA...IT WOULD ONLY
TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A
HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL AND HANNA SHOULD
BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM BY EARLY SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...
415 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

DCZ001-MDZ007-011-013-014-016>018-VAZ052>055-057-070630-
/O.CON.KLWX.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA-HARFORD-SOUTHERN BALTIMORE-PRINCE GEORGES-
ANNE ARUNDEL-CHARLES-ST. MARYS-CALVERT-
PRINCE WILLIAM/MANASSAS/MANASSAS PARK-FAIRFAX-
ARLINGTON/FALLS CHURCH/ALEXANDRIA-STAFFORD-KING GEORGE-
226 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
CENTRAL MARYLAND...NORTHERN MARYLAND...SOUTHERN MARYLAND...THE
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA...CENTRAL VIRGINIA AND NORTHERN VIRGINIA.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO
COMPLETION. LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO. BRING INSIDE ANY
OUTDOOR OBJECTS THAT CAN BE PICKED UP BY THE WIND.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

COASTAL STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN
BE EXPECTED ALONG THE WESTERN SHORE OF THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND THE
TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER. THE HIGHEST WATER LEVELS ARE EXPECTED DURING
THE HIGH TIDAL CYCLE OCCURRING LATE THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON.

AREAS THAT WILL BE PRONE TO COASTAL FLOODING TODAY WILL BE
EDGEWATER IN ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY...BROOMES ISLAND AND BENEDICT IN
CALVERT COUNTY...AREAS ALONG THE PORT TOBACCO RIVER IN CHARLES
COUNTY...AND AREAS ALONG THE WICOMICO RIVER...CHAPTICO...COLTONS
POINT...BRETON BAY...ST. CLEMENTS BAY...ST. GEORGE ISLAND...AND
AREAS ALONG THE ST. MARYS RIVER IN ST. MARYS COUNTY.

HERE ARE THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDES TODAY FOR LOCATIONS FROM NORTH TO
SOUTH ALONG THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...

HAVRE DE GRACE...2:44 PM
BOWLEY BAR...12:22 PM
FORT MCHENRY...11:31 AM
FELLS POINT...11:40 AM
ANNAPOLIS...10:01 AM
CHESAPEAKE BEACH...8:44 AM
BROOMES ISLAND...7:18 AM
SOLOMONS ISLAND...6:53 AM
POINT LOOKOUT...6:03 AM

AND ALONG THE TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER...

WASHINGTON CHANNEL...1:34 PM
REAGAN NATIONAL AIRPORT...1:50 PM
ALEXANDRIA...1:52 PM
QUANTICO...12:42 PM
PORT TOBACCO RIVER...9:26 AM
DAHLGREN...8:34 AM
COLTONS POINT...8:16 AM
COLONIAL BEACH...8:07 AM
PINEY POINT...7:40 AM

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY THIS MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE
EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR EAST OF THE INTERSTATE 95
CORRIDOR...WITH SOUTHERN MARYLAND HAVING THE HIGHEST LIKELIHOOD
OF STRONGEST WINDS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE MAY CAUSE TREES AND
POWER LINES TO FALL AND CAUSE SCATTERED POWER OUTAGES.

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

FOR BALTIMORE MD...

THERE IS AROUND A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 39 MPH OR GREATER.

FOR ANNAPOLIS MD...

THERE IS AROUND A 25 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 39 MPH OR GREATER.

FOR WASHINGTON DC...

THERE IS AROUND A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 39 MPH OR GREATER.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAIN HAS ALREADY BEGUN TO FALL THIS MORNING AND WILL CONTINUE TO
INCREASE IN INTENSITY THROUGH THE DAY. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE POSSIBLE. IN AREAS THAT REPEATEDLY EXPERIENCE HEAVY
RAIN BANDS...UP TO 10 INCHES OF RAIN MAY OCCUR.

TROPICAL STORMS ARE CAPABLE OF PRODUCING VERY HEAVY RAINFALL IN A
SHORT AMOUNT OF TIME. WHILE IT HAS BEEN DRY DURING THE PAST MONTH
IT WILL BE POSSIBLE FOR SMALLER CREEKS AND STREAMS IN THE REGION
TO RISE ABOVE BANKFULL VERY QUICKLY...CREATING A FLASH FLOOD AND
A POTENTIALLY LIFE THREATENING SITUATION. REPORT FLASH FLOODING
IMMEDIATELY TO LAW ENFORCEMENT. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE ALERT FOR
FLOODING ON ROADWAYS ON SATURDAY.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES ALONG AND EAST OF THE
INTERSTATE 95 CORRIDOR TODAY. TORNADOES ASSOCIATED WITH
TROPICAL SYSTEMS MOST OFTEN OCCUR IN THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED IN
RAIN BANDS WELL AWAY FROM THE CENTER AND ARE NOT ACCOMPANIED BY
HAIL OR A LOT OF LIGHTNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 AM EDT.

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CHESAPEAKE BAY NORTH OF POOLES ISLAND MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM POOLES ISLAND TO SANDY POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM SANDY POINT TO NORTH BEACH MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM NORTH BEACH TO DRUM POINT MD-
CHESAPEAKE BAY FROM DRUM POINT MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM KEY BRIDGE TO INDIAN HEAD MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM INDIAN HEAD TO COBB ISLAND MD-
TIDAL POTOMAC FROM COBB ISLAND MD TO SMITH POINT VA-
226 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE POSITION OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS WITH
INTERESTS ON THE CHESAPEAKE BAY AND TIDAL POTOMAC RIVER.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ALL MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT TODAY. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD
CHECK THEIR MOORINGS.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 34 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 50 KNOTS ARE
POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY SATURDAY MORNING AND LASTING INTO THE
LATE AFTERNOON.

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

THE PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS RANGES FROM NEAR 25
PERCENT ON THE UPPER POTOMAC AND NORTHERN BAY TO NEAR 50 PERCENT
ACROSS THE LOWER POTOMAC AND MIDDLE BAY.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS TODAY.
TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL SYSTEMS MOST
OFTEN OCCUR IN THUNDERSTORMS EMBEDDED IN RAIN BANDS WELL AWAY
FROM THE CENTER AND ARE NOT ACCOMPANIED BY HAIL OR A LOT OF
LIGHTNING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 AM EDT.

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