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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE UPTON NY
308 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM HANNA STILL ON TRACK TO IMPACT THE TRI-STATE
INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE
78.8 WEST OR ABOUT 30 MILES...45 KM...SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH
CAROLINA AND ABOUT 60 MILES...95 KM...SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON
NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...
34 KM/HR.  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....
AND ALONG THE COAST OF THE NORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND
SOUTHEASTERN CANADA ON SUNDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...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.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 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.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO
7 INCHES FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL
AND EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...WITH
ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE.  THE POTENTIAL
FOR FLASH FLOODING WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC
REGION AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.



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SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD-SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN-SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX-
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON-ESSEX-HUDSON-UNION-SOUTHERN WESTCHESTER-
NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)-BRONX-RICHMOND (STATEN ISLAND)-
KINGS (BROOKLYN)-QUEENS-NASSAU-NORTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-
NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK-SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK-
308 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS...

SOUTHERN FAIRFIELD...SOUTHERN NEW HAVEN...SOUTHERN MIDDLESEX...
SOUTHERN NEW LONDON...ESSEX...HUDSON...UNION...SOUTHERN
WESTCHESTER...NEW YORK (MANHATTAN)...BRONX...RICHMOND (STATEN
ISLAND)...KINGS (BROOKLYN)...QUEENS...NASSAU...NORTHWESTERN
SUFFOLK...NORTHEASTERN SUFFOLK...SOUTHWESTERN SUFFOLK...
SOUTHEASTERN SUFFOLK.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

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

FLOOD WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ANOTHER THREAT A TROPICAL STORM CAN POSE IS TO THE BOATING
COMMUNITY. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL THE
TROPICAL STORM THREAT HAS PASSED. BOAT OWNERS AND MARINA OPERATORS
IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PREPARE QUICKLY FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS.

HOME OWNERS ARE URGED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. GARBAGE
CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE CAN EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES WITH THE
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
ARE URGED TO STOCK UP ON BATTERIES...FLASHLIGHTS...DRINKING WATER
AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. PEOPLE ARE ALSO URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS
DURING THE STORM AS THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL RESULT IN LOOSE SOIL AND THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES...LARGE
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS IS EXPECTED AS HANNA PASSES JUST SOUTH AND EAST OF LONG
ISLAND SATURDAY NIGHT. WE CURRENTLY ARE IN A PERIOD OF NEAP
TIDES...WHICH RESULTS IN LOW ASTRONOMICAL TIDES. AS A
RESULT...SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS
TIME. HOWEVER...HIGH SEAS AND ROUGH SURF COULD RESULT IN SLIGHTLY
HIGHER WATER LEVELS...AND SOME SPLASH OVER...ESPECIALLY AROUND THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE.

THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE AS FOLLOWS...

AT SANDY HOOK...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 115 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 139 AM SUNDAY.

AT THE BATTERY...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 101 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 125 AM SUNDAY.

AT EAST ROCKAWAY INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 108 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 132 AM SUNDAY.

AT JONES INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 1255 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 119 AM SUNDAY.

AT SHINNECOCK INLET...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 115 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 139 AM SUNDAY.

AT MONTAUK POINT...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 234 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 257 AM SUNDAY.

AT BRIDGEPORT CT...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 424 AM AND 440 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 518 AM
SUNDAY.

AT NEW HAVEN CT...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 423 AM AND 439 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 517 AM
SUNDAY.

AT NEW LONDON CT...
HIGH TIDE IS AT 300 PM SATURDAY...AND AT 332 AM SUNDAY.


...WINDS...

AT THE POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND...HANNA
IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 55
MPH...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER. IF THE STORM MOVES AS
FORECAST...RAIN BANDS NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER COULD PRODUCE WIND
GUSTS UP TO 45 MPH.

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

FOR MONTAUK POINT...

THERE IS A 26 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 AM SUN.

THERE IS A 1 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 64 KT /74 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 AM SUN.

FOR NEW YORK CITY...

THERE IS A 16 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 8 AM AND 8 AM SUN.

FOR NEWARK NJ...

THERE IS A 12 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 8 PM AND 8 PM SUN.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HERE WILL BE TWO PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND. THE FIRST
WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF
INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE
SECOND...AS HANNA PASSES NEARBY...WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN.
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN BANDS ARE THE MOST
PERSISTENT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
RISES ON AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS MODERATE
FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.

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.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE TRACK OF HANNA.
THIS WILL KEEP THE GREATEST THREAT OF TORNADOES MAINLY OVER LONG
ISLAND AND EASTERN CONNECTICUT SATURDAY AFTERNOON AND NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 AM THIS MORNING.

$$

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LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
LONG ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY-
NEW YORK HARBOR-PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS-
SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY-
MORICHES INLET NY TO MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM-
FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT 20 NM-
308 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS...

LONG ISLAND SOUND EAST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY...LONG
ISLAND SOUND WEST OF NEW HAVEN CT/PORT JEFFERSON NY...NEW YORK
HARBOR...PECONIC AND GARDINERS BAYS...SOUTH SHORE BAYS FROM
JONES INLET THROUGH SHINNECOCK BAY...MORICHES INLET NY TO
MONTAUK POINT NY OUT 20 NM...FIRE ISLAND INLET NY TO MORICHES
INLET NY OUT 20 NM...SANDY HOOK NJ TO FIRE ISLAND INLET NY OUT
20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

ONE OF THE BIGGEST THREATS A TROPICAL STORM CAN POSE IS TO THE
BOATING COMMUNITY. MARINERS ARE ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
THE TROPICAL STORM THREAT HAS PASSED. BOAT OWNERS AND MARINA
OPERATORS IN THE WARNING AREA SHOULD PREPARE QUICKLY FOR TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS.

...WINDS...

AT THE POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND...HANNA
IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50
KT...MAINLY EAST OF THE CENTER. IF THE STORM MOVES AS
FORECAST...THESE STRONGEST WINDS WILL REMAIN OVER THE OUTER AND
EASTERN WATERS.

...TORNADOES...

SOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS WILL BE POSSIBLE EAST OF THE
TRACK OF HANNA...WITH THE GREATEST THREAT OVER THE WATERS NEAR
EASTERN LONG ISLAND.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 AM THIS MORNING.

$$

CTZ005>008-NJZ002>004-NYZ067>070-070715-
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NORTHERN FAIRFIELD-NORTHERN NEW HAVEN-NORTHERN MIDDLESEX-
NORTHERN NEW LONDON-WESTERN PASSAIC-BERGEN-EASTERN PASSAIC-ORANGE-
PUTNAM-ROCKLAND-NORTHERN WESTCHESTER-
308 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 2 PM EDT THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN THE
FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE AREAS...

NORTHERN FAIRFIELD...NORTHERN NEW HAVEN...NORTHERN MIDDLESEX...
NORTHERN NEW LONDON...WESTERN PASSAIC...BERGEN...EASTERN
PASSAIC...ORANGE...PUTNAM...ROCKLAND...NORTHERN WESTCHESTER.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

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

FLOOD WATCH.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

HOME OWNERS ARE URGED TO SECURE ALL LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS. GARBAGE
CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE CAN EASILY BECOME PROJECTILES WITH THE
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS
ARE URGED TO STOCK UP ON BATTERIES...FLASHLIGHTS...DRINKING WATER
AND NON-PERISHABLE FOODS. PEOPLE ARE ALSO URGED TO REMAIN INDOORS
DURING THE STORM AS THE COMBINATION OF HEAVY RAIN AND GUSTY WINDS
WILL RESULT IN LOOSE SOIL AND THE THREAT OF DOWNED TREES...LARGE
TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES.

...WINDS...

AT THE POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH OVER EASTERN LONG ISLAND...HANNA
IS EXPECTED TO HAVE SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40 MPH WITH GUSTS TO 50
MPH...MAINLY OVER INTERIOR PORTIONS OF EASTERN OF THE CENTER. IF
THE STORM MOVES AS FORECAST...RAIN BANDS NORTHWEST OF THE CENTER
COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS UP TO 40 MPH...ESPECIALLY AT HIGHER
ELEVATIONS.

...INLAND FLOODING...

HERE WILL BE TWO PERIODS OF HEAVY RAIN THIS WEEKEND. THE FIRST
WILL OCCUR EARLY THIS MORNING WITH ONE HALF TO ONE AND A HALF
INCHES OF RAINFALL EXPECTED...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS. THE
SECOND...AS HANNA PASSES NEARBY...WILL OCCUR SATURDAY AFTERNOON
AND NIGHT...RESULTING IN AN ADDITIONAL 3 TO 6 INCHES OF RAIN.
HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE WHERE RAIN BANDS ARE THE MOST
PERSISTENT. THIS AMOUNT OF RAIN WILL LIKELY RESULT IN SIGNIFICANT
RISES ON AREA RIVERS...STREAMS AND CREEKS...AS WELL AS MODERATE
FLOODING OF LOW LYING...POOR DRAINAGE AND URBAN AREAS.

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.

...TORNADOES...

THE GREATEST THREAT FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE OVER INTERIOR
PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN CONNECTICUT LATE ON SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 6 AM THIS MORNING.

$$

MALOIT/BC


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