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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
924 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

NCZ100-SCZ034-046-061430-
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BRUNSWICK-HORRY-GEORGETOWN-
924 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL AREAS SOUTH
OF CAPE FEAR. AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF WILMINGTON AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST.

THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA HAVE MOVED
NORTH AND THEREFORE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS ALL OF OUR LOCAL AREA
THIS MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

GEORGETOWN...HORRY AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES...

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 8 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
DISCONTINUED FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD.

AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT
20 MILES...30 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 40 MILES...65 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...
35 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA 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 HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...
80 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  HANNA IS EXPECTED TO
LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS BY LATE SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM FROM THE CENTER.  GOLDSBORO RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST
OF 52 MPH...83 KM/HR.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE.

...WINDS...

ALL WINDS ACROSS THIS AREA WERE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR THIS AREA.

$$

AMZ252-254-256-061430-
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CAPE FEAR NC TO LITTLE RIVER INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
LITTLE RIVER INLET TO MURRELLS INLET SC OUT 20 NM-
MURRELLS INLET TO SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SC OUT 20 NM-
924 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL WATERS SOUTH
OF CAPE FEAR. AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF WILMINGTON AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST.

THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA HAVE MOVED
NORTH AND THEREFORE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS ALL OF OUR LOCAL COASTAL
WATERS THIS MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR OUT TO 20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

NO ADDITIONAL HAZARDS ARE IN EFFECT.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 8 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
DISCONTINUED FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD.

AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT 20
MILES...30 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA. THIS
POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 40 MILES...65 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...
35 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA 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 HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...
80 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  HANNA IS EXPECTED TO
LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS BY LATE SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM FROM THE CENTER.  GOLDSBORO RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST
OF 52 MPH...83 KM/HR.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

...WINDS...

WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS TO BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE...BUT REMAIN SUSTAINED AROUND 25 TO 30 KTS. YOU MAY
STILL SEE A FEW GUSTS TO TROPICAL STORM FORCE THROUGH THE MORNING
HOURS.

SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 FT AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

THEREFORE CONDITIONS REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR MARINERS AND A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL EXIST FOR ALL THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH
TODAY. WINDS WILL DIMINISH TO BELOW 20 KTS BY THIS AFTERNOON AND
SEAS SHOULD DROP BELOW 6FT BY TONIGHT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF
CAPE FEAR.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS AREA.

$$

NCZ097-101-071330-
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PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
924 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF WILMINGTON AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS
CANCELLED SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR.

THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA HAVE MOVED
NORTH AND THEREFORE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS ALL OF OUR LOCAL AREA
THIS MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

NEW HANOVER...AND PENDER COUNTIES.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 8 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
DISCONTINUED FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF CAPE FEAR NORTH
CAROLINA TO MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY
YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT
20 MILES...30 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 40 MILES...65 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...
35 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA 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 HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...
80 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  HANNA IS EXPECTED TO
LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS BY LATE SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM FROM THE CENTER.  GOLDSBORO RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST
OF 52 MPH...83 KM/HR.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. ALTHOUGH
COASTAL FLOODING IS NO LONGER A THREAT...ADDITIONAL BEACH EROSION
IS POSSIBLE THROUGH THE MORNING.

...WINDS...

FOR NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
WILL CONTINUE ESPECIALLY ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COAST...WITH A FEW
GUSTS TO UP TO 50 MPH ALONG THE COAST POSSIBLE. ADDITIONAL MINOR
DAMAGE IS POSSIBLE...ALONG WITH THE POTENTIAL FOR DOWNED TREES.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 12 PM EDT.

$$

AMZ250-071330-
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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
924 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
ABOUT 100 MILES NORTH NORTHWEST OF WILMINGTON AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING WAS
CANCELLED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF CAPE FEAR.

THE BACK EDGE OF THE RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA HAVE MOVED
NORTH AND THEREFORE RAIN HAS ENDED ACROSS ALL OF OUR LOCAL COASTAL
WATERS THIS MORNING.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
COASTAL WATERS NORTH OF CAPE FEAR OUT TO 20 NM.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 8 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
DISCONTINUED FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF CAPE FEAR NORTH
CAROLINA TO MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS.

AT 800 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 35.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT
20 MILES...30 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GOLDSBORO NORTH CAROLINA.
THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 40 MILES...65 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF
RALEIGH NORTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH...
35 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TODAY AND TOMORROW.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL MOVE ACROSS EASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA 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 HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH...
80 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  HANNA IS EXPECTED TO
LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS BY LATE SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM FROM THE CENTER.  GOLDSBORO RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST
OF 52 MPH...83 KM/HR.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE
OBSERVATIONS IS 985 MB...29.09 INCHES.

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL DIMINISH ACROSS THE COASTAL
WATERS NORTH OF CAPE FEAR. BY LATE MORNING ALL WINDS SHOULD BE
AROUND 25 TO 30 KTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS.

SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 10 TO 15 FT AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR
MARINERS THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS WILL DIMINISH FROM SOUTH
TO NORTH THROUGH TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 12 PM EDT.

$$

RGZ




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