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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1156 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES...

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 36.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.4 WEST OR JUST
SOUTHEAST OF EMPORIA VIRGINIA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 65
MILES...105 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 24 MPH...
39 KM/HR. A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD
SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  ON THE
FORECAST TRACK... THE CENTER OF HANA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE
EASTERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES TODAY...NEAR OR OVER SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...AND NEAR THE CANADIAN MARITIMES
SUNDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.  HOWEVER...HANNA IS FORECAST TO LOSE TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS ON SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM FROM THE CENTER. EDENTON NORTH CAROLINA RECENTLY REPORTED
A WIND GUST OF 45 MPH...72 KM/HR.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 988 MB...29.18 INCHES.


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NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-CECIL-KENT MD-
QUEEN ANNES-TALBOT-CAROLINE-WESTERN MONMOUTH-EASTERN MONMOUTH-
SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1156 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ABOUT
180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE AND 250 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
DELAWARE NORTHEAST MARYLAND...AND PARTS OF CENTRAL AND SOUTHERN
NEW JERSEY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...THERE IS ALSO A FLOOD
WATCH IN EFFECT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS
ADDITIONAL HAZARD.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONG WINDS TODAY MAY BRING DOWN POWER LINES. HAVE WORKING
FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS ON HAND...AS WELL AS A BATTERY
POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. BE SURE TO USE
BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY
STARTING A FIRE.

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE...SUCH AS OUTDOOR FURNITURE
AND GARBAGE CANS.

DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE UNDER TREES...AS TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN
DURING THE STORM.

IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING...BE PREPARED TO
MOVE INLAND OR TO HIGHER GROUND. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS
ENOUGH FUEL IN THE EVENT THAT YOU NEED TO EVACUATE.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU
THINK IT IS.

IF YOU ARE A BOAT OWNER...MAKE SURE THAT YOUR BOAT IS SECURED.

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 2 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.
GIVEN THE NEAP TIDE...THE STORM SURGE VALUES ARE NOT EXPECTED TO
PRODUCE WIDESPREAD TIDAL FLOODING BY THEMSELVES. HOWEVER...WAVE
ACTION PRODUCED BY STRONG GUSTY WINDS COULD INCREASE TOTAL WATER
HEIGHT ALONG THE OCEAN FRONT AND ON THE BAYS. HEAVY RAIN COINCIDENT
WITH THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE COULD ALSO ENHANCE THE FLOOD THREAT
ALONG THE OCEAN AND BAY SHORELINES DUE TO THE FACT THAT RUNOFF WILL
HAVE NO PLACE TO DRAIN.

BEACH EROSION CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY FROM WIND AND WAVE ACTION.

THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS ALONG THE COASTS
OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY.

SANDY HOOK NJ...........1:20 PM.
SEASIDE HEIGHTS NJ.....12:50 PM.
ATLANTIC CITY NJ.......12:49 PM.
CAPE MAY OCEANFRONT NJ..1:27 PM.
FENWICK ISLAND DE.......1:06 PM.

THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS AFTERNOON FOR LOCATIONS ALONG DELAWARE
BAY.

BREAKWATER HARBOR DE....2:00 PM.
REEDY POINT DE..........4:48 PM.

ALONG THE EASTERN SHORE OF THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE BAY...NO
SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE...GREATER THAN 39 MPH WITH
GUST UP TO 60 MPH...ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD NORTHWARD AHEAD OF
HANNA THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THIS EVENING. BEHIND THE
CENTER OF HANNA...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO THE WEST OR NORTHWEST BUT
LIKELY WILL BE WELL UNDER TROPICAL STORM FORCE.

TROPICAL STORM HANNA COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF
THE MOTHERS DAY STORM BACK IN MAY.

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

THERE IS A 70 TO 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS...39 MPH OR GREATER...THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING ALONG
THE ATLANTIC COAST AND DELAWARE BAY. THERE IS A 50 TO 70 PERCENT
CHANCE OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG THE UPPER CHESAPEAKE
BAY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
AS HANNA MOVES UP THE COAST...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS ACROSS
SOUTHEAST PENNSYLVANIA AND NORTHWEST NEW JERSEY...AND LOWER
AMOUNTS CLOSER TO THE COAST. LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE.
THE RAIN WILL BECOME HEAVIER THIS AFTERNOON. FLASH FLOODING OF
SMALL STREAMS...CREEKS AND URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS A
RESULT OF THE HEAVY RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES TODAY OVER SOUTHERN DELAWARE
AND EASTERN NEW JERSEY.


...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 300 PM.

$$

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SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MIDDLESEX-MERCER-
GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-
BUCKS-DELAWARE-PHILADELPHIA-
1156 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EDT
THIS EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ABOUT
180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE AND 250 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN
SOUTHEASTERN PENNSYLVANIA AND PARTS OF NORTHERN AND WESTERN NEW
JERSEY.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

IN ADDITION TO THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING...THERE IS ALSO A FLOOD
WATCH IN EFFECT. PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO
WEATHER.GOV ON THE INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THIS
ADDITIONAL HAZARD.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE STRONG WINDS TODAY MAY BRING DOWN POWER LINES. HAVE WORKING
FLASHLIGHTS OR PORTABLE LANTERNS ON HAND...AS WELL AS A BATTERY
POWERED RADIO. HAVE A SUPPLY OF SPARE BATTERIES. BE SURE TO USE
BATTERY POWERED LIGHTS INSTEAD OF CANDLES TO PREVENT ACCIDENTALLY
STARTING A FIRE.

SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS AROUND THE HOUSE...SUCH AS OUTDOOR FURNITURE
AND GARBAGE CANS.

DO NOT PARK YOUR VEHICLE UNDER TREES...AS TREE LIMBS MAY COME DOWN
DURING THE STORM.

IF YOU LIVE IN A LOCATION THAT IS PRONE TO FLOODING...BE PREPARED TO
MOVE TO HIGHER GROUND. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR VEHICLE HAS ENOUGH FUEL
IN THE EVENT THAT YOU NEED TO EVACUATE.

DO NOT DRIVE THROUGH FLOOD WATERS...THE WATER MAY BE DEEPER THAN YOU
THINK IT IS.

BE SURE TO FOLLOW THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS.

...WINDS...

FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF AROUND 45 MPH...ARE
POSSIBLE BEGINNING EARLY TO MID AFTERNOON AND LASTING WELL INTO
THIS EVENING.

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

THERE IS A 30 TO 50 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS OF 39 MPH OR GREATER TODAY. WIND GUSTS TO TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ARE MORE LIKELY.

...INLAND FLOODING...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 6 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE REGION
THIS AFTERNOON INTO EARLY EVENING. FLASH FLOODING OF SMALL
STREAMS...CREEKS AND URBANIZED AREAS CAN BE EXPECTED AS A RESULT
OF THE HEAVY RAIN. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE.

ON THE LOWER MAIN STEM DELAWARE RIVER...RISES OF UP TO 3/4 BANKFULL
ARE POSSIBLE. ON THE LOWER SCHUYLKILL RIVER NEAR PHILADELPHIA...RISES
UP TO NEAR BANKFULL ARE POSSIBLE.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 300 PM.

$$

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DELAWARE BAY WATERS NORTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
DELAWARE BAY WATERS SOUTH OF EAST POINT NJ TO SLAUGHTER BEACH DE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK TO MANASQUAN INLET NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM MANASQUAN INLET TO LITTLE EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM LITTLE EGG INLET TO GREAT EGG INLET NJ OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM GREAT EGG INLET TO CAPE MAY NJ OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE MAY NJ TO CAPE HENLOPEN DE OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE HENLOPEN TO FENWICK ISLAND DE OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SANDY HOOK NJ TO FENWICK ISLAND DE FROM 20 TO 40 NM-
1156 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ABOUT
180 MILES SOUTHWEST OF FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE AND 250 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF ATLANTIC CITY NEW JERSEY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS ON THE
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS OFF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY AND ON DELAWARE
BAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT TODAY. BOAT OWNERS SHOULD CHECK
THEIR MOORINGS.

...WAVES...

THE WAVES ARE FORECAST TO REACH 11 TO 14 FEET TODAY AT THE
DELAWARE BAY BUOY...20 MILES OFFSHORE. WAVES ALONG THE BEACHES OF
DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY ARE EXPECTED TO BREAK IN THE RANGE OF 5 TO
8 FEET.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE...GREATER THAN 34 KNOTS WITH
GUST UP TO 55 KNOTS...ARE POSSIBLE THIS AFTERNOON AND LASTING WELL
INTO THIS EVENING.

TROPICAL STORM HANNA COULD PRODUCE WIND GUSTS SIMILAR TO THOSE OF
THE MOTHERS DAY STORM BACK IN MAY.

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

FOR THIS AFTERNOON THERE IS A 70 TO 90 PERCENT CHANCE OF
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...34 KNOTS OR GREATER...OVER
ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS AND OVER DELAWARE BAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED AROUND 300 PM.

$$

AMC




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