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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES...

AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 37.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.6 WEST OR JUST
NORTHEAST OF WILLIAMSBURG VIRGINIA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 55
MILES...90 KM...NORTH-NORTHWEST OF NORFOLK VIRGINIA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 25 MPH...50 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL MOVE THROUGH THE EASTERN MID-
ATLANTIC STATES THIS AFTERNOON...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.  THERE ARE NUMEROUS REPORTS OF SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 4O TO 45 MPH...65 TO 70 KM/HR...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO
60 MPH...80 TO 95 KM/HR...NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS INTO
SOUTHEASTERN VIRGINIA.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 993 MB...29.18 INCHES.

DEZ001>004-MDZ008-012-015-019-020-NJZ013-014-016-020>027-062315-
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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-
245 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ABOUT 100
MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE AND 170 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 OR GUSTS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE...GREATER THAN
39 MPH...ARE FORECAST TO SPREAD NORTHWARD AHEAD OF HANNA THIS
AFTERNOON AND LASTING INTO THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
BE ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST OF DELAWARE AND NEW JERSEY...AND ALONG
THE SHORES OF DELAWARE BAY AND CHESAPEAKE BAY. A FEW GUSTS COULD
REACH 60 MPH. BEHIND THE CENTER OF HANNA...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO
THE WEST OR NORTHWEST BUT SHOULD QUICKLY DECREASE TO 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 ATLANTIC COAST. A FEW LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS ARE POSSIBLE. 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 600 PM.


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

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ABOUT 100
MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE AND 170 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...UP TO AROUND 45
MPH...ARE POSSIBLE BEGINNING DURING THE AFTERNOON AND LASTING
THROUGH ABOUT MID 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 600 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-
245 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

AT 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ABOUT 100
MILES WEST-SOUTHWEST OF FENWICK ISLAND DELAWARE AND 170 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. SEAS ACROSS THE MOUTH OF THE DELAWARE BAY ARE REPORTED AT
5 TO 8 FEET BY THE CAPE MAY FERRY.

...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. WINDS ACROSS THE MOUTH OF THE BAY WERE EAST TO
NORTHEAST AT 25 TO 35 KNOTS.

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 600 PM.


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