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Tropical Storm HANNA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  38
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082008
0900 UTC SAT SEP 06 2008
 
AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...THE HURRICANE WATCH ALONG THE COASTS OF
SOUTH CAROLINA AND NORTH CAROLINA IS DISCONTINUED...AND THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA
SOUTHWARD IS DISCONTINUED.
 
AT 500 AM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO
MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN
EFFECT FROM NORTH OF SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO MERRIMACK
RIVER MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...ALL
OF CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE TIDAL POTOMAC...WASHINGTON D.C...DELAWARE
BAY...NEW YORK HARBOR...LONG ISLAND SOUND...BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHA'S
VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA
WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.4N  78.3W AT 06/0900Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  20 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST OR  20 DEGREES AT  19 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  983 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
50 KT.......  0NE  60SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT.......175NE 175SE  75SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS..360NE 360SE 120SW   0NW.
WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
 
REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 34.4N  78.3W AT 06/0900Z
AT 06/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 33.4N  78.8W
 
FORECAST VALID 06/1800Z 37.3N  76.7W...INLAND
MAX WIND  50 KT...GUSTS  60 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE   0SW   0NW.
34 KT...200NE 175SE  40SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 07/0600Z 41.2N  72.2W...NEAR COAST
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...225NE 175SE  40SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 07/1800Z 45.0N  64.8W...INLAND EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...200NE 225SE 100SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 48.2N  56.2W...INLAND EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...200NE 225SE 100SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/0600Z 50.5N  38.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...200NE 200SE 200SW 200NW.
 
EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
 
OUTLOOK VALID 10/0600Z 54.5N  20.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 11/0600Z 58.5N  11.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 34.4N  78.3W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 06/1500Z
 
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FORECASTER KNABB
 
 
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