Hurricane Local Statement for HANNA

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MOUNT HOLLY NJ
1043 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

.AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
DISCONTINUED FROM SANDY HOOK NEW JERSEY SOUTHWARD.  A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF SANDY HOOK NORTHWARD
TO MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING 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.  

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

AT 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 40.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.4 WEST OR ABOUT
90 MILES...145 KM...WEST-SOUTHWEST OF THE EASTERN TIP OF LONG
ISLAND AND ABOUT 135 MILES...220 KM...SOUTHWEST OF PROVIDENCE
RHODE ISLAND.  

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 30 MPH...48 KM/HR. THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN
FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.  ON THE FORECAST
TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL MOVE NEAR OR OVER SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING... AND MOVE OVER THE CANADIAN
MARITIMES BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  

INFORMATION FROM SHIPS...BUOYS...AND NOAA DOPPLER WEATHER RADARS
INDICATE MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 55 MPH...93 KM/HR...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING
THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HOWEVER...HANNA IS EXPECTED TO LOSE
TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS BY SUNDAY AFTERNOON.  

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM ...MAINLY OVER WATER TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE
CENTER. DURING THE PAST COUPLE OF HOURS...REPORTS FROM SEVERAL
SHIPS AND BUOYS SOUTH OF LONG ISLAND INDICATE SUSTAINED WINDS OF
45 MPH...72 KM/HR TO 55 MPH...86 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 992 MB...29.29 INCHES. 

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
WITH LOCALLY HIGHER LEVELS IN BAYS AND ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND
DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA.  

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO
4 INCHES ACROSS NEW ENGLAND...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF
6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS COULD PRODUCE FLASH
FLOODS ACROSS THE REGION.  

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF
SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND.

NJZ012-070345-
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MIDDLESEX-
1043 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS 
BEEN CANCELLED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED BY NWS MOUNT HOLLY FOR HANNA.

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ANZ430-431-450>455-470-DEZ001>004-NJZ013-014-016-020>027-070345-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TR.W.1008.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
NEW CASTLE-KENT-INLAND SUSSEX-DELAWARE BEACHES-WESTERN MONMOUTH-
EASTERN MONMOUTH-SALEM-OCEAN-CUMBERLAND-ATLANTIC-CAPE MAY-
ATLANTIC COASTAL CAPE MAY-COASTAL ATLANTIC-COASTAL OCEAN-
SOUTHEASTERN BURLINGTON-
1043 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED. 

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED BY NWS MOUNT HOLLY FOR HANNA.

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NJZ001-007>010-015-017>019-PAZ067>071-070345-
/O.CAN.KPHI.TI.W.0001.000000T0000Z-080907T0300Z/
SUSSEX-WARREN-MORRIS-HUNTERDON-SOMERSET-MERCER-GLOUCESTER-CAMDEN-
NORTHWESTERN BURLINGTON-CHESTER-MONTGOMERY-BUCKS-DELAWARE-
PHILADELPHIA-
1043 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

THE TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELLED.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED BY NWS MOUNT HOLLY FOR HANNA.

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