Hurricane Local Statement for HANNA

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE CHARLESTON SC
504 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS CANCELLED FOR SOUTHEAST SOUTH CAROLINA
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...

.AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 34.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.3 WEST OR ABOUT 150
MILES NORTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST NEAR 22 MPH. 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 60 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. HANNA IS EXPECTED TO LOSE TROPICAL
CHARACTERISTICS BY LATE ON SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...
325 KM FROM THE CENTER.  

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE BASED ON SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND
RECENT AIRCRAFT RECONNAISSANCE DATA IS 983 MB...29.03 INCHES.

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CHARLESTON HARBOR-
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM-WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM-
504 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...

CHARLESTON HARBOR...WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA 
OUT 20 NM...WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA 
EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM...WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO 
EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING MARINE AREAS...
WATERS FROM EDISTO BEACH SC TO SAVANNAH GA OUT 20 NM... 
WATERS FROM SAVANNAH GA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GA EXTENDING FROM 20 TO
60 NM...
WATERS FROM SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO EDISTO BEACH SC OUT 20 NM.

NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE CHARLESTON HARBOR.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

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CHARLESTON-
504 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS SPECIFIC ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY
RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FOLLOWING COUNTIES OR MARINE
AREAS...

CHARLESTON.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO ADDITIONAL WATCHES...WARNINGS OR ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT AT
THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST STATEMENT ISSUED ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA FROM
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN CHARLESTON.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION CAN BE FOUND IN ADVISORIES ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER...AS WELL AS PUBLIC INFORMATION
STATEMENTS AND SHORT TERM FORECASTS ISSUED BY THIS OFFICE.

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