Hurricane Local Statement for HANNA

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

NCZ097-101-061630-
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PENDER-NEW HANOVER-
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL OF THE
CAPE FEAR REGION UP TO SURF CITY...LEAVING OUR LOCAL AREA IN THE
CLEAR OF ANY WARNINGS. AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM
HANNA WAS ABOUT 175 MILES NORTH OF WILMINGTON AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST.

SKIES WILL CONTINUE TO CLEAR IN THE WAKE OF HANNA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

NEW HANOVER AND BRUNSWICK COUNTIES

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
DISCONTINUED FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD. 

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.  

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

WATER LEVELS ALONG THE COAST WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE THROUGH THIS
AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...

FOR NEW HANOVER AND PENDER COUNTIES...ALL WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO
UNDER TROPICAL STORM FORCE.


...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS IS THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS AREA.

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AMZ250-061630-
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SURF CITY TO CAPE FEAR NC OUT 20 NM-
1130 AM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN CANCELLED FOR ALL OF THE
COASTAL WATERS FROM SURF CITY SOUTHWARD. AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER
OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS ABOUT 175 MILES NORTH OF WILMINGTON AS
IT CONTINUES TO MOVE OFF TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST.

SKIES WILL BEGIN TO CLEAR THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON IN THE WAKE OF
HANNA.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

COASTAL WATERS FROM CAPE FEAR TO SURF CITY OUT TO 20 NM.

...STORM INFORMATION...

AT 11 AM EDT...1500 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS
DISCONTINUED FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD. 

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.  

...WINDS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE DIMINISHED TO UNDER TROPICAL STORM
FORCE ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS SOUTH OF SURF CITY. WINDS SHOULD
BE AROUND 25 TO 30 KTS WITH SOME HIGHER GUSTS AND WILL CONTINUE TO
DIMINISH THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON.

SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED TO 8 TO 12 FT AND WILL CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE
THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...BUT CONDITIONS WILL REMAIN DANGEROUS FOR
MARINERS THROUGH TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN
EFFECT THROUGH MOST OF TONIGHT FROM CAPE FEAR NORTH TO SURF CITY
AS SEAS SEAS SUBSIDE IN AN OFF SHORE FLOW THROUGH TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE FINAL STATEMENT FOR THIS AREA.

$$

RGZ