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Tropical Storm HANNA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  24
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082008
2100 UTC TUE SEP 02 2008
 
AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC
HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHERN COAST FROM
PUERTO PLATA WESTWARD TO BAHIA DE MANZANILLO. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
AT 500 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR HAITI HAS
BEEN EXTENDED AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER WITH
THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO PORT-AU-PRINCE.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...THE
SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
 
INTERESTS IN EASTERN CUBA...THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS...AND THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HANNA.
 
TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.4N  72.7W AT 02/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OR 150 DEGREES AT   4 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  987 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  55 KT WITH GUSTS TO  65 KT.
50 KT....... 75NE  75SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT.......150NE 150SE 100SW  75NW.
12 FT SEAS..300NE 180SE 120SW 300NW.
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 20.4N  72.7W AT 02/2100Z
AT 02/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.6N  72.9W
 
FORECAST VALID 03/0600Z 20.9N  73.1W
MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
50 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  30NW.
34 KT...150NE 150SE 100SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 22.2N  74.0W
MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  45SW  45NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE  75SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 23.5N  75.5W
MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
64 KT... 30NE  30SE  25SW  25NW.
50 KT... 60NE  60SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...120NE 100SE 100SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 25.4N  77.2W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 75NE  60SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...140NE 120SE 100SW 100NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 30.5N  80.5W
MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
50 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
34 KT...140NE 140SE 100SW 100NW.
 
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 06/1800Z 38.0N  78.0W...INLAND
MAX WIND  30 KT...GUSTS  40 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 07/1800Z 47.0N  66.0W...REMNANT LOW
MAX WIND  25 KT...GUSTS  35 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.4N  72.7W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 03/0300Z
 
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