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Tropical Storm HANNA (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  40
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082008
2100 UTC SAT SEP 06 2008
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED
SOUTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER.  A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA
BORDER 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 38.5N  75.8W AT 06/2100Z
POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  25 NM
 
PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHEAST OR  40 DEGREES AT  24 KT
 
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  994 MB
MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  45 KT WITH GUSTS TO  55 KT.
34 KT.......150NE 175SE   0SW   0NW.
12 FT SEAS..270NE 360SE 270SW   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 38.5N  75.8W AT 06/2100Z...INLAND
AT 06/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 37.7N  76.7W...INLAND
 
FORECAST VALID 07/0600Z 41.7N  71.8W...INLAND
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...175NE 175SE   0SW   0NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 07/1800Z 45.3N  64.6W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...175NE 200SE  40SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/0600Z 48.3N  56.0W...INLAND EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...200NE 225SE 100SW  40NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 08/1800Z 49.6N  47.2W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
34 KT...200NE 225SE 100SW  75NW.
 
FORECAST VALID 09/1800Z 51.5N  31.0W...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 10/1800Z 56.0N  17.5W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
OUTLOOK VALID 11/1800Z 60.0N  10.0W...EXTRATROPICAL
MAX WIND  45 KT...GUSTS  55 KT.
 
REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 38.5N  75.8W
 
NEXT ADVISORY AT 07/0300Z
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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