000 WTNT23 KNHC 312037 TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 15 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 2100 UTC SUN AUG 31 2008 AT 5 PM AST...2100 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING CAT ISLAND...THE EXUMAS...LONG ISLAND...RUM CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...THE INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 23.5N 71.4W AT 31/2100Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST OR 280 DEGREES AT 9 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 997 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 40 KT WITH GUSTS TO 50 KT. 34 KT....... 90NE 90SE 90SW 120NW. 12 FT SEAS..300NE 210SE 210SW 360NW. 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 23.5N 71.4W AT 31/2100Z AT 31/1800Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.5N 71.1W FORECAST VALID 01/0600Z 23.5N 72.3W MAX WIND 40 KT...GUSTS 50 KT. 34 KT... 90NE 90SE 90SW 120NW. FORECAST VALID 01/1800Z 23.3N 73.1W MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. 34 KT... 90NE 75SE 60SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 02/0600Z 23.3N 73.7W MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 45NE 0SE 0SW 45NW. 34 KT... 90NE 75SE 75SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 02/1800Z 23.5N 74.1W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 45NE 30SE 30SW 45NW. 34 KT...100NE 90SE 75SW 90NW. FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 24.5N 75.0W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 45NE 30SE 30SW 45NW. 34 KT...100NE 90SE 75SW 90NW. 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 04/1800Z 27.5N 77.5W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 05/1800Z 31.5N 81.0W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 23.5N 71.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 01/0300Z $$ FORECASTER RHOME