000 WTNT23 KNHC 030251 TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 25 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 0300 UTC WED SEP 03 2008 AT 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS...BIMINI...ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WARNING AREA... GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUERTO PLATA WESTWARD TO BAHIA DE MANZANILLO. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR HAITI FROM THE NORTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO PORT-AU-PRINCE. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HANNA. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.5N 72.4W AT 03/0300Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT IS STATIONARY ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 988 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 55 KT WITH GUSTS TO 65 KT. 50 KT....... 60NE 60SE 30SW 30NW. 34 KT.......200NE 175SE 75SW 75NW. 12 FT SEAS..300NE 90SE 60SW 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 20.5N 72.4W AT 03/0300Z AT 03/0000Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.5N 72.4W FORECAST VALID 03/1200Z 21.3N 72.3W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 30SW 30NW. 34 KT...200NE 175SE 75SW 75NW. FORECAST VALID 04/0000Z 22.8N 73.6W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 45SW 45NW. 34 KT...175NE 150SE 75SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 04/1200Z 24.4N 75.5W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 64 KT... 30NE 30SE 25SW 25NW. 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 50SW 50NW. 34 KT...175NE 150SE 100SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 05/0000Z 26.4N 77.4W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 50SW 50NW. 34 KT...175NE 150SE 100SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 06/0000Z 32.5N 80.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 75 KT...GUSTS 90 KT. 50 KT... 75NE 75SE 50SW 50NW. 34 KT...175NE 150SE 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 07/0000Z 41.0N 75.5W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 08/0000Z 50.0N 60.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.5N 72.4W NEXT ADVISORY AT 03/0900Z $$ FORECASTER BROWN/AVILA