000 WTNT23 KNHC 040846 TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 30 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 0900 UTC THU SEP 04 2008 AT 500 AM EDT...0900 UTC...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWESTWARD TO NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA...AND A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTHWESTWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE BAHAMAS AND FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 24.0N 72.8W AT 04/0900Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR 320 DEGREES AT 10 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 990 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 60 KT WITH GUSTS TO 75 KT. 50 KT....... 90NE 0SE 0SW 90NW. 34 KT.......250NE 200SE 30SW 230NW. 12 FT SEAS..325NE 325SE 60SW 350NW. 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 24.0N 72.8W AT 04/0900Z AT 04/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.3N 72.3W FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 25.3N 74.1W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 90NE 0SE 0SW 90NW. 34 KT...250NE 200SE 30SW 230NW. FORECAST VALID 05/0600Z 27.5N 76.6W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 90NE 0SE 0SW 90NW. 34 KT...250NE 200SE 60SW 230NW. FORECAST VALID 05/1800Z 30.3N 78.4W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 50 KT... 90NE 0SE 0SW 90NW. 34 KT...250NE 200SE 60SW 230NW. FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 33.5N 78.4W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 50 KT... 90NE 75SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT...225NE 175SE 100SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 07/0600Z 41.0N 72.5W...NEAR COAST MAX WIND 50 KT...GUSTS 60 KT. 50 KT... 90NE 90SE 0SW 0NW. 34 KT...175NE 150SE 50SW 50NW. 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 08/0600Z 48.5N 59.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 09/0600Z 51.5N 41.0W...EXTRATROPICAL MAX WIND 45 KT...GUSTS 55 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 24.0N 72.8W NEXT ADVISORY AT 04/1500Z $$ FORECASTER KNABB