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| #212168 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:49 AM 01.Sep.2008) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 200 AM AST MON SEP 01 2008 ...HANNA DRIFTING SLOWLY WESTWARD... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 200 AM AST...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.2 WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES NORTHEAST OF MANAGUA ISLAND IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND ABOUT 125 MILES...200 KM...NORTH OF THE CAICOS ISLANDS. HANNA HAS BEEN DRIFTING SLOWLY WESTWARD NEAR 2 MPH...AND A CONTINUED SLOW FORWARD MOTION BETWEEN WEST AND WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. A NOAA BUOY EAST OF THE CENTER INDICATES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 105 MILES...165 KM FROM THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. REPEATING THE 200 AM AST POSITION...23.7 N...72.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...997 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER STEWART |
