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#212347 (Received by flhurricane at: 11:03 AM 01.Sep.2008) TCMAT3 TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 1500 UTC MON SEP 01 2008 AT 11 AM AST...1500 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...INCLUDING CAT ISLAND... THE EXUMAS...LONG ISLAND...RUM CAY...AND SAN SALVADOR. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 23.0N 72.9W AT 01/1500Z POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN 30 NM PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE WEST-SOUTHWEST OR 240 DEGREES AT 4 KT ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 994 MB MAX SUSTAINED WINDS 50 KT WITH GUSTS TO 60 KT. 50 KT....... 60NE 60SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT.......120NE 120SE 75SW 100NW. 12 FT SEAS..360NE 240SE 240SW 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 23.0N 72.9W AT 01/1500Z AT 01/1200Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 23.1N 72.7W FORECAST VALID 02/0000Z 22.8N 73.3W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...120NE 120SE 75SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 02/1200Z 22.7N 73.7W MAX WIND 55 KT...GUSTS 65 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 60SE 40SW 50NW. 34 KT...120NE 120SE 75SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 03/0000Z 22.9N 74.1W MAX WIND 60 KT...GUSTS 75 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 45SW 50NW. 34 KT...110NE 100SE 75SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 03/1200Z 23.7N 74.9W MAX WIND 65 KT...GUSTS 80 KT. 50 KT... 60NE 50SE 45SW 50NW. 34 KT...110NE 100SE 75SW 100NW. FORECAST VALID 04/1200Z 26.5N 77.5W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. 50 KT... 70NE 60SE 45SW 60NW. 34 KT...140NE 120SE 90SW 120NW. 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 05/1200Z 30.5N 80.5W MAX WIND 70 KT...GUSTS 85 KT. OUTLOOK VALID 06/1200Z 36.5N 82.0W...INLAND MAX WIND 35 KT...GUSTS 45 KT. REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 23.0N 72.9W NEXT ADVISORY AT 01/2100Z $$ FORECASTER RHOME |