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| #213412 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:55 PM 03.Sep.2008) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 29 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 1100 PM AST WED SEP 03 2008 ...TENACIOUS HANNA HEADING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST...WEATHER BEGINNING TO IMPROVE IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS... AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS REPLACED THE HURRICANE WARNING WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE BAHAMAS AND FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. AT 11 PM AST...0300Z...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR HISPANIOLA FROM PORT AU PRINCE HAITI NORTHWARD AND EASTWARD TO PUERTO PLATA IN THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED. A HURRICANE WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR A PORTION OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST EARLY THURSDAY AND INTERESTS IN THIS AREA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HANNA. FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. AT 1100 PM AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.1 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES...260 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF SAN SALVADOR AND ABOUT 355 MILES ...575 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF NASSAU IN THE BAHAMAS. HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH...20 KM/HR. A GENERAL NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR TWO WITH A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD BE MOVING JUST EAST OF THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HANNA COULD REGAIN HURRICANE STRENGTH DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES...465 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTH OF THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 989 MB...29.21 INCHES. HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES... WITH MAXIMUM ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 12 INCHES OVER THE BAHAMAS. ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 15 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN PUERTO RICO. TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 15 INCHES...ARE POSSIBLE OVER HISPANIOLA...WHERE THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. MODERATE TO LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA BY FRIDAY MORNING. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA. 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. ISOLATED TORNADOES AND WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE OVER PUERTO RICO AND THE ADJACENT WATERS OVERNIGHT. REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...23.2 N...72.1 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...989 MB. AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 200 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER AVILA |
