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#213719 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:58 AM 05.Sep.2008) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 33A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 200 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008 ...HANNA ACCELERATING NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES COAST... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER NORTHWARD TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER NORTHWARD TO GREAT EGG INLET NEW JERSEY...INCLUDING THE CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE TIDAL POTOMAC... WASHINGTON D.C...AND THE DELAWARE BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER SOUTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. 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 EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT NEAR LATITUDE 27.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.2 WEST OR ABOUT 55 MILES...90 KM...NORTH OF GREAT ABACO ISLAND AND ABOUT 490 MILES...790 KM...SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA. HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH...30 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES LATER TODAY. HOWEVER...RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA WILL REACH THE COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER. DATA FROM THE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 65 MPH...100 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ONLY SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST PRIOR TO LANDFALL... ALTHOUGH IT IS STILL POSSIBLE FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES...510 KM MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY THE AIRCRAFT WAS 984 MB...29.05 INCHES. HANNA COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES OVER THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA...WITH MAXIMUM ISOLATED AMOUNTS OF 5 INCHES POSSIBLE. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE FROM THE GEORGIA COAST SOUTHWARD TO THE CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST. VERY HEAVY RAINFALL AMOUNTS ARE LIKELY TO SPREAD RAPIDLY NORTHWARD INTO THE MID ATLANTIC STATES AND NEW ENGLAND FROM FRIDAY NIGHT INTO SATURDAY AND MAY RESULT IN FLOODING. COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF THE PATH OF THE CENTER OF HANNA. REPEATING THE 200 AM EDT POSITION...27.2 N...77.2 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...65 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...984 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER RHOME |