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#214370 (Received by flhurricane at: 1:52 AM 07.Sep.2008) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 41A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 200 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008 ...HANNA BEGINNING TO LOSE TROPICAL CHARACTERISTICS... AT 2 AM EDT...0600 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FROM WATCH HILL RHODE ISLAND SOUTHWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF WATCH HILL NORTHWARD TO MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHA`S VINEYARD AND NANTUCKET. 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 NEAR LATITUDE 41.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 71.9 WEST OR OVER EXTREME EASTERN CONNECTICUT. HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 33 MPH...54 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS...OVER WATER WELL TO THE EAST OF THE CENTER. HANNA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME EXTRATROPICAL DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES...325 KM ...TO THE EAST AND SOUTHEAST OF THE CENTER. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 994 MB...29.35 INCHES. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER LEVELS IN BAYS...IS EXPECTED IN THE WARNING AREA. HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ACROSS NEW ENGLAND...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF 6 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS COULD PRODUCE FLASH FLOODS ACROSS THE REGION. ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE COASTAL AREAS OF SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND. REPEATING THE 200 AM EDT POSITION...41.6 N...71.9 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...NORTHEAST NEAR 33 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...994 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM EDT. $$ FORECASTER FRANKLIN |