HANNA HEADING TOWARD THE COAST OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA IN A HURRY...

[Breeze54]

Tropical Storm HANNA Public Advisory Number 37

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HANNA HEADING TOWARD THE COAST OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA IN A HURRY...

TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 37
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008
1100 PM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008

...HANNA HEADING TOWARD THE COAST OF SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA IN A
HURRY...

AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS EXTENDED
NORTHWARD TO WATCH HILL RHODE ISLAND...INCLUDING NEW YORK HARBOR AND
LONG ISLAND SOUND.

AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING SOUTH OF EDISTO
BEACH AND THE HURRICANE WATCH FROM THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER SOUTHWARD
HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM EDISTO BEACH SOUTH
CAROLINA NORTHWARD ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST TO WATCH HILL RHODE
ISLAND...INCLUDING PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS...ALL OF
CHESAPEAKE BAY...THE TIDAL POTOMAC...WASHINGTON D.C...DELAWARE
BAY...NEW YORK HARBOR AND LONG ISLAND SOUND. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN
THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF SOUTH SANTEE
RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA TO CURRITUCK BEACH LIGHT NORTH CAROLINA...
INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND. HURRICANE WARNINGS MAY BE REQUIRED FOR
PORTIONS OF THIS AREA EARLY SATURDAY.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF WATCH HILL
RHODE ISLAND 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 1100 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 32.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.1 WEST OR ABOUT 60
MILES... 95 KM...EAST-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA AND
ABOUT 140 MILES...230 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTH
CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...32 KM/HR. THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS WITH A
GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED ON
SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD BE
MOVING ACROSS EASTERN NORTH CAROLINA EARLY SATURDAY AND THEN MOVE
ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC COAST LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH...110 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST
BEFORE LANDFALL...IT WOULD ONLY TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND SPEED
FOR HANNA TO BECOME A HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER
LANDFALL AND HANNA SHOULD BECOME AN EXTRATROPICAL STORM BY EARLY
SUNDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 260 MILES...415 KM
MAINLY TI THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 978 MB...28.88 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 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.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 3 TO 7 INCHES
FROM COASTAL SOUTH CAROLINA...NORTHWARD THROUGH CENTRAL AND EASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA INTO THE MID-ATLANTIC STATES...WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 10 INCHES POSSIBLE. THE POTENTIAL FOR FLASH FLOODING
WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE MID-ATLANTIC REGION AND SOUTHERN NEW
ENGLAND.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE COASTAL PLAINS OF
SOUTH AND NORTH CAROLINA AND SOUTHEAST VIRGINIA THROUGH SATURDAY
MORNING.

REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION...32.4 N...79.1 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 20 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...978 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 200 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500
AM EDT.

$$
FORECASTER AVILA

Atlantic Satellite


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[Breeze54]

1. Hurricane Local Statement for Boston MA - A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT.

Hurricane Local Statement for Boston MA

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAUNTON MA
530 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008

...TROPICAL STORM HANNA THREATENS SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND...

.AT 5 PM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD TO
MERRIMACK RIVER MASSACHUSETTS...INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND...MARTHAS
VINEYARD...AND NANTUCKET. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 30.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.7 WEST OR ABOUT 160 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHEAST AND A FASTER
FORWARD SPEED EXPECTED ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE
CENTER OF HANNA SHOULD CROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED
STATES TONIGHT OR EARLY SATURDAY...THEN MOVE ALONG THE MID-ATLANTIC
COAST LATER SATURDAY AND SATURDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 70 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ALTHOUGH
NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST BEFORE LANDFALL...IT
WOULD ONLY TAKE A SMALL INCREASE IN WIND SPEED FOR HANNA TO BECOME A
HURRICANE. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AFTER LANDFALL.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 290 MILES FROM THE CENTER.

THIS STATEMENT RECOMMENDS ACTIONS TO BE TAKEN BY PERSONS IN...
COASTAL EASTERN AND SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSETTS INCLUDING CAPE COD AND
THE ISLANDS...AND COASTAL RHODE ISLAND INCLUDING BLOCK ISLAND.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

PLEASE LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR GO TO WEATHER.GOV ON THE
INTERNET FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT THESE ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

FLASH FLOOD WATCH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

A COASTAL STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...ALONG
WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE
SOUTH COAST OF MASSACHUSETTS AND RHODE ISLAND. THIS MAY RESULT IN
MINOR COASTAL FLOODING NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING.

COASTAL FLOODING IS NOT EXPECTED ALONG THE EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS
COAST WHERE A 1 TO PERHAPS 2 FOOT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED.

TIMES OF HIGH TIDE ARE...
NEWPORT 127 AM SUNDAY...
PROVIDENCE 140 AM SUNDAY...
BOSTON...516 AM SUNDAY...
NANTUCKET...633 AM SUNDAY.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
SATURDAY NIGHT.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

FOR BOSTON MA...

THERE IS A 20 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 2 AM AND 2 PM SUN.

THERE IS A 1 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 64 KT /74 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 2 AM AND 2 PM SUN.

FOR HYANNIS MA...

THERE IS A 31 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 2 AM AND 2 PM SUN.

THERE IS A 1 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 64 KT /74 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 2 AM AND 2 PM SUN.

FOR NANTUCKET MA...

THERE IS A 33 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 2 AM AND 2 PM SUN.

FOR PROVIDENCE RI...

THERE IS A 26 PERCENT CHANCE OF WINDS 34 KT /39 MPH/ OR GREATER...
MOST LIKELY TO BEGIN BETWEEN 2 PM SAT AND 2 AM SUN.

...TORNADOES...

AN ISOLATED WEAK TORNADO IS POSSIBLE SATURDAY NIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS STATEMENT WILL BE UPDATED BY 1 AM.

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[Lex]

2. Some of the outer bands have gotten us here already in central NC

but I'm still waiting for the wind and the monsoon-type hurricane rain to hit.

[Breeze54]

3. I hope you've battened down all the hatches, Lex !

Stay safe and dry, as best you can! :hug:

[Lex]

4. Thanks.

We've moved all the potted plants inside and turned the rocking chairs over on the front porch and slid them into the corner of the porch. We have batteries and flashlights and candles, etc. I think we'll be okay here in central NC, but I'm glad I'm not at the NC/SC border right now! My parents have a place on Topsail Island NC but they closed it up, shuttered it, and came back inland yesterday.

:hug:

[Breeze54]

5. Good thinking.. My brother moved his boat out of Cape Cod Harbor to dry land

and my sister moved her little boat up into the her yard, off the mooring.

I'm well inland (20 miles); so I'm sure we'll just get rain and a little

wind from this in my area of Massachusetts. Ike is the real concern, imho.

Happy Autumn! :D Stay safe!

[davidinalameda]

6. my niece is in Charleston, SC

she actually moved there from Charleston, WV but I digress

looks like Hanna is going to miss her

[Breeze54]

7. Glad to hear she'll not have to deal with this...

;)

[Breeze54]

8. Hanna Strikes East Coast

Hanna Strikes East Coast

http://www.accuweather.com/news-story.asp?partner=accuweather&traveler=0&article=0



Hanna will bring rain and wind to a large stretch of the Eastern Seaboard this weekend. During landfall late tonight and early Saturday, the North Carolina coastline will experience the highest storm surge with tides up to 6 feet above normal. Damaging winds will down trees and power lines from eastern North Carolina through southern New England along and to the east of the storm track.

Heavy rainfall will cover a much wider area from central North Carolina along the 1-95 corridor into the Northeast. Widespread 2- to 4-inch totals will be common, with some areas receiving up to 6 inches of water.

Hanna's track is being governed by two systems. A large high to the east and a cool front to the west. The storm will take the path of least resistance which is right between the two.

Story by AccuWeather.com Meteorologist Justin Povick

[Hissyspit]

9. I'm getting rained on A LOT as we type.

Live just to the west of the circulation/what's left of the eyewall, so a lot of rain.

I wonder how Swamp Rat is doing?

[Breeze54]

10. It's been pouring rain here for the last hour too!

But no wind , so so far; so good! ;)

[Breeze54]

11. Hanna has arrived.... lots of rain here... no wind yet...

:shrug:

Oh; I'm 20 miles east of the Atlantic Ocean in MA. ;)