Post by NHC Olney Maryland on Aug 31, 2008 12:52:35 GMT -5
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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL082008
800 AM AST SUN AUG 31 2008
...HANNA CONTINUING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TURKS AND
CAICOS ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...THE
INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 800 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.5 WEST OR ABOUT 155
MILES...250 KM...NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. A
WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED WITH A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH OF
THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM
FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 41046 RECENTLY REPORTED A 1-MINUTE
AVERAGE WIND OF 40 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND
CAICOS ISLANDS.
LONG-PERIOD 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.
REPEATING THE 800 AM AST POSITION...23.2 N...69.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM AST.
TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL/OLNEY MD AL082008
800 AM AST SUN AUG 31 2008
...HANNA CONTINUING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TURKS AND
CAICOS ISLANDS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS...INCLUDING THE ACKLINS...CROOKED ISLAND...THE
INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA...AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...INCLUDING POSSIBLE
INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS...PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED
BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AT 800 AM AST...1200Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 69.5 WEST OR ABOUT 155
MILES...250 KM...NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.
HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH...19 KM/HR. A
WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED WITH A GRADUAL
DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE
FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH OF
THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...95 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES...335 KM
FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 41046 RECENTLY REPORTED A 1-MINUTE
AVERAGE WIND OF 40 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB...29.50 INCHES.
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND
CAICOS ISLANDS.
LONG-PERIOD 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.
REPEATING THE 800 AM AST POSITION...23.2 N...69.5 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...60
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...999 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
1100 AM AST.