Post by Nws Olney Maryland on Sept 5, 2008 14:57:56 GMT -5
HURRICANE HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
230 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...HANNA REGAINS HURRICANE STRENGTH AND MOVING TOWARD THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES...
.REPORTS FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF HANNA IS FARTHER EAST THAT EARLIER
REPORTED. AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5
WEST...OR ABOUT 645 MILES SOUTH OF WASHINGTON DC.
HANNA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL PASS
ABOUT 60 MILES TO THE EAST OF WASHINGTON DC SATURDAY EVENING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST BEFORE LANDFALL. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
AFTER LANDFALL.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD TO 30 MILES TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE
HUNTER IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
FORECASTER MILLER
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OLNEY MD
230 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008
...HANNA REGAINS HURRICANE STRENGTH AND MOVING TOWARD THE MID
ATLANTIC STATES...
.REPORTS FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT
INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF HANNA IS FARTHER EAST THAT EARLIER
REPORTED. AT 200 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE
HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 29.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5
WEST...OR ABOUT 645 MILES SOUTH OF WASHINGTON DC.
HANNA IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF THE DAY. A TURN
TOWARD THE NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED
ON SATURDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL PASS
ABOUT 60 MILES TO THE EAST OF WASHINGTON DC SATURDAY EVENING.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. ALTHOUGH NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS
FORECAST BEFORE LANDFALL. WEAKENING IS EXPECTED
AFTER LANDFALL.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD TO 30 MILES TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 315 MILES FROM THE
CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE HURRICANE
HUNTER IS 981 MB...28.97 INCHES.
FORECASTER MILLER