New Watches & Warnings for Hanna

National Hurricane Center
Published: September 4, 2008

NEW WATCHES AND WARNINGS FOR HANNA… 
  AT 5 PM EDT…2100 UTC…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED   FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER NORTHWARD TO THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA   BORDER…INCLUDING THE PAMLICO AND ALBEMARLE SOUNDS. A TROPICAL   STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED   WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. 
  AT 5 PM EDT…THE HURRICANE WATCH IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD AND IS NOW   IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA TO CURRITUCK   BEACH LIGHT…INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND. 
  AT 5 PM EDT…A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED 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 MEANS   THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH   AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. 
  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER   SOUTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. 
  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND   NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. 
  FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE   INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED   BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE. 
  AT 500 PM EDT…2100Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS   LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 75.0 WEST OR ABOUT 155   MILES…250 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF NASSAU AND ABOUT 625 MILES…1005   KM…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA. 
  HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH…22 KM/HR…AND   THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH   A GRADUAL INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED. A TURN TO THE NORTH IS   EXPECTED BY LATE FRIDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF   HANNA WILL PASS JUST EAST OF THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS   TODAY…AND WILL BE NEAR THE SOUTHEAST COAST OF THE UNITED STATES   BY LATE FRIDAY. HOWEVER…RAINS AND WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA   WILL REACH THE COAST WELL IN ADVANCE OF THE CENTER. 
  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE 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 LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE   AIRCRAFT WAS 988 MB…29.18 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 500 PM EDT POSITION…25.5 N…75.0 W.  MOVEMENT   TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…65 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…988 MB. 
  AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE   CENTER AT 800 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100   PM EDT.