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| #211581 (Received by flhurricane at: 10:41 PM 29.Aug.2008) TCPAT3 BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 8 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008 1100 PM AST FRI AUG 29 2008 ...HANNA REMAINS POORLY ORGANIZED...BUT STILL A TROPICAL STORM... INTERESTS IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS AND THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF HANNA. 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 AST...0300Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 65.3 WEST OR ABOUT 260 MILES...420 KM...NORTH OF SAN JUAN PUERTO RICO AND ABOUT 375 MILES ...600 KM...EAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND. HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH...22 KM/HR. A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWEST TO NORTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA IS FORECAST TO PASS WELL NORTH OF THE VIRGIN ISLANDS AND PUERTO RICO TONIGHT AND SATURDAY...AND IS EXPECTED TO APPROACH THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS FROM THE NORTHEAST ON SUNDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH...85 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS AND HANNA COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH ON SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM FROM THE CENTER. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1002 MB...29.59 INCHES. RAIN BANDS ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA COULD PRODUCE RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS. REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION...22.1 N...65.3 W. MOVEMENT TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...50 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1002 MB. THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST. $$ FORECASTER ROBERTS/BEVEN |
