Saturday, September 06, 2008

Hanna - Hurricane Strength Imminent (ADVISORY 35 A + UPDATED SATELLITE PHOTO)

Hanna is very close to hurricane strength once again. Hanna is advancing northward rapidly, at 20mph. Maximum sustained winds are at 70mph - that's just below Cat 1 hurricane strength.

Storm surge has been forecast to increase - now the surge is expected to be 4-6 feet. Large, dangerous battering waves will develop immediately east of Hanna's central core.

Isolated tornadoes may spawn over the coastal Carolinas.

From the latest advisory:
HANNA IS 255 KM...EAST-NORTHEAST OF DAYTONA BEACH FLORIDA AND ABOUT 310 MILES...500 KM...SOUTH OF WILMINGTON NORTH CAROLINA. THE CENTER OF HANNA
WILL BE NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF THE UNITED STATES TONIGHT.

THE POTENTIAL FOR EXTREMELY HEAVY RAINFALL TOTALS AND FLASH FLOODING WILL BE SIGNIFICANT FOR THE NORTHERN MID-ATLANTIC STATES AND SOUTHERN NEW ENGLAND AS HANNA ADVANCES NORTHWARD ON SATURDAY AND SUNDAY.
clipped from www.ssd.noaa.gov
http://www.ssd.noaa.gov/goes/flt/t2/vis-l.jpg
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