Tropical Storm Nine
Forecast Advisory 7
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WTNT34 KNHC 131450
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 7
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
10 AM CDT FRI SEP 13 2002
...HANNA SHOULD BEGIN THE LONG EXPECTED NORTHWARD TURN...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM GRAND ISLE LOUISIANA TO
APALACHICOLA FLORIDA. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF APALACHICOLA
TO THE SUWANEE RIVER FLORIDA.
AT 10 AM CDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 27.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 89.4 WEST OR ABOUT
105 MILES SOUTH-SOUTWEST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.
HANNA HAS BEEN DRIFTING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST DURING THE PAST FEW
HOURS BUT IS EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 8 MPH LATER
TODAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF HANNA WILL BE NEAR THE COAST
WITHIN THE WARNING AREA SATURDAY BETWEEN MIDNIGHT AND SUNRISE.
HOWEVER...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS COULD REACH PORTIONS OF THE
WARNING AREA EARLIER TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE BUT HANNA IS NOT EXPECTED TO REACH
HURRICANE INTENSITY PRIOR TO LANDFALL.
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES TO THE
EAST OF THE CENTER.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE PLANE
WAS 1003 MB...29.62 INCHES.
RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES...WITH ISOLATED HIGHER
AMOUNTS...CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR THE PATH OF HANNA.
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE...MAINLY WITHIN THE EASTERN PORTION
OF THE CIRCULATION.
COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE
LEVELS...ALONG WITH BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA.
REPEATING THE 10 AM CDT POSITION...27.7 N... 89.4 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...NORTH NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 45 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1003 MB.
FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR
PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 1 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 4 PM
CDT.
FORECASTER AVILA
