South Santee River South Carolina out to 20 nautical miles...
Tropical Storm Hanna will approach from the south...affecting the
Carolinas today. The center of Hanna will move onshore in the
vicinity of Cape Fear late Friday tonight. Hanna will accelerate
rapidly to the north Saturday. A trough of low pressure will
persist behind Hanna through the central Carolinas late Saturday
through Tuesday. Hurricane Ike could become a threat to the area
waters by the middle of next week...with swell from Ike to begin
affecting the area waters by late Sunday or Monday.
Forecast as of 3:23 am EDT on September 5, 2008
Cape Fear Nc To Little River Inlet Sc Out 20 Nm-
Hurricane Watch in effect
Today
Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. NE winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts to around 35 kt...increasing to 35 to 40 kt with gusts to around 50 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 12 ft...building to 16 ft in the afternoon. Near shore...seas around 8 ft...building to 10 ft in the afternoon. A chance of rain in the morning...then widespread rain and scattered tstms in the afternoon.
Tonight
Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. E winds 45 to 55 kt with gusts to around 65 kt. Seas around 19 ft. Seas around 12 ft near shore. Widespread rain and scattered tstms.
Sat
Tropical storm conditions expected with hurricane conditions possible. W winds 45 to 50 kt with gusts to around 60 kt... diminishing to 15 to 20 kt in the afternoon. Seas around 14 ft... subsiding to 9 ft in the afternoon. Near shore... seas around 9 ft... subsiding to 7 ft in the afternoon. Rain likely with scattered tstms in the morning...then scattered showers in the afternoon.
Sat Night
SW winds 10 to 15 kt with gusts to around 20 kt... becoming W around 10 kt after midnight. Seas around 7 ft...subsiding to 5 ft after midnight. Near shore... seas around 5 ft...subsiding to 4 ft after midnight.
Sun
NW winds around 10 kt...becoming NE in the afternoon. Seas around 4 ft. Seas around 3 ft near shore.
Sun Night
NE winds around 10 kt. Seas around 4 ft... subsiding to 3 ft after midnight. Near shore...seas around 2 ft.
Mon
NE winds around 10 kt...becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 3 ft...building to 4 ft in the afternoon. Near shore...seas around 2 ft...building to 3 ft in the afternoon.
Mon Night
E winds around 10 kt. Seas around 5 ft. Seas around 3 ft near shore.
Tue
NE winds around 10 kt...becoming E in the afternoon. Seas around 5 ft. Seas around 3 ft near shore. Mariners are reminded that winds and seas can be higher in and near tstms.
... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect... ... Hurricane Watch remains in effect...
... New information...
The center of Tropical Storm Hanna is now about 490 miles south of Wilmington. A Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch remain in effect for the coastal waters from Surf City NC to South Santee River SC. A Tropical Storm Warning means that tropical storm conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours.
... Areas affected...
This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons in... the adjacent coastal waters.
... Watches/warnings...
No additional hazards are in effect.
... Storm information...
At 200 am EDT... the center of Tropical Storm Hanna was located near latitude 27.2 north... longitude 77.2 west or 490 miles south of Wilmington North Carolina.
Hanna is moving toward the northwest near 18 mph. A gradual turn to the north with an increase in forward speed is expected later today. On the forecast track... the center of Hanna will be near the southeast coast of the United States later today. However... rains and winds associated with Hanna will reach the coast well in advance of the center.
Maximum sustained winds remain near 65 mph... with higher gusts. Only slight strengthening is forecast prior to landfall... although it is still possible for Hanna to become a minimal hurricane.
The minimum central pressure was 984 mb... or 29.05 inches.
... Winds...
Sustained tropical storm force winds will develop across the coastal waters by mid-day for the northeast South Carolina coastal waters... and during this afternoon for the southeast North Carolina coastal waters. Winds will begin to diminish from south to north during Saturday morning.
... Seas...
Seas will build to around 15 feet across the northeast South Carolina coastal waters this afternoon... and up to around 17 ft by this evening.
Seas will build to around 15 feet across the Cape Fear coastal waters this afternoon... and up to 20 ft during this evening.
Seas will slowly subside during Saturday.
... Next update...
This statement will be updated around 530 am EDT.
... TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ... HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
... TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ... HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
Tropical Storm Warning, Hurricane Watch