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 WTNT23 KNHC 030841
 TCMAT3
 TROPICAL STORM HANNA FORECAST/ADVISORY NUMBER  26
 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL082008
 0900 UTC WED SEP 03 2008
  
 A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...THE
 SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS...AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.
  
 A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...
 INCLUDING THE ABACOS...ANDROS ISLAND...BERRY ISLANDS...BIMINI...
 ELEUTHERA...GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND...AND NEW PROVIDENCE.  A HURRICANE
 WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE
 WARNING AREA GENERALLY WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS.
  
 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN COAST
 OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM PUERTO PLATA WESTWARD TO BAHIA DE
 MANZANILLO.
  
 A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR HAITI FROM THE
 NORTHERN BORDER WITH THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC TO PORT-AU-PRINCE. A
 TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE
 EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
  
 INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES SHOULD MONITOR THE
 PROGRESS OF HANNA.
  
 TROPICAL STORM CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.2N  72.2W AT 03/0900Z
 POSITION ACCURATE WITHIN  30 NM
  
 PRESENT MOVEMENT TOWARD THE NORTH OR 360 DEGREES AT   2 KT
  
 ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE  993 MB
 MAX SUSTAINED WINDS  50 KT WITH GUSTS TO  60 KT.
 50 KT....... 60NE  60SE  30SW  30NW.
 34 KT.......200NE 175SE  75SW  75NW.
 12 FT SEAS..300NE  90SE  60SW 360NW.
 WINDS AND SEAS VARY GREATLY IN EACH QUADRANT.  RADII IN NAUTICAL
 MILES ARE THE LARGEST RADII EXPECTED ANYWHERE IN THAT QUADRANT.
  
 REPEAT...CENTER LOCATED NEAR 20.2N  72.2W AT 03/0900Z
 AT 03/0600Z CENTER WAS LOCATED NEAR 20.1N  72.5W
  
 FORECAST VALID 03/1800Z 21.5N  72.8W
 MAX WIND  55 KT...GUSTS  65 KT.
 50 KT... 60NE  60SE  30SW  30NW.
 34 KT...200NE 175SE  75SW  75NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 04/0600Z 23.2N  74.1W
 MAX WIND  60 KT...GUSTS  75 KT.
 50 KT... 60NE  60SE  45SW  45NW.
 34 KT...190NE 160SE  75SW 100NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 04/1800Z 24.8N  76.0W
 MAX WIND  65 KT...GUSTS  80 KT.
 64 KT... 30NE  30SE  25SW  25NW.
 50 KT... 75NE  75SE  50SW  50NW.
 34 KT...180NE 160SE 100SW 100NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 05/0600Z 27.2N  78.1W
 MAX WIND  75 KT...GUSTS  90 KT.
 50 KT... 80NE  80SE  50SW  60NW.
 34 KT...180NE 160SE 100SW 110NW.
  
 FORECAST VALID 06/0600Z 33.7N  80.0W...INLAND
 MAX WIND  70 KT...GUSTS  85 KT.
 50 KT... 80NE  80SE  40SW  40NW.
 34 KT...180NE 160SE 100SW  80NW.
  
 EXTENDED OUTLOOK. NOTE...ERRORS FOR TRACK HAVE AVERAGED NEAR 225 NM
 ON DAY 4 AND 300 NM ON DAY 5...AND FOR INTENSITY NEAR 20 KT EACH DAY
  
 OUTLOOK VALID 07/0600Z 42.5N  71.5W...BECOMING EXTRATROPICAL INLAND
 MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
  
 OUTLOOK VALID 08/0600Z 51.0N  55.0W...EXTRATROPICAL INLAND
 MAX WIND  35 KT...GUSTS  45 KT.
  
 REQUEST FOR 3 HOURLY SHIP REPORTS WITHIN 300 MILES OF 20.2N  72.2W
  
 NEXT ADVISORY AT 03/1500Z
  
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 FORECASTER STEWART