Saturday, September 6, 2008

A Snip From The 2:00 AM Advisory

AT 200 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WASLOCATED JUST OFFSHORE NEAR LATITUDE 33.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WESTOR ABOUT 30 MILES...45 KM...SOUTH OF MYRTLE BEACH SOUTH CAROLINAAND ABOUT 60 MILES...95 KM...SOUTHWEST OF WILMINGTON NORTHCAROLINA.HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 21 MPH...34 KM/HR. THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURSWITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHEAST AND AN INCREASE IN FORWARDSPEED TODAY AND TOMORROW. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...THE CENTER OFHANNA WILL MAKE LANDFALL NEAR THE BORDER BETWEEN SOUTH CAROLINA ANDNORTH CAROLINA WITHIN THE NEXT COUPLE OF HOURS...THEN MOVE ACROSSEASTERN NORTH CAROLINA LATER THIS MORNING...ALONG THE MID-ATLANTICCOAST LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT....AND ALONG THE COAST OF THENORTHEASTERN UNITED STATES AND SOUTHEASTERN CANADA ON SUNDAY.



It appears as though Dad has won the contest. It will not be official until the center officially makes landfall, though.

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