Brian Schley

Jun 9, 200930 min

HURRICANE GUSTAV NEARING CATAGORY 5 BUT MARYLAND WILL BE SUNNY AND NICE FOR THE NEXT 5 DAYS !!! DAT

*** HURRICANE WARNINGS NOW EXTEND FROM CAMERON, LA. TO THE AL/FL BORDER ***

*** A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN ***

*** THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS IS NOW UNDER A MANDATORY EVACUATION STARTING AT 8 AM ON SUNDAY WITH THE ENTIRE CITY TO BE EVACUATED BY NOON ON SUNDAY BOTH WITH CONTRAFLOW AND A DAWN TO DUSK CURFEW ***

SUNDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND VERY NICE LO: 68 HI: 86

MONDAY: SUNNY AND STILL VERY NICE BUT HOT LO: 70 HI: 88

TUESDAY: SUNNY AND RATHER HOT LO: 72 HI: 90

WEDNESDAY: MOSTLY SUNNY AND STILL HOT LO: 74 HI: 92

THURSDAY: PARTLY CLOUDY WITH THE HEAT STILL LINGERING LO: 72 HI: 90

"WEATHER OR NOT"

FORECASTER: SCHLEY

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 08/30/2008 17:35:20

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HURRICANE GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER 25

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

500 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

…GUSTAV STILL STRENGTHENING AS IT IMPACTS WESTERN CUBA…

AT 500 PM EDT…2100 UTC…A HURRICANE WATCH IS ISSUED FOR THE

NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS EASTWARD TO THE

ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER…INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE

PONTCHARTRAIN. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS

ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

AT 500 PM EDT…A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ISSUED ALONG THE PANHANDLE

COAST OF FLORIDA FROM EAST OF THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD

TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH

AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF

PINAR DEL RIO…LA HABANA…CIUDAD DE LA HABANA…ISLA DE

JUVENTUD…MATANZAS…AND CIENFUEGOS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE

AND PROPERTY IN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA SHOULD HAVE ALREADY BEEN

COMPLETED.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL CUBAN PROVINCE

OF VILLA CLARA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL CUBAN

PROVINCES OF VILLA CLARA…SANCTI SPIRITUS…CIEGO DE AVILA…AND

CAMAGUEY…AND FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE

BRIDGE TO DRY TORTUGAS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 PM EDT…2100Z…THE EYE OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 22.1 NORTH…LONGITUDE 82.9 WEST OR ABOUT 130 MILES…

210 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA AND ABOUT 80

MILES…135 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA CUBA. DO NOT VENTURE

OUTSIDE DURING THE PASSAGE OF THE EYE…SINCE WINDS WILL SOON

RAPIDLY INCREASE AS EYEWALL AGAIN PASSES. THE EYE IS ALSO CURRENTLY

CENTERED ABOUT 620 MILES…1000 KM…SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL

GULF OF MEXICO COAST.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH…24 KM/HR…AND

THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK…THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL CROSS WESTERN

CUBA TONIGHT…THEN EMERGE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY

ON SUNDAY…AND REACH THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY.

DATA FROM AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT MAXIMUM

SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 150 MPH…240 KM/HR…WITH

HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR

HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS

WITH AN OVERALL SLIGHT STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24

HOURS…AND GUSTAV COULD REACH CATEGORY FIVE INTENSITY DURING THIS

PERIOD. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH

LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175

MILES…280 KM.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE RECENTLY REPORTED BY THE RECONNAISSANCE

AIRCRAFT WAS 942 MB…27.82 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 18 TO 23 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE

LEVELS…ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES…IS

POSSIBLE NEAR WHERE THE CENTER OF GUSTAV CROSSES WESTERN

CUBA…INCLUDING THE ISLE OF YOUTH. STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET

ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS GUSTAV

PASSES TO ITS WEST.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO

12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM

AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY

PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. RAINFALL

AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER FLORIDA KEYS AND EXTREME

SOUTHERN FLORIDA. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE

POSSIBLE OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS AND

THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA.

REPEATING THE 500 PM EDT POSITION…22.1 N…82.9 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…150 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…942 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 800 PM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100

PM EDT.

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FORECASTER KNABB

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 08/30/2008 17:36:28

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 11

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

500 PM AST SAT AUG 30 2008

…HANNA CONTINUES SLOWLY WEST-NORTHWESTWARD…

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN

BAHAMAS…INCLUDING THE ACKLINS…CROOKED ISLAND…THE

INAGUAS…MAYAGUANA…AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS…AS WELL AS FOR

THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 PM AST…2100Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 67.2 WEST OR ABOUT 260

MILES…415 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH…11 KM/HR.

A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN

FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS

TRACK…THE CENTER OF HANNA IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR JUST

NORTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY

OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES…

230 KM…MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB…29.53 INCHES.

LONG-PERIOD SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK

OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN

UNITED STATES COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION…22.4 N…67.2 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 7 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50

MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1000 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 800 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100

PM AST.

$$

FORECASTER BROWN

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 08/30/2008 17:39:34

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HURRICANE GUSTAV INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 25A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

800 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

…GUSTAV MAKES LANDFALL IN WESTERN MAINLAND CUBA…

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST FROM

EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER…

INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A

HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN

THE WATCH AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE PANHANDLE COAST

OF FLORIDA FROM EAST OF THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD TO THE

OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL

STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…GENERALLY

WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL CUBAN PROVINCE

OF VILLA CLARA.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM EDT…0000Z…THE EYE OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 22.7 NORTH…LONGITUDE 83.4 WEST. THIS POSITION IS

OVER WESTERN CUBA NEAR LOS PALACIOS AND ABOUT 65 MILES…105 KM…

WEST-SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA. DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE DURING THE

PASSAGE OF THE EYE…SINCE WINDS WILL SOON RAPIDLY INCREASE AS

EYEWALL AGAIN PASSES. THE EYE IS ALSO CURRENTLY CENTERED ABOUT 570

MILES…915 KM…SOUTHEAST OF THE NORTH-CENTRAL

GULF OF MEXICO COAST.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH…24 KM/HR…AND

THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT COUPLE

OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK…THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL EMERGE INTO THE

SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO DURING THE NEXT FEW HOURS…AND REACH

THE NORTHERN GULF ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 150 MPH…240 KM/HR…WITH

HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR

HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. THERE ARE

UNOFFICIAL REPORTS FROM PINAR DEL RIO PROVINCE OF WINDS NEAR THESE

ESTIMATES. SOME FLUCTUATIONS WITH AN OVERALL SLIGHT STRENGTHENING

IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS…AND GUSTAV COULD REACH

CATEGORY FIVE INTENSITY DURING THIS PERIOD. GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO

REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF

COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175

MILES…280 KM.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE

HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT AS GUSTAV WAS MAKING LANDFALL WAS 941

MB…27.79 INCHES.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS AND

THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA.

REPEATING THE 800 PM EDT POSITION…22.7 N…83.4 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…150 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…941 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM EDT.

$$

FORECASTER BEVEN

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 08/30/2008 17:40:35

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 11A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

800 PM AST SAT AUG 30 2008

…TROPICAL STORM HANNA MOVING ERRATICALLY…

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM AST…0000Z…BASED ON SATELLITE IMAGERY…THE CENTER OF

OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA IS RELOCATED TO NEAR LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH…

LONGITUDE 67.3 WEST OR ABOUT 265 MILES…425 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF

GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH…10 KM/HR.

A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO RESUME THIS

EVENING WITH A GRADUAL DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS TRACK…THE CENTER OF HANNA IS FORECAST TO

MOVE NEAR OR JUST NORTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATE

SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY

OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES…

230 KM…MAINLY TO THE NORTHEAST FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB…29.53 INCHES.

LONG-PERIOD SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK

OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN

UNITED STATES COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION…22.8 N…67.3 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50

MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1000 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 1100 PM AST.

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FORECASTER ROBERTS/BEVEN

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 08/30/2008 21:21:16

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HURRICANE GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER 26…CORRECTED

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

1100 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008

…CORRECTED WARNING SECTION TO INCLUDE THE FLORIDA KEYS…

…CENTER OF SLIGHTLY WEAKER GUSTAV MOVES INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF

OF MEXICO…

AT 11 PM EDT…0300 UTC…THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS DISCONTINUED

THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE PROVINCES OF SANCTI SPIRITUS…

CIEGO DE AVILA…AND CAMAGUEY. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL

STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL CUBAN PROVINCE OF

VILLA CLARA.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA

KEYS WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE PANHANDLE

COAST OF FLORIDA FROM EAST OF THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD

TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH

AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1100 PM EDT…0300Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH…LONGITUDE 83.8 WEST OR OVER THE

SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ABOUT 90 MILES…145 KM…WEST OF

HAVANA CUBA AND ABOUT 530 MILES…850 KM…SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH

OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH…24 KM/HR…AND

THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON

THIS TRACK…THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE

CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO ON SUNDAY…AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE

NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH…220 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE. WHILE GUSTAV HAS WEAKEN DURING PASSAGE OVER CUBA…IT IS

FORECAST TO RE-INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES OVER

THE WARM WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH

ARE LIKELY AFTER THAT TIME…BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A

MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175

MILES…280 KM. THE NOAA AUTOMATED STATION AT PULASKI SHOAL LIGHT

FLORIDA RECENTLY REPORTED 10-MINUTE WINDS OF 51 MPH…81 KM/HR…

WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH…108 KM/HR.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB…27.99 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 18 TO 23 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE

LEVELS…ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES…ALONG THE

COAST OF WESTERN CUBA SHOULD SUBSIDE TONIGHT. STORM SURGE OF 1 TO

3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS

GUSTAV PASSES TO ITS WEST.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO

12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM

AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY

PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. RAINFALL

AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER FLORIDA KEYS AND EXTREME

SOUTHERN FLORIDA. RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV MAY BEGIN TO

AFFECT THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION SUNDAY NIGHT.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE TONIGHT OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS AND

THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA.

REPEATING THE 1100 PM EDT POSITION…23.1 N…83.8 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…140 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…948 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 200 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500

AM EDT.

$$

FORECASTER BEVEN

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 08/30/2008 21:22:08

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 12

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

1100 PM AST SAT AUG 30 2008

…HANNA RESUMING A WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION…

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1100 PM AST…0300Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH…LONGITUDE 67.8 WEST OR ABOUT 230

MILES…375 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/HR.

A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED WITH A GRADUAL

DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS

TRACK…THE CENTER OF HANNA IS FORECAST TO MOVE NEAR OR JUST

NORTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATE SUNDAY OR MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT DAY

OR TWO.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES…230 KM

FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1000 MB…29.53 INCHES.

LONG-PERIOD SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK

OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN

UNITED STATES COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 1100 PM AST POSITION…22.9 N…67.8 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50

MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…1000 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 200 AM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500

AM AST.

$$

FORECASTER ROBERTS/BEVEN

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 08/30/2008 23:03:09

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HURRICANE GUSTAV INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 26A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

200 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

…GUSTAV MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO…

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CUBAN PROVINCES OF

PINAR DEL RIO…LA HABANA…CIUDAD DE LA HABANA…ISLA DE

JUVENTUD…MATANZAS…AND CIENFUEGOS. THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE

DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.

A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR

THE CENTRAL CUBAN PROVINCE OF VILLA CLARA. THIS WATCH AND WARNING

WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA

KEYS WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE PANHANDLE

COAST OF FLORIDA FROM EAST OF THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER EASTWARD

TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT

TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH

AREA…GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 200 AM EDT…0600Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST OR ABOUT 485

MILES…780 KM…SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH…24 KM/HR…AND

THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON

THIS TRACK…THE CENTER OF GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE

CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO LATER TODAY…AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE

NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH…220 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE. WHILE GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED DURING ITS PASSAGE OVER CUBA…IT

IS FORECAST TO RE-INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES

OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY AFTER

THAT TIME…BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE

THROUGH LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200

MILES…325 KM. A NOAA C-MAN OBSERVATION SITE AT PULASKI SHOAL IN

THE FLORIDA KEYS RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 56 MPH…91

KM/HR…WITH GUSTS TO 62 MPH…100 KM/HR.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AS ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE HURRICANE

HUNTER OBSERVATIONS IS 958 MB…28.29 INCHES.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING AND WAVES ALONG THE COAST OF WESTERN

CUBA SHOULD CONTINUE TO SUBSIDE. A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO 3 FEET

ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS GUSTAV

PASSES TO ITS WEST.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO

12 INCHES ACROSS CENTRAL AND WESTERN CUBA…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM

AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY

PRODUCE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS AND MUD SLIDES. RAINFALL

AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER FLORIDA KEYS AND EXTREME

SOUTHERN FLORIDA. RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH GUSTAV MAY BEGIN TO

AFFECT THE CENTRAL GULF COAST REGION TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE THIS MORNING OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS

AND THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA.

REPEATING THE 200 AM EDT POSITION…23.5 N…84.4 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…135 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…958 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT

500 AM EDT.

$$

FORECASTER BLAKE/PASCH

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DATE: 08/30/2008 23:03:46

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 12A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

200 AM AST SUN AUG 31 2008

…HANNA STRENGTHENS SLIGHTLY EAST OF THE BAHAMAS…

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 200 AM AST…0600Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.0 NORTH…LONGITUDE 68.1 WEST OR ABOUT 220

MILES…355 KM…EAST-NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH…13 KM/HR.

A WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED WITH A GRADUAL

DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE

FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF HANNA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NEAR OR

JUST NORTHEAST OF THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS LATE TODAY OR

MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 55 MPH…95 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES…325 KM

FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB…29.50 INCHES.

LONG-PERIOD SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK

OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN

UNITED STATES COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 200 AM AST POSITION…23.0 N…68.1 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…55

MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…999 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 500 AM AST.

$$

FORECASTER STEWART

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DATE: 08/31/2008 08:04:17

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HURRICANE GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER 28

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

1000 AM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

…GUSTAV CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO

WITH LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH…

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHERN GULF COAST

FROM CAMERON LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER…

INCLUDING THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A

HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF THE

ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER….AND FROM WEST OF

CAMERON LOUISIANA TO JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS. A TROPICAL

STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF CAMERON LOUISIANA

TO JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT

HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA…GENERALLY

WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA

KEYS WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1000 AM CDT…1500Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 25.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 86.0 WEST OR ABOUT 325 MILES…

520 KM…SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH…28 KM/HR. THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD

SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON FORECAST TRACK…GUSTAV

SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 120 MPH…195 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24

HOURS…AND GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH LATER TODAY

OR TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER…BUT

GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

GUSTAV IS A LARGE TROPICAL CYCLONE. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND

OUTWARD UP TO 50 MILES…85 KM…FROM THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL

STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200 MILES…325 KM. NOAA

BUOY 42003 RECENTLY REPORTED 8-MINUTE AVERAGE WINDS OF 54 MPH… 86

KM/HR…WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH…108 KM/HR.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE JUST REPORTED BY A NOAA HURRICANE

HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB…28.41 INCHES.

AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OF 12 TO 16 FEET ABOVE NORMAL

TIDAL LEVELS IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER

OF GUSTAV CROSSES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. A STORM SURGE OF 1 TO

3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS

GUSTAV PASSES TO ITS WEST.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO

12 INCHES OVER PORTION OF LOUISIANA…SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20

INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL

AMOUNTS OF ABOUT AN INCH ARE POSSIBLE OVER FLORIDA KEYS AND

SOUTH FLORIDA.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST LATER

TODAY AND TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 1000 AM CDT POSITION…25.3 N…86.0 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…120 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…960 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 100 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 400

PM CDT.

$$

FORECASTER BEVEN

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DATE: 08/31/2008 08:05:01

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 13A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

800 AM AST SUN AUG 31 2008

…HANNA CONTINUING WEST-NORTHWESTWARD…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TURKS AND

CAICOS ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN

BAHAMAS…INCLUDING THE ACKLINS…CROOKED ISLAND…THE

INAGUAS…MAYAGUANA…AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 AM AST…1200Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 69.5 WEST OR ABOUT 155

MILES…250 KM…NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH…19 KM/HR. A

WEST TO WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED WITH A GRADUAL

DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE

FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF HANNA IS EXPECTED TO MOVE NORTH OF

THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH…95 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT

COUPLE OF DAYS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES…335 KM

FROM THE CENTER. NOAA BUOY 41046 RECENTLY REPORTED A 1-MINUTE

AVERAGE WIND OF 40 MPH.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB…29.50 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND

CAICOS ISLANDS.

LONG-PERIOD SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK

OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN

UNITED STATES COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 800 AM AST POSITION…23.2 N…69.5 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…60

MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…999 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT

1100 AM AST.

$$

FORECASTER RHOME

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DATE: 08/31/2008 09:11:27

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 14

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

1100 AM AST SUN AUG 31 2008

…HANNA WEAKENS A LITTLE…

AT 11 AM AST…1500 UTC…THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A

TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…INCLUDING THE

ACKLINS…CROOKED ISLAND…THE INAGUAS…MAYAGUANA…AND THE RAGGED

ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TURKS AND

CAICOS ISLANDS.

AT 11 AM AST…1500 UTC…THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A

TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…INCLUDING CAT

ISLAND…THE EXUMAS…LONG ISLAND…RUM CAY…AND SAN SALVADOR.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 1100 AM AST…1500Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.3 NORTH…LONGITUDE 70.0 WEST OR ABOUT 145

MILES…230 KM…NORTH-NORTHEAST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH…17 KM/HR.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO TURN TOWARD THE WEST DURING THE NEXT 24

HOURS…THEN TURN SOUTHWEST WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED LATE

MONDAY OR TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…HANNA WILL GRADUALLY

APPROACH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF

DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 50 MPH…85

KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST

DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 205 MILES…335 KM

FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 999 MB…29.50 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND

CAICOS ISLANDS.

LONG-PERIOD SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK

OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN

UNITED STATES COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM AST POSITION…23.3 N…70.0 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50

MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…999 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 200 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 500

PM AST.

$$

FORECASTER RHOME

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DATE: 08/31/2008 16:34:51

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HURRICANE GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER 29

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

400 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

…GUSTAV MOVING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE CENTRAL GULF OF

MEXICO…HURRICANE WARNING EXTENDED WESTWARD…

AT 4 PM CDT…2100 UTC…THE HURRICANE WARNING IS EXTENDED WESTWARD

ALONG THE LOUISIANA AND TEXAS COASTS TO JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND

TEXAS. A HURRICANE WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM JUST EAST OF HIGH

ISLAND EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER…INCLUDING THE CITY

OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS

THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA

WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND

PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF THE

ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER. A TROPICAL

STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

AT 5 PM EDT…2100 UTC…THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED

FOR THE DRY TORTUGAS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 400 PM CDT…2100Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES…

350 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH…30 KM/HR. THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD

SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…

GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH…185 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE. SOME RE-INTENSIFICATION IS POSSIBLE TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS

IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY THEREAFTER…BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO

REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES…100 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220

MILES…350 KM. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS SHOULD BEGIN TO SPREAD

ONTO THE NORTHERN GULF COAST TONIGHT…WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS

STARTING TO SPREAD ONSHORE EARLY MONDAY MORNING.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE

HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB…28.26 INCHES.

AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL

TIDAL LEVELS IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER

OF GUSTAV CROSSES THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES IN

THE DRY TORTUGAS SHOULD DIMINISH TONIGHT.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 400 PM CDT POSITION…26.4 N…87.3 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…957 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 700 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000

PM CDT.

$$

FORECASTER BEVEN

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DATE: 08/31/2008 16:35:43

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 15

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

500 PM AST SUN AUG 31 2008

…TROPICAL STORM WARNING EXTENDED TO THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…

AT 5 PM AST…2100 UTC…THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A

TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…INCLUDING CAT

ISLAND…THE EXUMAS…LONG ISLAND…RUM CAY…AND SAN SALVADOR.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN

BAHAMAS…INCLUDING THE ACKLINS…CROOKED ISLAND…THE

INAGUAS…MAYAGUANA…AND THE RAGGED ISLANDS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE TURKS AND

CAICOS ISLANDS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 PM AST…2100Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 71.4 WEST OR ABOUT 140

MILES…225 KM…NORTH OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 10 MPH…17 KM/HR. HANNA IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WESTWARD TONIGHT WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD

SPEED THEN TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST

TRACK…HANNA WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL

BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH…75 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24

HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES…220 KM

FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB…29.44 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND

CAICOS ISLANDS.

LONG-PERIOD SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK

OF DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN

UNITED STATES COAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION…23.5 N…71.4 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…WEST NEAR 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…997 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 800 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100

PM AST.

$$

FORECASTER RHOME

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DATE: 08/31/2008 19:05:11

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HURRICANE GUSTAV INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 29A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

700 PM CDT SUN AUG 31 2008

…GUSTAV CONTINUES NORTHWESTWARD…TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ABOUT

TO REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA…

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM JUST EAST OF HIGH

ISLAND EASTWARD TO THE ALABAMA-FLORIDA BORDER…INCLUDING THE CITY

OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS

THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA

WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND

PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 700 PM CDT…0000Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 26.9 NORTH…LONGITUDE 87.7 WEST OR ABOUT 175 MILES…

280 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

THIS POSITION IS ABOUT 260 MILES…415 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF NEW

ORLEANS LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH…27 KM/HR. THIS

GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD

SPEED DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…

GUSTAV SHOULD MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH…185 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE. SOME INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST TONIGHT…AND GUSTAV IS

FORECAST TO BE A MAJOR HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220

MILES…350 KM. DATA FROM HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT

THE AREA COVERED BY HURRICANE FORCE WINDS HAS EXPANDED…

PARTICULARLY IN THE NORTHWEST QUADRANT OF GUSTAV. TROPICAL STORM

CONDITIONS ARE ABOUT TO REACH THE SOUTHEASTERN TIP OF LOUISIANA…

AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE COASTLINE AFTER

MIDNIGHT.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE RESERVE

HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT DATA IS 952 MB…28.11 INCHES.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO

12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA…SOUTHERN MISSISSIPPI AND

SOUTHERN ARKANSAS…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20

INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 700 PM CDT POSITION…26.9 N…87.7 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…952 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 1000 PM CDT.

$$

FORECASTER FRANKLIN

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DATE: 08/31/2008 19:09:05

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 15A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

800 PM AST SUN AUG 31 2008

…HANNA CONTINUES TO MOVE WESTWARD….

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND

SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 PM AST…0000Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH…LONGITUDE 71.6 WEST OR ABOUT

140 MILES…225 KM…NORTH-NORTHWEST OF GRAND TURK ISLAND.

HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 9 MPH…15 KM/HR. HANNA IS

EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WESTWARD TONIGHT WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD

SPEED…THEN TURN TOWARD THE SOUTHWEST ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST

TRACK…HANNA WILL GRADUALLY APPROACH THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL

BAHAMAS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH…75 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24

HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES…220 KM

FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 997 MB…29.44 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN THE TURKS AND

CAICOS ISLANDS.

SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP

CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST

DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 800 PM AST POSITION…23.5 N…71.6 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…WEST NEAR 9 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…45 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…997 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER

AT 1100 PM AST.

$$

FORECASTER BROWN

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 09/01/2008 05:33:52

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HURRICANE GUSTAV INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 31A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

600 AM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

…EYE OF GUSTAV NEARING THE LOUISIANA COAST…HURRICANE FORCE WINDS

OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA…

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND

TEXAS EASTWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER…INCLUDING THE

CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT

LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM EAST OF THE

MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER TO THE OCHLOCKONEE RIVER.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 600 AM CDT…1100Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 28.8 NORTH…LONGITUDE 90.1 WEST OR ABOUT 85 MILES…

135 KM…SOUTH OF NEW ORLEANS LOUISIANA AND ABOUT 150 MILES…240

KM…SOUTHEAST OF LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT

20 MILES…35 KM…SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF PORT FOURCHON ALONG THE

LOUISIANA COAST.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH…26 KM/HR…AND

THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR SO WITH SOME

DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST-

NORTHWEST ON TUESDAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER WILL

CROSS THE LOUISIANA COAST BY MIDDAY TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH…185 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE. NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY BEFORE

LANDFALL…WITH WEAKENING EXPECTED TO BEGIN AFTER GUSTAV MOVES

INLAND LATER TODAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 230

MILES…370 KM. A WIND GUST TO 63 MPH…102 KM/HR…WAS RECENTLY

REPORTED AT NEW ORLEANS NAVAL AIR STATION.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE ESTIMATED FROM NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER

AIRCRAFT OBSERVATIONS IS 954 MB…28.17 INCHES.

AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS STORM SURGE OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL

TIDAL LEVELS IS EXPECTED NEAR AND TO THE EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER

OF GUSTAV CROSSES THE COAST.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO

12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA…SOUTHERN AND WESTERN

MISSISSIPPI…ARKANSAS AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…WITH ISOLATED

MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20 INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TODAY.

REPEATING THE 600 AM CDT POSITION…28.8 N…90.1 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…115 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…954 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 800 AM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT

COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000 AM CDT.

$$

FORECASTER PASCH/BERG

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 09/01/2008 05:34:30

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TROPICAL STORM HANNA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 17A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

800 AM AST MON SEP 01 2008

…HANNA NEARLY STATIONARY NORTH OF THE CAICOS ISLANDS…

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL AND

SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 800 AM AST…1200Z…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS

LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.6 NORTH…LONGITUDE 72.4 WEST OR ABOUT 90

MILES…145 KM…NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.

HANNA HAS BEEN DRIFTING SLOWLY WESTWARD NEAR 2 MPH…4 KM/HR…AND A

CONTINUED SLOW FORWARD MOTION BETWEEN WEST AND WEST-SOUTHWEST IS

EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO…ALTHOUGH HANNA COULD BECOME

STATIONARY AT TIMES. ON THE FORECAST TRACK…THE CENTER OF HANNA

WILL MOVE NEAR OR OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT DAY

OR TWO.

A NOAA BUOY EAST OF THE CENTER INDICATES MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS

ARE NEAR 50 MPH…85 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FLUCTUATIONS

IN INTENSITY ARE POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT DAY OR SO. AN AIR FORCE

RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WILL BE IN THE AREA LATER TODAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140 MILES…220 KM

FROM THE CENTER.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 996 MB…29.41 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES…WITH MAXIMUM AMOUNTS NEAR 12

INCHES…WILL BE POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY OVER THE CENTRAL AND

SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP

CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST

DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 800 AM AST POSITION…23.6 N…72.4 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…WEST NEAR 2 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…50 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…996 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT

1100 AM AST.

$$

FORECASTER STEWART

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 09/01/2008 15:33:01

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HURRICANE GUSTAV ADVISORY NUMBER 33

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL072008

400 PM CDT MON SEP 01 2008

AT 4 PM CDT…2100 UTC…THE HURRICANE WARNING IS CHANGED TO A

TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM CAMERON LOUISIANA WESTWARD. A

HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM JUST EAST OF CAMERON

LOUISIANA EASTWARD TO THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA BORDER…INCLUDING

THE CITY OF NEW ORLEANS AND LAKE PONTCHARTRAIN. PREPARATIONS TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD HAVE BEEN COMPLETED.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM CAMERON WESTWARD TO

JUST EAST OF HIGH ISLAND TEXAS…AND FROM THE MISSISSIPPI-ALABAMA

BORDER TO THE FLORIDA-ALABAMA BORDER.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 400 PM CDT…2100Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 30.4 NORTH…LONGITUDE 92.0 WEST OR NEAR OPELOUSAS

LOUISIANA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 15 MILES…20 KM…NORTH OF

LAFAYETTE LOUISIANA.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH…26 KM/HR…AND

THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED

DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THIS MOTION SHOULD BRING THE

CENTER OF GUSTAV ACROSS SOUTHERN AND WESTERN LOUISIANA TONIGHT…AND

INTO EASTERN TEXAS BY TUESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH…130 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. GUSTAV IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON

SCALE. WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS…WITH

GUSTAV FORECAST TO BECOME A TROPICAL STORM TONIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY

AND A TROPICAL DEPRESSION LATE TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES…55 KM…FROM

THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 200

MILES…325 KM. BATON ROUGE LOUISIANA RECENTLY REPORTED A WIND GUST

OF 82 MPH…131 KM/HR.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 966 MB…28.53 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS ON

THE COASTS OF SOUTHEASTERN LOUISIANA AND MISSISSIPPI WILL BE SLOW

TO SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. ABOVE NORMAL TIDES ELSEWHERE IN

THE WARNED AREA SHOULD GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT AND TUESDAY.

GUSTAV IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAINFALL ACCUMULATIONS OF 6 TO

12 INCHES OVER PORTIONS OF LOUISIANA…SOUTHERN AND WESTERN

MISSISSIPPI…ARKANSAS…SOUTHERN MISSOURI…SOUTHEAST OKLAHOMA…

AND NORTHEASTERN TEXAS…WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 20

INCHES POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY.

A FEW TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE LOWER MISSISSIPPI VALLEY AND

THE CENTRAL GULF COAST TONIGHT.

REPEATING THE 400 PM CDT POSITION…30.4 N…92.0 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…NORTHWEST NEAR 16 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…80 MPH.

MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…966 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 700 PM CDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1000

PM CDT.

$$

FORECASTER BEVEN

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COMMENT:

AUTHOR: A Yahoo! user

DATE: 09/01/2008 15:34:24

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HURRICANE HANNA ADVISORY NUMBER 20

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008

500 PM AST MON SEP 01 2008

…HANNA CONTINUES TO STRENGTHEN AS IT MEANDERS OVER THE

SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS…THE

SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A

HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED

WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO

PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION.

INTERESTS IN EASTERN CUBA…THE NORTHWEST BAHAMAS…AND THE FLORIDA

PENINSULA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA…INCLUDING POSSIBLE

INLAND WATCHES AND WARNINGS…PLEASE MONITOR PRODUCTS ISSUED

BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

AT 500 PM AST…2100Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE HANNA WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 22.2 NORTH…LONGITUDE 72.6 WEST…OR JUST EAST OF

MAYAGUANA ISLAND IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS.

HANNA HAS BEEN MEANDERING DURING THE LAST SEVERAL HOUR BUT IS

EXPECTED TO MOVE TOWARD THE SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH…6 KM/HR

TONIGHT. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST IS EXPECTED TOMORROW. ON

THE FORECAST TRACK HANNA WILL BE MOVING OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN AND

CENTRAL BAHAMAS DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 80 MPH…130

KM/HR…WITH HIGHER GUSTS. HANNA IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON

THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. LITTLE CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS FORECAST

DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES…110 KM…TO

THE NORTHEAST OF THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND

OUTWARD UP TO 160 MILES…260 KM. A WIND GUST OF 61 MPH WAS

RECENTLY OBSERVED IN THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY THE RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT

WAS 983 MB…29.03 INCHES.

HANNA IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES OVER

THE CENTRAL AND SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS…AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS

ISLANDS… WITH ISOLATED MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 12 INCHES

POSSIBLE THROUGH THURSDAY. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES WITH

MAXIMUM AMOUNTS OF UP TO 8 INCHES ARE EXPECTED OVER THE MOUNTAINOUS

TERRAIN OF EASTERN CUBA AND NORTHERN PORTIONS OF HISPANIOLA. THESE

RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING MUDSLIDES AND FLASH FLOODING.

COASTAL STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3-5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE

LEVELS…ALONG WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES…CAN BE

EXPECTED IN AREAS OF ONSHORE FLOW WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA.

SWELLS FROM HANNA ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE THE RISK OF DANGEROUS RIP

CURRENTS ALONG PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES COAST

DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION…22.2 N…72.6 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD…SOUTH-SOUTHWEST NEAR 3 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…80

MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…983 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE

CENTER AT 800 PM AST FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 1100

PM AST.

$$

FORECASTER RHOME/AVILA