853  
WTNT43 KNHC 070857  
TCDAT3  
TROPICAL STORM HANNA DISCUSSION NUMBER 42  
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008  
500 AM EDT SUN SEP 07 2008  
 
THE CLOUD PATTERN ASSOCIATED WITH HANNA IS SPREADING OUT WELL AHEAD  
OF THE SURFACE CENTER...WITH THE CLOSEST DEEP CONVECTION NOW  
DISPLACED ABOUT 125 NMI TO THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST. THE  
CIRCULATION IS ALSO CLOSE TO...BUT NOT QUITE ENTANGLED WITH...A  
FRONTAL BOUNDARY. BASED ON THE LOSS OF CONVECTION NEAR THE  
CORE...HANNA IS NO LONGER CONSIDERED TO BE A TROPICAL CYCLONE AND  
THIS WILL BE THE LAST ADVISORY.  
 
MAXIMUM WINDS ARE ESTIMATED TO BE 45 KT BASED ON SHIP REPORTS...AND  
HANNA IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A VIGOROUS EXTRATROPICAL CYCLONE DURING  
ITS PASSAGE OVER THE NORTH ATLANTIC. THE OFFICIAL FORECAST IS IN  
GOOD AGREEMENT WITH THE GFS.  
 
FUTURE INFORMATION ON THIS SYSTEM CAN BE FOUND IN HIGH SEAS  
FORECASTS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OCEAN PREDICTION  
CENTER...UNDER AWIPS HEADER NFDHSFAT1 AND WMO HEADER FZNT01 KWBC.  
 
 
FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS  
 
INITIAL 07/0900Z 42.6N 70.0W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL  
12HR VT 07/1800Z 45.4N 64.5W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL  
24HR VT 08/0600Z 48.4N 57.1W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL  
36HR VT 08/1800Z 50.0N 50.0W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL  
48HR VT 09/0600Z 51.0N 43.0W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL  
72HR VT 10/0600Z 53.5N 27.0W 45 KT...EXTRATROPICAL  
96HR VT 11/0600Z 58.0N 16.0W 40 KT...EXTRATROPICAL  
120HR VT 12/0600Z...ABSORBED WITHIN EXTRATROPICAL LOW  
 
 
FORECASTER FRANKLIN  
 
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