WTUS82 KJAX 060248 HLSJAX URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM HANNA LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL 1048 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...HANNA MOVES AWAY FROM COASTAL WATERS... AMZ450-452-454-470-472-474-060400- /O.CAN.KJAX.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL OUT 20 NM- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL OUT 20 NM- ALTAMAHA SOUND GA TO FERNANDINA BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- FERNANDINA BEACH TO ST AUGUSTINE FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- ST AUGUSTINE TO FLAGLER BEACH FL 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE- 1048 PM EDT FRI SEP 5 2008 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED... ...NEW INFORMATION... WITH HANNA MOVING AWAY FROM THE AREA...MARINE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO GRADUALLY IMPROVE OVER THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR THE COASTAL WATERS HAVE BEEN REPLACED WITH SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. ...AREAS AFFECTED... THIS STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION FOR MARINE INTERESTS IN THE FOLLOWING COASTAL WATERS...OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE FROM FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO ALTAMAHA SOUND GEORGIA. ...STORM INFORMATION... AT 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM HANNA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.3 WEST OR ABOUT 100 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. HANNA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20 MPH...AWAY FROM THE AREA. WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE BEYOND 20NM OFFSHORE...ARE EXPECTED THROUGH THE NIGHT...GRADUALLY DIMINISHING LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. SEAS OF 7 TO 12 FEET THIS EVENING WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 5 TO 8 FEET LATE TONIGHT INTO EARLY SATURDAY. ...NEXT UPDATE... THIS IS THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN JACKSONVILLE REGARDING TROPICAL STORM HANNA. PLEASE REFER TO THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK AND COASTAL WATERS FORECAST FOR FURTHER INFORMATION ON MARINE HAZARDS. $$ WOLF