Statement as of 02:04 EDT 07. September 2008
... Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect...
... New information...
Updated storm information in synopsis.
... Areas affected...
This statement recommends actions to be taken by persons...
In Massachusetts...
Eastern Norfolk... Suffolk... eastern Essex... Barnstable... Dukes...
eastern Plymouth... Nantucket... southern Bristol and southern
Plymouth counties.
In Rhode Island...
Bristol... eastern Kent... southeast Providence... Block Island...
Newport and Washington counties.
... Watches/warnings...
Please listen to NOAA Weather Radio or go to weather.Gov on the
internet for more information about these additional hazards.
Flash Flood Watch.
... Storm surge and storm tide...
A coastal storm surge of 1 to 3 feet above normal tide levels...
along with large and dangerous battering waves... can be expected
along the South Coast of Massachusetts and Rhode Island. Locally
higher surges in the upper reaches of Narragansett Bay and
Buzzards Bay of 3 to 5 ft are possible due to the narrowing of this
portion of these bays. This may result in minor to moderate coastal
flooding near the time of high tide early Sunday morning.
Coastal flooding is not expected along the eastern Massachusetts
coast where up to a 1 foot storm surge is expected.
... Winds...
South and southeast winds gusting to near 40 mph are expected to
rapidly shift to northwest as the center of Hanna moves off eastern
Massachusetts after 4 am. The wind will then diminish between 5 and 8 am.
... Probability of hurricane/tropical storm conditions...
For Boston MA...
There is a 74 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.
For Hyannis MA...
There is a 96 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.
There is a 2 percent chance of winds 64 kt /74 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.
For Nantucket MA...
There is a 95 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.
For Providence RI...
There is a 97 percent chance of winds 34 kt /39 mph/ or greater...
most likely to begin between 8 PM Sat and 8 am sun.
... Tornadoes...
An isolated weak tornado is possible tonight.
... Next update...
This statement will be updated around 5 am.