Tropical Storm Laura

At 0900 UTC the centre of sub-tropical storm Laura was located about 1015 miles west of Fayal Island in the western Azores.



Laura is not forecast to affect any land and is only a threat to shipping interests in the north Atlantic Ocean.



The storm is moving west-northwest at close to 8 mph. A gradual turn towards northwest, then north, will an increase in forward speed is expected tomorrow.



Maximum sustained winds are near to 60 mph, with higher gusts, but strengthening is expected and Laura could make the transition to a tropical cyclone today and become a hurricane by tomorrow.



Winds of 40 mph extend outwards to 310 miles from the centre. Minimum central pressure is estimated to be 993 mb.



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Subtropical storm Laura forms over the north central Atlantic...



at 500 am AST...0900z...the center of subtropical storm Laura was located near latitude 37.2 north...longitude 47.3 west or about 1015 miles...1635 km...west of Fayal island in the western Azores.



The storm is moving toward the west-northwest near 8 mph. A gradual turn toward the northwest and north accompanied by an increase in forward speed is expected on Tuesday. Laura is not forecast to affect any land areas...and the system is only a threat to shipping interests over the far North Atlantic ocean.



Maximum sustained winds are near 60 mph...95 km/hr...with higher gusts. Some strengthening is forecast during the next 24 hours... and Laura could transition into a tropical cyclone later today and possibly become a hurricane by Tuesday.



Winds of 40 mph extend outward up to 310 miles...500 km from the center.



The estimated minimum central pressure is 993 mb...29.32 inches.



Repeating the 500 am AST position...37.2 N...47.3 W. Movement toward...west-northwest near 8 mph. Maximum sustained winds...60 mph. Minimum central pressure...993 mb.



The next advisory will be issued by the National Hurricane Center at 1100 am AST.



See All NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER ADVISORIES Below



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2008 Tropical Storms and Hurricanes - Atlantic

1. Tropical Storm Arthur formed quickly on May 31 off Belize, lost tropical storm strength in fewer than 24 hours, and brought punishing rains of 10-15 inches to parts of the Yucatán Peninsula, including Mexico and Guatemala.

2. Hurricane Bertha formed as a tropical storm July 3 in the far eastern Atlantic, then debuted as the Atlantic's first hurricane July 7 and quickly grew to major hurricane status. By the time it affected land, July 14 in Bermuda, it was a strong tropical storm, causing rough surf and 3-5 inches of rain. It broke the record for longest-lived July storm and on July 18 reformed into a hurricane.

3. Tropical Storm Cristobal formed on July 19 off the coast of the Carolinas. The first named storm to threaten the U.S. coast, Cristobal threatened 3-5 inches of rain and strong storm surges across South and North Carolina.

4. Hurricane Dolly reached Category 2 strength in the Gulf of Mexico before making landfall near the Texas-Mexico border July 23, 2008. Heavy rains and wind led to at least one death, flooding and damage in Texas and in neighboring states that may exceed $1 billion.

5. Tropical Storm Edouard formed August 3 in the Gulf of Mexico and though forecasters predicted strengthening and it passed by critical oil infrastructure, it was largely welcomed for relieving drought conditions in some parts of Texas and Louisiana.

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6. Tropical Storm Fay formed August 15 off the coast of the Dominican Republic and killed 35 people there and in Haiti before making a record five landfalls in Florida, where it killed 11 before moving on as a tropical depression, killing at least one in Georgia.

7. Hurricane Gustav formed August 25 off the coast of Haiti and reached hurricane strength Aug. 26 before making landfall there. It has been blamed for dozens of deaths in the Caribbean, making it the deadliest tropical storm of 2008 in the Atlantic to date, even before it reached the Gulf Coast, where 2 million evacuated in preparation.

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8. Hurricane Hanna formed August 28 in the Central Atlantic and briefly attained hurricane strength Sept. 1. The storm was blamed for at least 163 deaths, and possibly more than 500, in Haiti. As a tropical storm, Hanna drenched the U.S. East Coast.

9. Hurricane Ike formed September 1 and reached major Category 4 hurricane status Sept. 3. After losing some strength, Ike regained Category 4 hurricane status as it made landfall in the Bahamas Sept. 7. It has been blamed for dozens of deaths in Haiti. It devastated homes and infrastructure in Cuba, and led to more than two dozen deaths in the U.S., after it hit Texas as a Category 2 hurricane and continued through the Midwest as a large tropical depression.

10. Tropical Storm Josephine formed Sept. 2, with both Hanna and Ike also active in the Atlantic, but dissipated before affecting land.

11. Hurricane Kyle formed Sept. 25 and hit the Canadian Maritime provinces Sept. 28.

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12. Subtropical Storm Laura formed Sept. 29 and forecasters said it could reach hurricane strength in the Northern Atlantic.

Remaining 2008 Tropical Storm and Hurricane Names - Atlantic

Laura - Marco - Nana - Omar - Paloma - Rene - Sally - Teddy - Vicky - Wilfred

HURRICANE UPDATE - HANNA Prompts EVACUATION WARNING for GEORGETOWN and HURRICANE IKE is not far behind

Tropical Storm Hanna is expected to reach the Carolina coast early Saturday and bring "very heavy rainfall" to the mid-Atlantic and New England over the weekend, forecasters said.

A second storm, the "small but impressive" Hurricane Ike, could land in southern Florida as a Category 3 storm by Tuesday night, according to the National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Forecasters are also keeping an eye on Tropical Storm Josephine, far out in the Atlantic. Josephine had maximum sustained winds of 50 mph and is too far off for any predictions of landfall.

Emergency centers were opened by North Carolina, South Carolina and Georgia in anticipation of Hanna's arrival, but no mandatory evacuations have been ordered.

The hurricane center's 5 a.m. Friday advisory placed Hanna's center about 125 miles (200 kilometers) north-northwest of Great Abaco Island and about 430 miles (690 kilometers) south of Wilmington, North Carolina.

The storm, moving toward the northwest near 20 mph, had top sustained winds near 65 mph (100 kph), the hurricane center said.

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"Only slight strengthening is forecast prior to landfall, although it is still possible for Hanna to become a hurricane," forecasters said.

"People are reminded that there is very little difference between a strong tropical storm and a minimal hurricane," they added.

A hurricane watch was in effect from north of Edisto Beach, South Carolina -- about 30 miles south of Charleston -- to Currituck Beach Light, North Carolina.

A tropical storm watch is also in effect from Edisto Beach to Altamaha Sound, Georgia.

The historic city of Charleston prepared for the worst. Workers started boarding up city buildings on Wednesday, and firefighters were filling and distributing sandbags to residents and business owners. Backup generators were being gassed up and positioned at key locations around the city.

"We will continue until we know we're totally out of the woods," Charleston spokeswoman Barbara Vaughn said.

Cathy Haynes, Charleston County's director of emergency operations, said Charleston County schools would be closed Friday.

"We'd also like to encourage residents that either live in low-lying areas or mobile homes, or if they just feel vulnerable to the situation at hand, to maybe move to safer locations," she said.

Jennifer Moses, a resident of Charleston's Daniel Island, said she is ready for whatever comes.

"I filled up the gas can, I have water, I have peanut butter, and I took the rocking chairs off the front porch," she said. iReport.com: Are you prepared for the storm?

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At Parris Island, South Carolina, hundreds of Marines graduated Thursday morning from basic training -- a day earlier than planned because the base didn't want Hanna to cause problems for families coming to the celebration, Master Sgt. Mark Oliva said.

At Marine Corps Air Station Beaufort in South Carolina, nearly two dozen F-18 Hornet fighter jets were flown out, the public affairs office said.

Further north, the U.S. Navy Mid-Atlantic Region said its ships in the Hampton Roads, Virginia, area are prepared to leave should conditions become severe. A decision is due after 8 a.m. Friday.

Once it moves ashore -- most likely near the North Carolina-South Carolina state line -- Hanna is expected to "race to the northeast while becoming extratropical," the hurricane center said.

While the coasts of Georgia and central Florida could get 1 to 3 inches of rain, some areas of the Carolinas could get up to 5 inches, forecasters said.

"Very heavy rainfall amounts are likely to spread rapidly northward into the mid-Atlantic states and New England from Friday night into Saturday and may result in flooding," the center said.

Flooding caused by Hanna's rains killed at least 137 people in Haiti, a government official said Thursday. Watch Hanna's aftermath in Haiti »

Rescue workers were trying to get aid to victims of the storm, said Abel Nazaire, the assistant coordinator of Risk and Disaster Management.

South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford urged the voluntary evacuation of two northeast counties, Horry and Georgetown, as Hanna approached.

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"The suggestion is for people to look at this storm and make their own decisions," he said.

"Every one of us needs to continue to watch out in the Atlantic because this could be a dress rehearsal for a thing called Ike," he said.

"Ike remains a small but impressive hurricane" on radar, the hurricane center said.

Ike's top winds of 125 mph made it a Category 3 storm on the Saffir-Simpson scale, 10 mph below its strength measured six hours earlier, according to the hurricane center's 5 a.m. advisory.

The forecast calls for Ike to be a Category 3 major hurricane as it approaches the Florida coast next week. Watch a view of Ike from space »

Ike was centered 460 miles (740 kilometers) north of the Leeward Islands and was moving toward the west near 15 mph (24 kph).

Ike is expected to continue westward for the next several days before turning to the west-northwest and toward Florida, the hurricane center said.


"The big question is when will the turn take place," the forecasters said.

One model predicts Ike will go further south over Cuba or the Straits of Florida, while the other would take more to the north over the Bahamas, the hurricane center said.

Floodwaters frustrated efforts by Argentine peacekeepers to distribute food at orphanages marooned by tropical storm Hanna on Thursday. They hunkered down in their base as desperate people begged for food and water outside the gates.

A Haitian politician struggling to gauge the extent of the damage in Haiti's fourth-largest city helicoptered into the UN compound and said the situation is critical.

"If they don't have food, it can be dangerous," Senator Youri Latortue said Thursday after arriving from Haiti's capital. "They can't wait."

Half the homes in the low-lying city of 160,000 remain flooded in Hanna's wake, estimated Lt. Sergio Hoj, spokesman for the Argentine battalion.

Some 250,000 people are affected in the Gonaives region, including 70,000 in 150 shelters across the city, according to an international official who spoke on condition of anonymity because he was not authorized to release the information.

The official death toll rose to 61 Thursday as Hanna finally moved north with near-hurricane winds on a path toward the southeastern U. S. coast. But there was no way of knowing how many people might be dead in the chaos, or how many had been driven from their homes.

And forecasters warned that hurricane Ike could hit the western hemisphere's poorest country next week.

Gonaives lies in a flat river plain between the ocean and deforested mountains that run with mud even in light rains. Hanna swirled over Haiti for four days, dumping vast amounts of water, blowing down fruit trees and ruining stores of food as it swamped tin-roofed houses.

Many of the thousands of people who fled to rooftops, balconies and higher ground have gone without food for days, and safe drinking water was in short supply as the fetid carcasses of drowned farm animals bobbed in soupy floodwaters.

Businesses were closed, both because of flooding and for fear of looting.

People in water up to their knees shouted to peacekeepers to give them drinking water, and women on balconies waved empty pots and spoons.

The Argentine soldiers have plucked residents from rooftops that were the only visible parts of their houses, but had little capacity to deliver food and water.

"It is a great movement of panic in the city," Interior Minister Paul Antoine Bien-Aime told the AP from a UN speedboat.

The Gonaives area accounted for most of the 2,000 victims of tropical storm Jeanne in 2004. Some residents said the current flooding was at least as bad.

"This is worse than Jeanne," said Carol Jerome, who fled from Gonaives on Tuesday.

Haiti's government has few resources to help. Rescue convoys have been blocked by huge lakes that formed over every road into town. Associated Press journalists rode in with the first group of UN troops to reach the city aboard Zodiac boats.

HURRICANE UPDATE - HURRICANE IKE CATEGORY 4 - PROJECTED PATH

Hurricane IKE:Hurricane IKE Projected Path-Hurricane IKE is now a Category 4 storm with winds of 135 mph and is situated at about 620 miles northwest of the Leeward Islands.The National Hurricane Center said that it is too soon to determine hurricane Ike projected path.Hurricane Ike projected path is as followed for today:

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WTNT34 KNHC 042031
TCPAT4
BULLETIN
HURRICANE IKE ADVISORY NUMBER 15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL092008
500 PM AST THU SEP 04 2008

…IKE EXPECTED TO TURN WESTWARD OVERNIGHT….

INTERESTS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS AND THE TURKS AND CAICOS
ISLANDS SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IKE.

AT 500 PM AST…2100Z…THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.6 NORTH…LONGITUDE 58.2 WEST OR ABOUT 505 MILES…815
KM…NORTH-NORTHEAST OF THE LEEWARD ISLANDS.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH…22 KM/HR. A
GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE WEST AND WEST-SOUTHWEST IS EXPECTED OVER
THE NEXT 48 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK THE HURRICANE WILL CONTINUE TO
MOVE OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE WEST-CENTRAL ATLANTIC DURING THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH…215 KM/HR…WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. IKE IS AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME WEAKENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT
24 TO 48 HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES…75 KM…FROM
THE CENTER…AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 140
MILES…220 KM.

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ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 945 MB…27.91 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 500 PM AST POSITION…23.6 N…58.2 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD…WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS…135
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE…945 MB.

Gov. MIKE EASLEY DECLARES STATE OF EMERGENCY as HURRICANE HANNA and HURRICANE IKE on PATH to CAROLINA'S

Gov. Mike Easley declared a State of Emergency Thursday as Tropical Storm Hanna and Hurricane Ike are projected to soon hit the coast of North Carolina.
While Cleveland County is not projected to be in Hanna's direct path, areas of the state east of I-95 are expected to get winds up to 80 mph and three to five inches of rain, enough to cause flooding.
"It now appears Hanna will be a Category 1 hurricane when it hits the North Carolina coast early Saturday morning," said Easley. "Since the exact path is uncertain, everyone who lives in the coastal counties needs to be ready. If you do not have your emergency supplies kit together and your emergency plan in place, there is no time to wait. Please act now."
Easley's office announced that he had issued Executive Orders, 144 and 145, which would direct state and local agencies to work together in implementing the state's Emergency Operations Plan.

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Two hundred and seventy members of the N.C. National Guard were activated Wednesday as well as 12 of the state's 25 Swift Water Rescue teams, according to a release from the governor's office.
An emergency bilingual hotline has been set up and will begin 24-hour operations today at 10 a.m. Residents can call toll-free at 1-888-835-9966.

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HURRICANE IKE UPDATE - HURRICANE IKE Gets Stronger

As electric companies in Louisiana slowly restore power after Hurricane Gustav drenched the Gulf Coast, the energy market on Thursday watched Tropical Storm Ike rapidly mushroom into a Category 4 hurricane as it churned across the Atlantic Ocean toward the Bahamas.

Ike quickly intensified from a tropical storm Wednesday morning into a dangerous Category 4 hurricane with winds of 145 miles per hour by Thursday morning.

It was located about 550 miles northeast of the Leeward Islands, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said in its 5 a.m. EDT report Thursday. The Leeward Islands include the Virgin Islands, Anguilla, Saint Martin, Barbuda, Antigua, Montserrat and Guadeloupe.

The weather models forecast Ike would reach the Bahamas early next week.

The NHC expects Ike to weaken slightly to a Category 3 hurricane with winds of 111 to 130 mph in about 36 hours but return to Category 4 strength with winds of 131 to 155 mph in about 72 hours.

It was too soon to say whether Ike would reach the Gulf Coast or make landfall anywhere in the United States.

Energy traders watch for storms that could enter the Gulf of Mexico and threaten U.S. oil and gas production facilities as well as refineries along the coast.

Commodities traders likewise watch storms that could hit agriculture crops like citrus and cotton in Florida and other states along the Gulf Coast to Texas.

Since coming ashore in Louisiana as a Category 2 hurricane Monday morning, the remnants of Gustav were moving into Missouri and Illinois Thursday morning after leaving more than 1.8 million homes and businesses without power in the lower Mississippi Valley.

OTHER STORMS

Tropical Storm Hanna, meanwhile, was passing the Bahamas as it moved north toward the Carolinas and the rest of the U.S. East Coast over the weekend.

The NHC forecast Hanna would strengthen back into a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 74 to 95 mph in about 36 hours before reaching the Carolina coast.

Elsewhere in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Josephine strengthened a little Thursday morning as it moved toward the Central Atlantic. Josephine was located about 465 miles west of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands.

The NHC expects Josephine to remain a tropical storm over the next five days. It is too soon for the weather models to indicate whether Josephine would reach North America.

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UPDATE - HURRICANE HANNAH PROJECTED PATH

While the remnants of Hurricane Gustav continue to dissipate, Tropical Storm Hanna (formerly Hurricane Hanna) drifted south-southeast late Tuesday, advancing on the Bahamas, the Dominican Republic and Cuba.


Despite weakening Tuesday, the Tropical Storm will once again become Hurricane Hanna before reaching the East Coast by Friday.

Hannah, which became the fourth hurricane-strength storm of the Atlantic Hurricane Season, will likely make her way up the eastern coastline.

At 11 p.m., Hanna's center was about 65 miles southeast of Great Inagua Island in the eastern Bahamas and about 450 miles southeast of Nassau, Bahamas, with sustained winds of 65 mph. Tropical storm winds extended 230 miles from the center.

A hurricane warning was in effect for the central and southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands, while a tropical storm warning was posted for the northern coast of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

All interests along the Eastern Seaboard should continue to closely monitor Hanna and forge an emergency plan. Hanna is forecast to be at least a powerful Tropical Storm and quite possibly as high as a Category 2 hurricane as it slides along the east coast of Florida as early as Thursday, with landfall expected on Friday north of the Georgia-South Carolina border.

Tropical storm warnings are in effect for a portion of the northern coasts of the Dominican Republic and Haiti.

The storm has been drifting to the southeast. The storm is expected to turn toward the north or northwest early Wednesday after hours of little movement. Forecasters predicted it would turn northwest and pick up speed later Wednesday, becoming stronger late Wednesday and Thursday.

HURRICANE TRACKER UPDATE - GUSTAV Causes Floods, HANNAH Looms and IKE Continues to Grow Now Josephine

Tropical Storm Hanna lost her Hurricane status last night, but she’s slowly regaining strength and following a familiar course toward the coast of South Carolina, according to the most recent advisory from the National Weather Service.

The middle of the storm’s forecast track currently has it making landfall just north of Charleston late Friday night (almost precisely where Hurricane Hugo struck in 1989), although there is still a possibility it could strike further south or miss a continental impact altogether.

Obviously, those prospects grow increasingly remote the closer the storm gets.

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Forecasters anticipate Hanna developing sustained winds of over 100 miles per hour over the next few days, which would make her a dangerous Category 3 storm.

Meanwhile, further out in the Atlantic, Tropical Storm Ike has formed and is currently following a Hugo-esque track as well.

For an inside look at how South Carolina officials prepare for these potential disasters, take a look at this story, which details the preparations undertaken by the governor and other state agencies.


Hurricane Hannah Projected Path
The Hurricane Hannah projected path is a cause for concern today as people, weary from a very tough hurricane season, prepare for yet another onslaught.

Fortunate for folks in the Gulf Coast, Hurricane Hannah should not be making a stop in their neck of the woods. Instead, the projected path of Hurricane Hannah shows it hitting the East Coast.

Hannah is currently a Category 1 hurricane, with winds of 75mph. The Bahamian government has already issued a hurricane warning for Central and Southeastern Bahamas.

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If Hannah hits in the Bahamas and stays on its' current projected course, it would end up affecting Florida, Georgia and possibly North Carolina. This news has officials in those states concerned.

Relief agencies are now unsure of how to allocate resources in several southern states. Hurricane Gustav is still active and now Hurricane Hannah is threatening further damage.

Some people are predicting that Hannah might make landfall by Friday on the South-Carolina/Georgia border, but affects are expected to be minimal.

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""A few of the extreme outer bands (of rain) might make it into the area. ..." he said. "Could see some gusty winds. Breezy conditions."

After a late Monday morning landfall on the coast of southeast Louisiana, Hurricane Gustav weakened to a tropical storm late Monday night and a tropical depression this morning, but is still spinning through and soaking Louisiana.

As of 4 a.m. CDT, the center of Tropical Depression Gustav was headed across western Louisiana; about 135 miles northwest of Lafayette. It is moving to the northwest at about 10 mph. Its forward speed will begin to decrease as it heads toward western Louisiana and northeastern Texas today and tonight.

Storm reports from the National Weather Service indicate that a 4-6 foot storm surge occurred along the western panhandle of Florida. A storm surge of 6-8 feet occurred along the Mississippi coast.

The focus of Gustav has shifted from wind and surge to rainfall and tornadoes. Steering currents will weaken which will allow Gustav to slow down and eventually become nearly stationary over northeastern Texas. This stall will aid in producing tremendous rainfall amounts; similar to what was experienced with Fay for some localized spots. The heaviest rain will be focused over the Ark-La-Tex; where Arkansas, Texas, and Louisiana border each other. A few tornadoes are possible in the Mississippi Delta today as well.

Hurricane Hanna

In the Atlantic, Hanna has temporarily weakened to a tropical storm with maximum sustained winds near 70 mph. It was centered over the southeastern Bahamas about 385 miles SE of Nassau.

Hurricane warnings are posted for the central and southeast Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands.

Hanna was drifting to the west near 2 miles per hour, with a slow and erratic drift expected to continue today. Tomorrow, a gradual northwest turn and increase in forward speed toward the central Bahamas is expected to begin along with re-intensification.

View the latest projected path for Hanna.

Hanna is expected to produce 8-12 inches of rain over the southeastern Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos islands. Some places could get up to 20 inches. Heavy rain is also possible into far eastern Cuba and northern Hispaniola, where up to 8 inches of rain are possible in the high terrain.

The storm already has begun to churn the ocean waters off the Southeast coast. On Sunday and Monday, numerous rescues by lifeguards were carried out along the beaches of South Carolina, Georgia, and North Carolina all due to the dangerous rip currents. The high rip current threat will last through the week.

Though Gustav is still on people's minds, coastal residents of Georgia, South Carolina, and North Carolina should all monitor the track and development of Hurricane Hanna. By Friday, it may be nearing the Southeast U.S. coast. Residents in the Northeastern U.S. should also pay close attention because of the potential for heavy rain coming from Hanna late in the week or during the weekend.

Tropical Storm Ike

Elsewhere in the Atlantic Basin, Tropical Storm Ike, the ninth tropical storm of the season, continues its westward trek. It is located halfway between the Lesser Antilles and Africa. Top winds are near 50 mph.

Tropical Storm Ike will initially head west or west-northwest over the course of this week. It is forecast to become a hurricane later this week.

Tropical Depression 10

A tropical wave that emerged from the African Coast yesterday has formed into Tropical Depression 10 this morning. It is located about 170 miles south-southeast of the southernmost Cape Verde Islands. Top winds are near 35 miles per hour, and is expected to strengthen into a tropical storm (Josephine) later today and into a hurricane later by the weekend.

It is expected to remain well south of the Cape Verde Islands today, moving away from them tonight on a west and west-northwest track.

Eastern Pacific

A well organized area of showers and thunderstorms about 325 miles south of Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, is in an area conducive for developement and could become a tropical depression in the next day or two.





Josephine Bulletin

WTNT35 KNHC 021449
TCPAT5
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE ADVISORY NUMBER 2
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL102008
1100 AM EDT TUE SEP 02 2008

...TENTH TROPICAL STORM OF THE SEASON FORMS IN THE EASTERN
ATLANTIC...

AT 1100 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM JOSEPHINE WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 13.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 25.3 WEST OR ABOUT 125
MILES...205 KM...SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF THE SOUTHERNMOST CAPE VERDE
ISLANDS.

JOSEPHINE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 15 MPH...24 KM/HR. A
GENERAL WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION AT ABOUT THE SAME FORWARD SPEED
IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS
TRACK...JOSEPHINE WILL CONTINUE TO PASS JUST SOUTH OF THE CAPE
VERDE ISLANDS TODAY AND TONIGHT...AND OVER THE OPEN WATERS OF THE
EASTERN TROPICAL ATLANTIC ON WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 40 MPH...65 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...AND JOSEPHINE COULD BE NEAR HURRICANE STRENGTH ON WEDNESDAY
OR THURSDAY.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES...55 KM
FROM THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1005 MB...29.68 INCHES.

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE SOUTHERN
CAPE VERDE ISLANDS TODAY.

REPEATING THE 1100 AM EDT POSITION...13.2 N...25.3 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...40 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1005 MB.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
500 PM EDT.