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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WILMINGTON NC
933 PM EDT SAT SEP 6 2008

...PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT...

THE FOLLOWING ARE UNOFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN SINCE FRIDAY
MORNING FROM TROPICAL STORM HANNA. THIS WILL BE THE FINAL
STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM HANNA UNLESS MORE OBSERVATIONS
COME IN.

THESE REPORTS WERE GATHERED...FROM ASOS...COOPERATIVE OBSERVERS
...NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE...NATIONAL BUOY CENTER...MESONET...
COCORAHS OBSERVERS...AND RAWS SITES. THIS SUMMARY IS ALSO AVAILABLE
ON OUR HOME PAGE AT WEATHER.GOV/ILM.



***********************PEAK WIND GUST***********************

LOCATION            PEAK WIND    TIME/DATE    COMMENTS
                         GUST       OF
                        (MPH)   MEASUREMENT
NORTH CAROLINA

...NEW HANOVER COUNTY...
   WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH      72   512 AM   9/6   JOHNNY MERCER PIER
                                               WATER LEVEL PEAKED
                                               5.45 FEET ABOVE
                                               MLLW AT 1254 AM.
                                               MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
                                               WIND 61 MPH AT
                                               512 AM.
   WILMINGTON              54   320 AM   9/6   ASOS (AIRPORT)
                                               SUSTAINED WIND OF
                                               37 MPH OCCURRED AT
                                               451 AM.

...ROBESON COUNTY...
   LUMBERTON               45   538 AM   9/6   ASOS (AIRPORT)
                                               SUSTAINED WIND OF
                                               35 MPH OCCURRED AT
                                               549 AM.

SOUTH CAROLINA

...HORRY COUNTY...
   MYRTLE BEACH            48   948 PM   9/5   SPRINGMAID PIER
                                               WATER LEVEL PEAKED
                                               AT 7.25 FEET ABOVE
                                               MLLW AT 218 AM 9/6.

   NORTH MYRTLE BEACH      53   230 AM   9/6   ASOS (AIRPORT)
                                               SUSTAINED WIND OF
                                               33 MPH OCCURRED AT
                                               242 AM.
...FLORENCE COUNTY...
   FLORENCE                43   139 AM   9/6   ASOS (AIRPORT)
                                               SUSTAINED WIND OF
                                               30 MPH OCCURRED AT
                                               142 AM.



THE FOLLOWING ARE OFFICIAL OBSERVATIONS TAKEN DURING THE PAST
24 HOURS FOR TROPICAL STORM HANNA. THIS DATE WAS OBTAINED FROM
THE NATIONAL DATA BUOY CENTER (WWW.NDBC.NOAA.GOV) AND
NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE.

*****************************PEAK WINDS********************

LOCATION      PEAK WIND    TIME     PEAK SEAS    TIME
              GUST (MPH)               (FT)
BUOY ID
41013           60.0       247 AM      27.6       250 AM
(FRYING PAN)


41038           58.0       400 AM
(5 SE OF
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH)






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HAWKINS/HEDEN/ILM STAFF