Tropical Storm Hanna Projected Path – The latest computer models show Tropical Storm Hanna becoming Hurricane Hanna Thursday with most projected paths pointing to the Carolinas.

NHC projected path for TS Hanna

The projected path computer models for Tropical Storm Hanna below have five of the eight paths predicting landfall as Hurricane Hanna in either South Carolina or North Carolina.

Tropical Storm Hanna computer spaghetti models

Two other models predict landfall in Georgia. However, TS Hanna has one model projecting a path around the Florida Keys and up to the Florida panhandle, so the National Hurricane Center models are not entirely in agreement.

Five-day Hanna projected path map

All projected paths do call for Tropical Storm Hanna to intensify to hurricane status by Thursday.

Storm track map for Tropical Storm Hanna

Here’s the latest storm track forecast from the National Hurricane Center:

TROPICAL STORM HANNA DISCUSSION NUMBER 15
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL082008
500 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

THERE REMAINS CONSIDERABLE SPREAD AMONG THE DYNAMICAL MODELS FOR HANNA AT THE EXTENDED RANGE.

THE GFS…GFDL…AND THE HWRF MODELS LIE ALONG THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE MODEL ENVELOPE AND SHOW HANNA LIFTING QUICKLY NORTHWESTWARD AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE RIDGE.

CONVERSELY…THE UKMET MODEL SHOWS THE RIDGE NOSING WESTWARD TO THE NORTH OF HANNA…PRODUCING A TRACK ALONG THE LEFT…OR SOUTHWEST…SIDE OF THE MODEL ENVELOPE.

SINCE THERE IS NO CLEAR REASON TO FAVOR ONE SCENARIO OVER THE OTHER AT THIS TIME…I’VE ELECTED TO LEAVE THE OFFICIAL FORECAST ESSENTIALLY UNCHANGED BEYOND 72 HOURS. (see storm track maps above)

HANNA FORECAST POSITIONS AND MAX WINDS

INITIAL 31/2100Z 23.5N 71.4W 40 KT
12HR VT 01/0600Z 23.5N 72.3W 40 KT
24HR VT 01/1800Z 23.3N 73.1W 45 KT
36HR VT 02/0600Z 23.3N 73.7W 50 KT
48HR VT 02/1800Z 23.5N 74.1W 55 KT
72HR VT 03/1800Z 24.5N 75.0W 60 KT
96HR VT 04/1800Z 27.5N 77.5W 65 KT
120HR VT 05/1800Z 31.5N 81.0W 65 KT

And that’s the latest update on the Tropical Storm Hanna projected path.

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