[FLARES] SFL SET Info

Jim Goldsberry [email protected]
Thu, 06 Jun 2002 10:44:34 +0000


THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE FOR THE SFL SECTION SET.  REPEATING, THIS IS AN 
EXERCISE MESSAGE.

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM WENDY ADVISORY NUMBER   2
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT THR JUN 06 2002

...TROPICAL STORM WENDY OVER THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS...

THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A TROPICAL STORM WARNING
FOR ALL OF THE BAHAMAS.  A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT
FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST SOUTHWARD FROM SEBASTIAN INLET THROUGH
THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND FLORIDA BAY...AND FOR
THE FLORIDA WEST COAST SOUTHWARD FROM VENICE.  A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL OR A PORTION OF THE FLORIDA
WATCH AREA LATER THIS MORNING.

AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF WENDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  74.7 WEST OR BETWEEN LONG AND
CROOKED ISLAND IN THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND ABOUT 410 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI.

WENDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  45 MPH... 75 KM/HR...AND
LITTLE SIGNIFICANT CHANGE IN STRENGTH IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES...MAINLY
TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 1004 MB...29.65 INCHES.

SMALL CRAFT IN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
ALL INTERESTS IN THE BAHAMAS...THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA...AND
CUBA SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THIS SYSTEM. SPECIFIC ADVICE FOR
FLORIDA INTERESTS CAN BE FOUND IN STATEMENTS ISSUED BY LOCAL
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.

REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...22.8 N... 74.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT
COMPLETE ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 11 AM EDT.

FORCASTER PASCH

THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE FOR THE SFL SECTION SET.  REPEATING, THIS IS AN 
EXERCISE MESSAGE.

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