[FLARES] SFL SET Info.
Jim Goldsberry
[email protected]
Thu, 06 Jun 2002 11:45:01 +0000
THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE FOR THE SFL SECTION SET. REPEATING, THIS IS AN
EXERCISE MESSAGE.
BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM WENDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 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 8 AM EDT...1200Z...THE CENTER OF WENDY WAS ESTIMATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.9 WEST OR NEAR LONG ISLAND IN
THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS AND ABOUT 400 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI.
WENDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 12 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 8 AM EDT POSITION...22.9 N... 74.9 W. MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NEAR 12 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 45 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...1004 MB.
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER 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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