[FLARES] SFL SET Info.

Jim Goldsberry [email protected]
Thu, 06 Jun 2002 17:45:04 +0000


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

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM WENDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  3A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 PM EDT THR JUN 06 2002

...WENDY NEARING HURRICANE STRENGTH...

HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST
COAST FROM SEBASTIAN INLET SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS
INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND FLORIDA BAY.  A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN
EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM VENICE SOUTHWARD TO
EVERGLADES CITY INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE.  HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE
ALSO IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE BAHAMAS.

AT 2 PM EDT...1800Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WENDY WAS LOCATED
BY A RECONNAISSANCE PLANE NEAR LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE  74.3
WEST NEAR LONG ISLAND IN THE BAHAMAS AND ABOUT 365 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI.

WENDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST 9 MPH.  THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS BRINGING THE CENTER OF
WENDY NEAR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST TOMORROW.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 70 MPH.  WENDY MAY
BECOME A HURRICANE LATER TODAY OR TUESDAY.

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

LATEST MINIMUM PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RECONNAISSANCE
PLANE WAS 997 MB...29.44 INCHES.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF
WENDY.

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 2 PM EDT POSITION...23.1 N... 74.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...70
MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 997 MB.

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

FORCASTER AVILA

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

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