[FLARES] SFL SET Info

[Jim Goldsberry]

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

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HURRICANE WENDY ADVISORY NUMBER   5
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT THR JUN 06 2002
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....WENDY BECOMES A HURRICANE...STILL HEADING TOWARD FLORIDA...
HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM
SEBASTIAN INLET SOUTHWARD THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING DRY
TORTUGAS AND FLORIDA BAY...AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS ISSUED
NORTH OF SEBASTIAN INLET TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH....EFFECTIVE AT
11 PM EDT...03Z.  AT 11 PM...THE HURRICANE WATCH FOR THE FLORIDA
WEST COAST IS EXTENDED AND NOW IS IN EFFECT FROM BAYPORT SOUTHWARD
TO EVERGLADES CITY INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE...AND WILL LIKELY BE
UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE WARNING FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA ON
FRIDAY MORNING.  HURRICANE WARNINGS REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE
BAHAMAS.
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AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...THE CENTER OF WENDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE  75.3 WEST OR OVER THE CENTRAL
BAHAMAS ABOUT 340 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI.
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WENDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  A SLIGHTLY
QUICKER PACE IN THIS DIRECTION IS EXPECTED ON FRIDAY.  THIS TRACK
BRINGS THE CENTER OF WENDY NEAR THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST BY LATE
EVENING ON FRIDAY.
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  75 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS IN
SQUALLS.  SOME SLOW STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.
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HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  30 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...MAINLY TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
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LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT IS  989 MB...29.21 INCHES.
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STORM TIDES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL CAN BE EXPECTED NEAR AND TO
THE NORTH OF WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE FLORIDA COAST.
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RAINFALL TOTALS OF 5 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF
WENDY.
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SMALL CRAFT IN THE WARNING AND WATCH AREAS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
ALL INTERESTS IN THE BAHAMAS...THE SOUTHERN AND CENTRAL 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.
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REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION...23.8 N... 75.3 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 75 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 989 MB.
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AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
EDT...FRIDAY.
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FORCASTER RAPPAPORT
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THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE FOR THE SFL SECTION SET.  REPEATING, THIS IS =
AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.
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