[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 INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER   9B
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
3 AM EDT SAT JUN 08 2002
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...EYE OF HURRICANE MOVING INLAND OVER EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA...

HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM
NORTH OF DEERFIELD BEACH TO NEW SMYRNA BEACH AND FOR LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. HURRICANE WARNINGS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH SOUTHWARD HAVE
BEEN DISCONTINUED.
TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF NEW SMYRNA BEACH
TO ST. AUGUSTINE ON THE EAST COAST...AND TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE
IN EFFECT ON THE FLORIDA GULF COAST FROM FORT MYERS TO APALACHICOLA.
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A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM APALACHICOLA TO PENSACOLA.
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HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE EXTREME NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS.
SURFACE AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE EYE OF WENDY
IS INLAND OVER EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA.  STRONG RAIN BANDS CONTINUE TO
MOVE ONSHORE IN THE WARNING AREA.  MELBOURNE RECENTLY REPORTED WIND
GUSTS TO 65 MPH.  HIGHER GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER RAIN
BANDS.  =20
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AT 3 AM EDT...0700Z...THE BROAD EYE OF HURRICANE WENDY WAS CENTERED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 80.7 WEST OR JUST WEST OF
SEBASTIAN INLET FLORIDA.
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WENDY IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH AND ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER WILL CONTINUE MOVING ACROSS THE CENTRAL FLORIDA
PENINSULA THIS MORNING.
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH AND WEAKENING IS LIKELY
AFTER THE CENTER MOVES OVER LAND.  HOWEVER...WINDS TO NEAR HURRICANE
FORCE WILL SPREAD INLAND OVER PORTIONS OF EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA. =20
REFER TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS BEING ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICES.   =20
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HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES.
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VERO BEACH FLORIDA WAS IN THE EYE ABOUT AN HOUR AGO AND REPORTED A
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 986 MB...29.12 INCHES.
STORM TIDES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS CAN BE EXPECTED
FROM NEAR VERO BEACH AND NORTHWARD IN THE WARNING AREA.
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF THE
HURRICANE.
THERE IS A RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA AS
THE HURRICANE MOVES INLAND.
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REPEATING THE 3 AM EDT POSITION...27.8 N... 80.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 85 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 986 MB.
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THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
5 AM EDT.
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FORCASTER PASCH
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THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE FOR THE SFL SECTION SET.  REPEATING, THIS IS =
AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.
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