[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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TROPICAL STORM WENDY ADVISORY NUMBER  10
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT SAT JUN 08 2002

...WENDY WEAKENS TO JUST BELOW HURRICANE STRENGTH OVER CENTRAL
FLORIDA... =20
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ALL HURRICANE WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED.  TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM FERNANDINA BEACH
SOUTHWARD TO JUST NORTH OF JUPITER INLET...AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
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TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ON THE FLORIDA GULF COAST FROM
LONGBOAT KEY TO APPALACHICOLA.
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A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM APPALACHICOLA TO PENSACOLA.
SMALL CRAFT WEST OF PENSACOLA TO THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.
SURFACE AND DOPPLER RADAR OBSERVATIONS INDICATE THAT THE CENTER OF
WENDY IS MOVING OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA.  RADAR INDICATES THAT STRONG
RAIN BANDS CONTINUE IN ASSOCIATION WITH THE STORM.  WIND GUSTS TO
NEAR HURRICANE FORCE ARE STILL POSSIBLE IN THE STRONGER RAIN BANDS
OVER PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA.  REFER TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS BEING
ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.
AT 5 AM EDT...0900Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WENDY WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE  81.2 WEST OR ABOUT
25 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KISSIMMEE 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...AND EMERGE OVER THE EXTREME NORTHEASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO AROUND MIDDAY.  =20
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MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  70 MPH...AND FURTHER WEAKENING IS
LIKELY AS LONG AS THE CENTER REMAINS OVER LAND.
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TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145 MILES MAINLY TO
THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.
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ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  988 MB...29.18 INCHES.
TIDES WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE ALONG THE EAST-CENTRAL FLORIDA COAST. =20
TIDES TO NEAR 3 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FLORIDA
WEST COAST NEAR AND TO THE SOUTH OF WHERE THE CENTER EXITS THE COAST
TODAY.
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RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE PATH OF
WENDY.
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THERE IS A RISK OF A FEW TORNADOES OVER CENTRAL AND NORTH FLORIDA
AND SOUTHERN GEORGIA TODAY.
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REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION...28.0 N... 81.2 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 70 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 988 MB.
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INTERMEDIATE ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 7 AM EDT AND 9 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE
ADVISORY ISSUANCE AT 11 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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