[FLARES] SFL SET Info.

Jim Goldsberry [email protected]
Sat, 8 Jun 2002 06:43:45 -0400


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

BULLETIN
TROPICAL STORM WENDY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  10A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
7 AM EDT SAT JUN 08 2002

...WENDY CONTINUES WEST-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS 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.  TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS
FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE ARE DISCONTINUED.
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TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT ON THE FLORIDA GULF COAST FROM
LONGBOAT KEY TO APALACHICOLA.
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A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FROM APALACHICOLA 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 ACROSS 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.  WIND GUSTS TO 60 MPH HAVE BEEN
REPORTED IN THE ORLANDO AREA.  REFER TO HIGH WIND WARNINGS BEING
ISSUED BY LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICES.
AT 7 AM EDT...1100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WENDY WAS
ESTIMATED NEAR LATITUDE 28.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.7 WEST OR JUST
EAST OF POLK CITY 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 HAVE DECREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH...AND FURTHER
WEAKENING IS LIKELY AS LONG AS THE CENTER REMAINS OVER LAND. =20
HOWEVER...WENDY COULD RE-STRENGTHEN LATER TODAY AFTER ENTERING THE
GULF OF MEXICO. =20
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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  990 MB...29.23 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 7 AM EDT POSITION...28.2 N... 81.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS... 60 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 990 MB.
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ANOTHER INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER AT 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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