[FLARES] HURRICANE WILFRED INTEREMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 43A

Sat, 3 May 2003 02:00:01 -0400 (EDT)

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HURRICANE WILFRED INTEREMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 43A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
2 AM EDT SAT MAY 03 2003

..DRILL! WILFRED MOVING SLOWLY AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM
KEY LARGO SOUTHWARD AND FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM BAYPORT
SOUTHWARD.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT FROM STUART TO KEY LARGO UNTIL
WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE GULF COAST FROM MORGAN CITY
LOUISIANA TO ST. MARKS FLORIDA.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL
LIKELY BE ISSUED FOR A PORTION OF THIS AREA LATER TODAY IN
EXPECTATION OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ON THE LEADING EDGE OF 
THE HURRICANE REACHING THE AREA TONIGHT. 

AT 2 AM EDT...0600Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILFRED WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE  84.0 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES
WEST-NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA OR 500 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NEW
ORLEANS LOUISIANA. 

WILFRED IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  SOME GRADUAL STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 115 MILES...185 KM...
FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES...280 KM...MAINLY TO THE EAST.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE
FLORIDA WEST COAST AND THE KEYS.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 3 TO 5 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS...
ACCOMPANIED BY LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES ARE EXPECTED
IN THE WARNING AREA.

ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
PENINSULA.

REPEATING THE 2 AM EDT POSITION...25.2 N... 84.0 W.  MOVEMENT 
TOWARD...WEST NORTHWEST NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...
105 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 976 MB.

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

AVILA

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The Forecast/Advisory for this Time is available at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/030600m.txt
Also a graphical aprs plot of the Forecast is at:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/030600.png

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