[FLARES] TROPICAL STORM WANDA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 2A

Tue May 18 19:59:29 EDT 2004

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TROPICAL STORM WANDA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  2A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.  REPEATING, THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.

.. WANDA STRENGTHENING... LIKELY TO REACH WESTERN CUBA AS A
HURRICANE... A THREAT TO FLORIDA... 

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CUBA INCLUDING THE
PROVINCES OF PINAR DEL RIO... HAVANA... CIUDAD HAVANA... MATANZAS AND
THE ISLE OF YOUTH.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE CAYMAN ISLANDS.

A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER AND MIDDLE FLORIDA KEYS
WEST OF CRAIG KEY INCLUDING THE DRY TORTUGAS.

AT 8 PM EDT... 0000 UTC... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WANDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.7 NORTH... LONGITUDE  83.5 WEST OR ABOUT 170 MILES... 275 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA CUBA.

WANDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH ... 15 KM/HR... AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS
TRACK WANDA SHOULD CROSS WESTERN CUBA ON WEDNESDAY. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 60 MPH... 95 KM/HR
.. WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  WANDA IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A HURRICANE
BEFORE CROSSING WESTERN CUBA.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 125 MILES
.. 205 KM... TO THE NORTH AND EAST OF THE CENTER.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE WAS 999 MB... 29.50 INCHES.

HEAVY RAINS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF WANDA.

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION... 20.7 N...  83.5 W.  MOVEMENT TOWARD... THE NORTH NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...  60 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB.  

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 PM EDT.

PASCH

THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.  REPEATING, THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.
THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.  REPEATING, THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.

For graphical APRS plots of the Forecast see:
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/ui_cap.png
http://wxsvr.net/tmp/snapshot.png

Sent by Wxsvr in support of the South Florida Section SET 2004