[FLARES] TROPICAL STORM WANDA ADVISORY NUMBER 3

Tue May 18 22:59:41 EDT 2004

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TROPICAL STORM WANDA ADVISORY NUMBER   3
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT TUE MAY 18 2004

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

.. WANDA STRENGTHENING... APPROACHING WESTERN CUBA... AND 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 AND FOR THE DRY TORTUGAS.

INTERESTS IN THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE
PROGRESS OF WANDA.  ADDITIONAL WATCHES... OR WARNINGS... MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY MORNING.

AT 11 PM EDT... 0300 UTC... THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM WANDA
WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE  83.5 WEST
OR ABOUT 145 MILES... 235 KM... SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA CUBA.

WANDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 9 MPH... 15 KM/HR... AND A
SLOWING OF THE FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24
HOURS.  ON THIS TRACK... WANDA WILL CROSS WESTERN CUBA ON WEDNESDAY. 

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  65 MPH... 100 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER
GUSTS.  CONDITIONS FAVOR ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING AND WANDA IS
LIKELY TO BECOME A HURRICANE BY THE TIME IT REACHES WESTERN CUBA. 

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

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  999 MB... 29.50 INCHES.

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

REPEATING THE 11 PM EDT POSITION... 21.1 N... 83.5 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD... NORTH NEAR  9 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 65 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 999 MB.

AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 2 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 5 AM
EDT... WEDNESDAY.

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