[FLARES] HURRICANE WANDA ADVISORY NUMBER 4

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HURRICANE WANDA ADVISORY NUMBER   4
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 AM EDT WED MAY 19 2004

THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.  REPEATING, THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.
 
.. DRILL! WANDA NOW A HURRICANE... APPROACHING WESTERN CUBA... AND A THREAT
TO FLORIDA... 
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS 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.
THIS WARNING WILL LIKELY BE DISCONTINUED LATER THIS MORNING.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER AND MIDDLE FLORIDA
KEYS WEST OF CRAIG KEY AND FOR THE DRY TORTUGAS.  A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED LATER THIS MORNING.
 
INTERESTS ON THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY
MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF WANDA.  ADDITIONAL WATCHES... OR WARNINGS... 
MAY BE REQUIRED LATER TODAY.

AT 5 AM EDT... 0900 UTC... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WANDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE  83.7 WEST OR ABOUT 125 MILES... 205 KM... SOUTHWEST OF HAVANA CUBA.
 
WANDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH... 11 KM/HR. ON THIS
TRACK... WANDA WILL CROSS WESTERN CUBA LATER TODAY.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 75 MPH... 120 KM/HR... WITH
HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  15 MILES...  30 KM... 
FROM THE CENTER... AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 115 MILES... 185 KM.
 
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS  995 MB... 29.38 INCHES.
 
HEAVY RAINS OF 6 TO 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS... ARE
EXPECTED ALONG THE PATH OF WANDA.
 
REPEATING THE 5 AM EDT POSITION... 21.6 N... 83.7 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD... NORTH NEAR  7 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS... 75 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 995 MB.
 
AN INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER AT 8 AM EDT FOLLOWED BY THE NEXT COMPLETE ADVISORY AT 11 AM
EDT.
 
GUINEY


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