[FLARES] HURRICANE WANDA ADVISORY NUMBER 8A

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HURRICANE WANDA ADVISORY NUMBER   8A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT THU MAY 20 2004

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

..DRILL! WANDA NEARING CATEGORY 3 INTENSITY... ALL PRECAUTIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE NEAR COMPLETION AT THIS TIME...
 
..TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR BIMINI... GRAND BAHAMA... AND ABACO
ISLANDS IN THE BAHAMAS... 

AT 8 AM EDT... 1200 UTC... THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR BIMINI... GRAND BAHAMA... AND ABACO ISLANDS.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO BOCA GRANDE.  THIS INCLUDES ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS.  A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT NORTH OF BOCA GRANDE TO LONGBOAT KEY.

A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM FLORIDA CITY TO JUPITER INLET ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.  A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF JUPITER INLET TO FLAGLER BEACH FOR DETERIORATING CONDITIONS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY MORNING.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK GEORGIA.

INTERESTS ON THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CONTINUE
TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF WANDA.
 
AT 8 AM EDT... 1200 UTC... THE EYE OF HURRICANE WANDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.3 NORTH... LONGITUDE  82.0 WEST OR ABOUT 25 MILES... 40 KM... SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST FLORIDA.
 
WANDA IS MOVING JUST EAST OF DUE NORTH NEAR  8 MPH... 13 KM/HR... AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  DO NOT FOCUS ON THE PRECISE LOCATION AND TRACK OF THE CENTER.  THE HURRICANES DESTRUCTIVE WINDS AND RAIN COVER A WIDE SWATH.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 110 MPH... 177 KM/HR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.  A GUST TO 103 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
 
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO  35 MILES...  45 KM... 
FROM THE CENTER... AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 140 MILES... 220 KM.
 
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS  955 MB... 28.20 INCHES.
 
A STORM SURGE OF 6 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS EXPECTED IN
THE WARNING AREA OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA AND 5 TO 7 FEET ABOVE NORMAL
TIDE LEVELS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS AND FLORIDA BAY.
 
ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OF 10 TO 15 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS... ARE POSSIBLE IN ASSOCIATION WITH WANDA.
 
THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA
AND THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY.
 
REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION... 24.3 N...  82.0 W. MOVEMENT... JUST
EAST OF DUE NORTH NEAR  8 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...  110 MPH. 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...  955 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT
11 AM EDT.
 
FRANKLIN



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