[FLARES] HURRICANE WANDA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 10A

Thu May 20 20:00:14 EDT 2004

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HURRICANE WANDA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  10A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT THU MAY 20 2004

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

..DRILL! DANGEROUS HURRICANE WANDA CROSSING THE EVERGLADES... HURRICANE CONDITIONS SPREADING NORTHWARD ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...

A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR BIMINI... GRAND BAHAMA... AND ABACO ISLANDS IN THE BAHAMAS.

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 EARLY FRIDAY MORNING.  A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH FLORIDA TO BRUNSWICK GEORGIA.

AT 8 PM EDT... 0000 UTC... THE EYE OF HURRICANE WANDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.1 NORTH... LONGITUDE  80.8 WEST.  THIS POSITION IS OVER THE EVERGLADES... ABOUT 60 MILES... 97 KM... SOUTHWEST OF WEST PALM BEACH FLORIDA.

WANDA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH... 21 KM/HR. THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH TONIGHT.  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 REMAIN NEAR 115 MPH... 185 KM/HR... WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  A WIND GUST TO 89 MPH WAS RECENTLY REPORTED AT POMPANO BEACH AIR PARK AND A SUSTAINED WIND OF 93 MPH WAS REPORTED WITHIN THE PAST HOUR AT TAMIAMI AIRPORT.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ABOVE CATEGORY 3 WIND SPEEDS ARE POSSIBLE AT THE UPPER FLOOR LEVELS OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN DADE... BROWARD AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.  ONLY SLIGHT FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE EXPECTED WHILE THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE CONTINUES TO MOVE OVER THE FLAT TERRAIN OF THE EVERGLADES.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES... 113 KM... FROM THE CENTER... AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP
TO 175 MILES... 282 KM.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 949 MB... 28.02 INCHES.

A STORM SURGE OF 8 TO 10 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS STILL
POSSIBLE OVER PORTIONS OF THE WARNING AREA.

ADDITIONAL HEAVY RAINS OF 8 TO 12 INCHES... WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS... ARE LIKELY NEAR THE PATH OF WANDA.  

THERE IS A RISK OF ISOLATED TORNADOES OVER PORTIONS OF SOUTH
FLORIDA. 

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION... 26.1 N...  80.8 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD... NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 13 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...  115 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...  949 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