[FLARES] HURRICANE WANDA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 16A

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HURRICANE WANDA INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER  16A
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT SAT MAY 22 2004
 
THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.  REPEATING, THIS IS AN EXERCISE MESSAGE.

..DRILL! WANDA CONTINUES MOVING NORTHEASTWARD...

THE GOVERNMENT OF BERMUDA HAS ISSUED A HURRICANE WATCH FOR BERMUDA.

AT 8 AM EDT... 1200 UTC... THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WANDA WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 30.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 76.6 WEST OR ABOUT 600 MILES... 965 KM... SOUTHWEST OF BERMUDA.
 
WANDA IS MOVING TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH... 26 KM/HR... AND GRADUAL TURN TOWARDS THE EAST NORTHEAST IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

ON THIS TRACK... THE HURRICANE IS EXPECTED TO PASS TO THE NORTHWEST OF BERMUDA DURING THE NEXT 36 HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 105 MPH... 169 KM/HR WITH HIGHER GUSTS.  SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

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

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT IS 962 MB... 28.41 INCHES.

REPEATING THE 8 AM EDT POSITION... 30.6 N...  76.6 W.  MOVEMENT
TOWARD... NORTHEAST NEAR 16 MPH.  MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS...  105 MPH.  MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...  962 MB.
 
THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 AM EDT.
 
AVILA

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

THIS IS THE FINAL SIMULATED HURRICANE MESSAGE FOR THE SOUTH FLORIDA SET.




Graphical output of Predicted positions killed after 21/1500z due to
proximity of plots to real severe weather possibility in NorthEastern US

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