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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
543 AM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...DAMAGING WINDS FROM HURRICANE WILMA EXPECTED TO MOVE THROUGH
EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA ON MONDAY...

THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA HAS MOVED OFF THE YUCATAN PENINSULA
INTO THE GULF OF MEXICO AND IS MOVING TOWARD FLORIDA. WILMA IS
FORECAST TO SLOWLY INCREASE FORWARD SPEED DURING THE DAY AND THEN
ACCELERATE WHILE MOVING ACROSS THE PENINSULA MONDAY.

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ORANGE-OSCEOLA-OKEECHOBEE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...ORLANDO...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD...
OKEECHOBEE
543 AM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED AN INLAND
HURRICANE WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT MONDAY. THE
INLAND HURRICANE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

BASED UPON THE CURRENT OFFICIAL FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL
HURRICANE CENTER...STRONG WINDS FROM WILMA WILL BEGIN ARRIVING
OVER EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA IN THE PRE DAWN HOURS. AS WILMA RACES
ACROSS THE PENINSULA ON MONDAY WINDS WILL INCREASE RAPIDLY.

ALTHOUGH THE GREATEST THREAT FOR THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL BE NEAR
LAKE OKEECHOBEE AND OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...THE THREAT FOR HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS GUSTS WILL EXIST AS FAR NORTH AS ORLANDO AND THE KISSIMMEE
SAINT CLOUD AREAS.

AN INLAND HURRICANE WARNING IS ISSUED WHEN A LAND FALLING HURRICANE
IS EXPECTED TO SPREAD HURRICANE FORCE WINDS...74 MPH OR GREATER...OVER
INTERIOR PORTIONS OF CENTRAL FLORIDA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. BE
PREPARED TO MOVE TO A SMALL INTERIOR ROOM AWAY FROM WINDOWS. IF
YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...OR A HOME THAT AFFORDS LITTLE PROTECTION
FROM FLYING DEBRIS...EVACUATE TO A MORE SECURE BUILDING. MANY MOBILE
HOMES MAY EXPERIENCE SIGNIFICANT DAMAGE FROM THE HURRICANE FORCE
WINDS AND FALLING TREES ESPECIALLY IN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY.

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INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTY-NORTHERN LAKE-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN LAKE-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...DE LAND...LEESBURG...SANFORD...CLERMONT
543 AM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
MONDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED AN INLAND
TROPICAL STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 PM EDT
MONDAY. THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT.

BASED UPON THE CURRENT FORECAST FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER...INCREASING WINDS FROM HURRICANE WILMA WILL BEGIN TO BE
FELT ACROSS LAKE...SEMINOLE AND INLAND VOLUSIA COUNTIES NEAR
SUNRISE ON MONDAY. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR IN THE RAIN BANDS
NORTH OF WILMA. THESE WILL PRODUCE TORRENTIAL RAIN AND WIND GUSTS
BETWEEN 50 AND 60 MPH...AND POSSIBLY HIGHER.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO A LAND FALLING HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM IN LESS
THAN 24 HOURS. WINDS OF THIS MAGNITUDE ARE LIKELY TO CAUSE
SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES...FALLEN TREES...MINOR PROPERTY DAMAGE...
AND DANGEROUS DRIVING CONDITIONS FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES.

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