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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
552 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006

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NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY-
552 PM EDT THU APR 27 2006

...SMOKE REDUCING VISIBILITIES ACROSS NORTHERN BREVARD COUNTY FROM 
PORT SAINT JOHN FIRE...

A LARGE SMOKE PLUME WAS DETECTED BY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER 
RADAR WEST OF PORT SAINT JOHN TO SHARPES. THE HEAVY SMOKE WILL 
REDUCE VISIBILITIES BELOW HALF A MILE IN SPOTS. MEDIA REPORTS 
INDICATE INTERSTATE 95 HAS BEEN CLOSED IN BOTH DIRECTIONS BETWEEN 
ROUTE 407 AND THE STATE ROUTE 528 DUE TO THE FIRE AND HEAVY SMOKE.

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