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WWUS52 KMLB 041608
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FLZ059-064-041700-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1158 AM EDT SAT SEP 4 2004

...HURRICANE FORCE WINDS TO OVERSPREAD MARTIN AND SAINT LUCIE 
COUNTIES...

AT 1155 AM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED 
STRONG WINDS AROUND THE LARGE CIRCULATION CENTER OF HURRICANE 
FRANCES LOCATED JUST OFFSHORE MARTIN AND SAINT LUCIE COUNTIES. THESE 
WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH THE INNER CONVECTION OF FRANCES AND WILL 
SUPPORT HURRICANE FORCE WINDS OF 75 MPH MOVING ONTO THE COAST FROM 
FORT PIERCE TO JUPITER...AND THEN OVERSPREADING INLAND SECTIONS. THE 
WINDS WILL APPROACH FROM THE NORTH AND NORTHEAST.
 
IMPORTANTLY...DESTRUCTIVE WIND GUSTS TO 100 MPH WILL ALSO BE 
POSSIBLE FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...ESPECIALLY NEAR THE COAST. NOW 
IS THE TIME FOR RESIDENTS TO MOVE TO THE SAFE PART OF THEIR SHELTER. 
MOVE TO THE LOWEST FLOOR OF AN INTERIOR ROOM...STAYING AWAY FROM 
WINDOWS. 


LAT...LON 2756 8030 2696 8008 2697 8072 2756 8068

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