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WWUS52 KMLB 041812
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FLZ047-054-059-064-147-041915-

SEVERE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
210 PM EDT SAT SEP 4 2004

...80 MPH GUSTS AFFECTING THE ST. LUCIE AND MARTIN COUNTY
COAST...
...WIND GUSTS 50 TO 60 MPH DEVELOPING ACROSS PORTIONS OF SOUTHERN
BREVARD AND INDIAN RIVER COUNTIES...

AT 210 PM...MELBOURNE WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THE CIRCULATION CENTER
OF HURRICANE FRANCES HAS BECOME NEARLY STATIONARY...BUT SHOULD
BEGIN TO RESUME ITS TRACK TOWARD THE COAST SOON. A STRONG SPIRAL
RAINBAND WILL MOVE ONSHORE ALONG THE IMMEDIATE COASTLINE OF ST. LUCIE
AND MARTIN COUNTIES AND PRODUCE WIND GUSTS TO 80 MPH AND ONE HALF
INCH PER HOUR RAINFALL RATES. EVEN STRONGER WIND GUSTS WILL BE
POSSIBLE ON HIGH RISE BUILDINGS. THESE WIND GUSTS WILL PRODUCE
DAMAGE TO STRUCTURES. REMAIN IN A SAFE LOCATION IN THE CENTER OF YOUR
HOME.

FARTHER NORTH ACROSS BREVARD COUNTY FROM COCOA BEACH TO MELBOURNE
AND PALM BAY...AND OVER COASTAL INDIAN RIVER COUNTY WIND GUSTS OF
50 TO 60 MPH WITH OCCUR WITH BURSTS OF HEAVY RAINFALL. THESE WINDS
WILL PRODUCE DAMAGE TO TREES AND TEAR LOOSE OBJECTS AWAY FROM
BUILDINGS. FLYING DEBRIS WILL PRODUCE A SIGNIFICANT THREAT OF
INJURY...REMAIN SAFELY INDOORS. DRIVING SHOULD BE NO LONGER BE
CONSIDERED.

RECENT REPORTS HAVE BEEN RECEIVED OF TWO BUILDING COLLAPSES IN
STUART AND A BUILDING WITH A ROOF REMOVED FROM WINDS.

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