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WWUS72 KMLB 251530
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2005

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OKEECHOBEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OKEECHOBEE
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2005

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

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.

TROPICAL STORM KATRINA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AND PASS OVER THE
SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM 70 TO 90 MILES NORTH OF THE STORM.
THIS WILL BRING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. AS WITH ANY TROPICAL
SYSTEM...THERE IS ALWAYS A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY ON EXACTLY WHERE
THE STORM WILL TRACK AND HOW STRONG IT WILL BE. RESIDENTS OF
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR STRONG WINDS
ASSOCIATED WITH THIS STORM.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO A LANDFALLING 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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OSCEOLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD
1130 AM EDT THU AUG 25 2005

...INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING...

THE INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES IN EFFECT FOR OSCEOLA
COUNTY UNTIL FRIDAY EVENING.

TROPICAL STORM KATRINA IS FORECAST TO INTENSIFY AND PASS OVER THE
SOUTHERN FLORIDA PENINSULA. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO EXTEND FROM 70 TO 90 MILES NORTH OF THE STORM.
THIS MAY BRING WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS OVER
OSCEOLA COUNTY LATE TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. IF THE CURRENT
FORECAST TRACK IS CORRECT...THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL OCCUR ACROSS
SOUTHERN PORTIONS OF THE COUNTY ON FRIDAY AS THE STORM PASSES TO
THE SOUTH OF THE COUNTY. AS WITH ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM...THERE IS
ALWAYS A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY ON EXACTLY WHERE THE STORM WILL
TRACK AND HOW STRONG IT WILL BE. RESIDENTS OF OSCEOLA COUNTY
SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS FOR STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS
STORM.

AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH ARE
EXPECTED DUE TO A LANDFALLING HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM IN THE
NEXT 24 TO 36 HOURS. PLANS TO PROTECT YOUR HOME AND PROPERTY
SHOULD BE READIED AT THIS TIME.

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