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WWUS72 KMLB 242153
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URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
553 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005


FLZ058-250600-
/X.NEW.KMLB.TI.W.0001.050824T2153Z-050827T0000Z/
OKEECHOBEE-
INCLUDING THE CITY OF...OKEECHOBEE
553 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED AN INLAND
TROPICAL STORM WARNING...WHICH IS IN EFFECT 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 ON FRIDAY. AS WITH ANY TROPICAL SYSTEM...THERE
IS ALWAYS A DEGREE OF UNCERTAINTY ON EXACTLY WHERE THE STORM WILL
TRACK. RESIDENTS OF IN ALL 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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FLZ053-250600-
/X.NEW.KMLB.TI.A.0001.050824T2153Z-050827T0000Z/
OSCEOLA-
INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KISSIMMEE...ST CLOUD
553 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE HAS ISSUED AN INLAND
TROPICAL STORM WATCH...WHICH IS IN EFFECT 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 ON 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. RESIDENTS OF IN
ALL 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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