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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
134 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2005

AMZ555-575-FLZ058-059-064-260834-
COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM-MARTIN-OKEECHOBEE-
ST. LUCIE-
134 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2005

... KATRINA DOWN GRADED TO A  TROPICAL STORM BUT SOON TO BE OVER
WATER AGAIN...

AT 130 AM EDT...KEY WEST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THE CIRCULATION
CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WAS LOCATED 65 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
METRO MIAMI...MOVING SOUTHWEST AND EMERGING OVER WATER AGAIN OVER
MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY. HURRICANE WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED IN
FLORIDA BUT TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH AND
SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. RAINBANDS CONTINUE TO SWEEP ACROSS THE EAST
CENTRAL FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS AND MOVE ON SHORE. THE STRONGEST CELLS
WERE MAINLY SOUTH OF ST. CLOUD AND MELBOURNE DOWN TO PORT ST.
LUCIE. THESE RAINBANDS WILL BRING BRIEF SQUALLS WITH HEAVY BURSTS OF
RAIN AND WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH ALONG THE COAST AND 25 TO 35 MPH
OVER INLAND AREAS. THE THREAT FOR PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL
CONTINUE WELL INTO TODAY AND A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT.

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DECKER