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

AMZ550-555-570-575-FLZ041-044>047-053-054-058-059-064-141-144-147-
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COASTAL VOLUSIA-COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
COCOA BEACH TO JUPITER INLET OUT TO 20 NM-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH 20 NM TO 60 NM OFFSHORE-
FLAGLER BEACH TO COCOA BEACH OUT TO 20 NM-INDIAN RIVER-
INLAND VOLUSIA-MARTIN-NORTHERN BREVARD-NORTHERN LAKE-OKEECHOBEE-
ORANGE-OSCEOLA-SEMINOLE-SOUTHERN BREVARD-SOUTHERN LAKE-ST. LUCIE-
312 AM EDT FRI AUG 26 2005

... KATRINA SOON TO BE OVER WATER AGAIN AND EXPECTED TO
RESTRENGTHEN...


AT 310 AM EDT...KEY WEST WEATHER RADAR INDICATED THE CIRCULATION
CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATRINA JUST OFF THE COAST OF MAINLAND
MONROE COUNTY MOVING TO THE SOUTHWEST AT 7 MPH. TROPICAL STORM
WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST FLORIDA. SMALL BUT
VERY INTENSE TROPICAL SHOWERS WILL RACE ACROSS EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA
FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE NIGHT.  COVERAGE WILL BE SPARSE BUT SHOWERS
WILL BE TRAINING OFF THE ATLANTIC OVER MARTIN AND ST. LUCIE COUNTIES
THROUGH SUNRISE.  CLOSE TO AN INCH OF RAIN HAS FALLEN OVER COASTAL
MARTIN COUNTY IN THE LAST HOUR AND ADDITIONAL RAIN MAY CAUSE SOME
MINOR FLOODING.

ISOLATED RAPID MOVING SHOWERS WILL ALSO COME ON SHORE BETWEEN VERO
BEACH AND DAYTONA BEACH.

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