Hurricane CHARLEY

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HURRICANE CHARLEY INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 14A

NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL

8 PM EDT THU AUG 12 2004

...CHARLEY PASSING THE ISLE OF YOUTH AS IT APPROACHES WESTERN

CUBA...

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM THE

DRY TORTUGAS TO THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...AND FOR THE FLORIDA WEST

COAST FROM EAST CAPE SABLE NORTHWARD TO BAYPORT. THE WARNING WILL

LIKELY BE EXTENDED NORTHWARD LATER TONIGHT. A HURRICANE WARNING

MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING

AREA DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE RUSHED TO

COMPLETION.

THE HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA WEST COAST

FROM NORTH OF BAYPORT NORTHWARD TO THE SUWANNEE RIVER. A HURRICANE

WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH

AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM

THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO OCEAN REEF...AND ALONG THE SOUTH FLORIDA

MAINLAND FROM OCEAN REEF TO EAST CAPE SABLE...INCLUDING ALL OF

FLORIDA BAY. AT 5 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED

FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA AND GEORGIA COASTS FROM JUPITER INLET

NORTHWARD TO ALTAMAHA SOUND...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING PROVINCES OF

WESTERN CUBA...PINAR DEL RIO...LA HABANA...CIUDAD DE LA HABANA...

MATANZAS...AND THE ISLE OF YOUTH.

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED

NEAR LATITUDE 21.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.3 WEST OR JUST EAST OF THE

ISLE OF YOUTH CUBA. THIS IS ALSO ABOUT 90 MILES...145 KM...SOUTH

OF HAVANA CUBA.

CHARLEY IS NOW MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH

...27 KM/HR. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH IS EXPECTED DURING

THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...CHARLEY IS EXPECTED TO

PASS NEAR HAVANA LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY FRIDAY MORNING...AND THEN

MOVE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. WEATHER CONDITIONS

SHOULD CONTINUE TO DETERIORATE OVER WESTERN CUBA DURING THE NEXT

FEW HOURS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...165 KM/HR...WITH HIGHER

GUSTS. THIS MAKES CHARLEY A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE

SAFFIR-SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS

FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AND CHARLEY COULD BECOME A MAJOR

HURRICANE LATER TONIGHT OR FRIDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 30 MILES... 45 KM...

FROM THE CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP

TO 125 MILES...205 KM.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE

HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 976 MB...28.82 INCHES.

STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 14 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED ALONG THE

SOUTH COAST OF CUBA NEAR AND EAST OF WHERE THE CENTER MAKES

LANDFALL. IN ADDITION...STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET...ALONG

WITH LARGE AND DANGEROUS BATTERING WAVES...CAN BE EXPECTED IN THE

FLORIDA KEYS. STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 10 TO 13 FEET IS ALSO

POSSIBLE NEAR AND SOUTH OF THE WHERE THE CENTER CROSSES THE FLORIDA

WEST COAST.

RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES ARE LIKELY IN ASSOCIATION WITH

CHARLEY. THESE RAINS COULD CAUSE LIFE-THREATENING FLASH FLOODS.

REPEATING THE 8 PM EDT POSITION...21.7 N... 82.3 W. MOVEMENT

TOWARD...NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 17 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED

WINDS...105 MPH. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE... 976 MB.

FOR STORM INFORMATION SPECIFIC TO YOUR AREA...PLEASE MONITOR

PRODUCTS ISSUED BY YOUR LOCAL WEATHER OFFICE.

THE NEXT ADVISORY WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL

HURRICANE CENTER AT 11 PM EDT.

FORECASTER BEVEN

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