SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT…CORRECTED WIND REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1255 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
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HENDRY FL-GLADES FL-INLAND PALM BEACH COUNTY FL-
1247 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
..CENTER OF FAY CAUSING WIND GUSTS UP TO HURRICANE FORCE
AT 1243 PM EDT…NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
THE CENTER OF FAY WAS NEAR MOORE HAVEN AND MOVING INTO LAKE
OKEECHOBEE. THE CENTRAL BAND OF THUNDERSTORMS ASSOCIATED WITH THE
CENTER IS CAUSING HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS IN MOORE HAVEN AND
CLEWISTON AND WILL LIKELY SPREAD NEAR HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
INTO LAKE OKEECHOBEE DURING THE NEXT HOUR OR TWO.
AT 1230 PM EDT, A SUSTAINED WIND OF 55 MPH WITH A WIND GUST TO 67
MPH WAS REPORTED AT AIRGLADES AIRPORT WEST OF CLEWISTON. A REPORT OF
AN 81 MPH WIND GUST WAS RECEIVED AT 1220 PM FROM A STORM CHASER WITH
HIS OWN WIND INSTRUMENT ON THE US HIGHWAY 27 BRIDGE OVER THE
CALOOSAHATCHEE RIVER AT MOORE HAVEN.
STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO AND OTHER LOCAL MEDIA FOR FURTHER
DETAILS OR UPDATES.
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 400 PM EDT TUESDAY AFTERNOON
FOR SOUTHERN FLORIDA.
