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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
130 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

FLZ058-191845-
OKEECHOBEE-
135 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL SPREAD ACROSS SOUTHERN
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY...

AT 135 PM EDT...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR SHOWED THE
CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY OVER THE WESTERN END OF LAKE OKEECHOBEE
JUST SOUTH OF LAKEPORT. THE EYEWALL FEATURE WITH VERY HEAVY SQUALLS
WAS MOVING NORTH AT 10 MPH AND WILL MOVE INTO SOUTHERN OKEECHOBEE
COUNTY INCLUDING THE CITY OF OKEECHOBEE BETWEEN 2 AND 3 PM.

AS THIS FEATURE MOVES THROUGH THE AREA HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS
OF 70 TO 80 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED WITH SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 TO 55
MPH LASTING FOR ABOUT AN HOUR. IN ADDITION TO THE STRONG DAMAGING
WINDS INTENSE TORRENTIAL RAINFALL CAN BE EXPECTED.

RESIDENTS IN OKEECHOBEE COUNTY SHOULD PREPARE FOR THIS BAND OF
STRONG WINDS TO MOVE ACROSS THEIR AREA!! BE PREPARED TO ACT TO
PROTECT YOURSELF!! TREAT THIS FEATURE AS YOU WOULD A TORNADIC STORM!!
REMAIN INDOORS ON THE LOWEST FLOOR OF YOUR RESIDENCE. KEEP AWAY FROM
WINDOWS.

DO NOT FIND YOURSELF OUTSIDE...DRIVING OR OTHERWISE...WHEN THIS
FEATURE MOVES INTO YOUR AREA.

LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS CONCERNING THIS FEATURE.

A TROPICAL STORM WIND WARNING AND A TORNADO WATCH CONTINUE FOR
OKEECHOBEE COUNTY.