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This is from the 7 day by county forecast on the Melbourne Weather Service site for all of East central Florida: POWERFUL HURRICANE FRANCES IS FORECAST TO REACH THE SOUTHERN BAHAMAS THURSDAY MORNING THEN CURVE NORTHWEST...APPROACHING THE SOUTHEAST UNITED STATES THIS LABOR DAY WEEKEND. OCEAN SWELLS ASSOCIATED WITH FRANCES WILL INCREASE OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS BY THURSDAY AND CONTINUE INTO THE WEEKEND...BRINGING ROUGH POUNDING SURF AND POSSIBLE BEACH EROSION TO THE COASTLINE. IT IS UNCLEAR HOW CLOSE HURRICANE FRANCES WILL COME TO CENTRAL FLORIDA OR WHERE IT WILL MAKE LANDFALL. EXPERIENCE SHOWS THAT PREPARATION TIME BECOMES VERY LIMITED AS A HURRICANE NEARS. THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE URGES PEOPLE IN EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA TO HAVE SUPPLIES ON HAND AND A PLAN IN PLACE WELL IN ADVANCE OF ANY HURRICANE BECOMING AN IMMEDIATE THREAT. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES ON FRANCES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. STATEMENTS AND WARNINGS REGARDING FRANCES THAT ARE SPECIFIC TO EAST CENTRAL FLORIDA WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MELBOURNE. |