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Top U.S. disaster official Michael Brown, under fire over the federal response to Hurricane Katrina, cited prior emergency-management experience in an official biography but his duties were “more like an intern,” Time magazine reported. Brown's biography on the Federal Emergency Management Agency Web site says he had once served as an "assistant city manager with emergency services oversight," and a White House news release in 2001 said Brown had worked for the city of Edmond, Okla., in the 1970s "overseeing the emergency-services division." However, a city spokeswoman told the magazine Brown had actually worked as "an assistant to the city...

Government aid for Hurricane Frances bought Miami-Dade County residents rooms full of furniture, new wardrobes and thousands of appliances, including microwaves, refrigerators and sewing machines, even though the brunt of the storm missed the county. With damage limited primarily to a few fallen trees and power lines, residents claimed Frances destroyed 5,260 television sets and 1,440 air conditioners, according to records from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. Disaster relief paid for lawn mowers, vacuum cleaners, space heaters and cars. FEMA paid $4,500 for one resident's funeral, even though the county medical examiner recorded no storm-related deaths. In six instances, FEMA...

MIAMI (AP) -- The nation's leaders need to put aside partisan labels to help Florida recover from the devastation of three major hurricanes during the past month, Democratic Senate candidate Betty Castor said Saturday. In her party's weekly radio address, Castor said Hurricanes Charley, Frances and Ivan "have cut a terrible swath of destruction," destroying homes and damaging military bases and the state's agricultural industry. "At times like these, we are not Republicans or Democrats. We are all Americans," Castor said. "The worst of Mother Nature brings out the best in human nature." Castor, a former state education commissioner, defeated...

STUART, Fla. (AP) - A mental health counselor with a history of assault arrests ordered his two pit bulls to attack a group of people who were riding out Hurricane Frances inside their office building, police said. Two people were bitten and one of the dogs was stabbed. Ryan C. Moore, 54, who treats anger management problems and addictions, was arrested Friday and charged with aggravated battery for allegedly releasing his dogs with the command "Go get them" while he and the others were riding out the Sept. 4-5 storm. William E. Schoonmaker, who operates an insurance agency in the...

GOVERNOR BUSH ANNOUNCES WEEKEND OF PRAYERTALLAHASSEE - Governor Jeb Bush today asked for people of all faiths to takea moment during their religious services this weekend to join him in prayerfor those who have been impacted by Hurricanes Charley, Frances andpotentially Ivan.  "The people of Florida have weathered brutal blows, and are braced for yetanother challenge as Hurricane Ivan approaches our shores," said GovernorBush.  "At this time of unprecedented challenge, I've drawn comfort andstrength from my own personal faith, and have been lifted by the prayers ofothers."Attached please find a letter from Governor Bush to faith-based leadersregarding the weekend...

      Guard’s Staging Area Helps Storm Victims Regain Normalcy Soldiers from the Florida Army National Guard unload supplies from an Oklahoma Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook today at the West Palm Beach Logistics Staging Area at the South Florida Fairgrounds. More than 200 Guard soldiers and airmen are working at the Fairgrounds to help bring relief to South Florida residents affected by Hurricane Frances. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Shelley Gill, 125th Fighter Wing) By Spc. Andrew Hillegass107th MPAD WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (9/9/2004) — After Hurricane Frances passed through South Florida, many people here wanted nothing more then...

ASHEVILLE, N.C. -- North Carolina Department of transportation crews are working to reopen Interstate 40 and more than 215 primary and secondary roads due to mudslides, downed trees, and high water in the western region of the state. I-40 is currently restricted in both directions between mile markers 67-72 due to a mudslide on Old Fort Mountain. One lane is open in each direction, but traffic is moving very slowly through the area. NCDOT crews are hoping to reopen the road by Thursday morning. The worst conditions are found in counties surrounding the Asheville area and along the Tennessee state...

The remnants of Hurricane Frances stretched across North Carolina on Wednesday, flooding mountain communities in the west and chopping up the surf 450 miles away along the coast. As much as a foot of rain over the past day and a half forced rivers out of their banks and pushed mud and rocks down mountain slopes in western North Carolina, while at least six possible tornadoes spun through the central and eastern parts of the state. Rip current warnings were issued along the Outer Banks. Hundreds of people evacuated their homes to avoid flooding. Rescuers pulled several stranded people from...

PORT ST. LUCIE, Fla. — President Bush returned to storm-battered Florida on Wednesday for the third time in 31/2 weeks, this time surveying damage from Hurricane Frances (search), helping hoist emergency supplies into cars and assuring residents that billions of dollars in federal aid was coming. Bush signed a bill Wednesday morning allocating $2 billion in emergency money to deliver disaster relief to areas reeling from two hurricanes, and a spokesman said he planned to ask for still more aid soon. After landing in West Palm Beach, Bush flew by o one car and asked, "What can we help you...

The New York Yankees asked the commissioner's office to award them a forfeit over Tampa Bay after the Devil Rays failed to arrive in time for the scheduled start Monday because of travel problems in Florida due to Hurricane Frances. The doubleheader was changed to a single game and the start time, pushed back Sunday from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., was reset for 7 p.m. The Devil Rays, who reported to Tropicana Field in St. Petersburg at 8 a.m., left the ballpark at 1:05 p.m., departed Tampa International Airport at 2:40 p.m., arrived at LaGuardia Airport at 5:25 p.m....

MIAMI - Along with their destructive force, hurricanes can have beneficial effects as part of the rhythm of nature. Storms that erode beaches, uproot trees and flatten wildlife habitats may also refresh waterways, revive dry areas and bulk up barrier islands with redistributed sand. "What we see is the damage it does to our structures, but it can actually renew areas," said Karen Westphal, a coastal scientist at Louisiana State University's School of the Coast and Environment. Hurricane Frances could help the Everglades, which is already undergoing a $8.4 billion environmental restoration. "Hurricanes are a vital part of the natural...

Hurricane Frances has battered the Kennedy Space Center's 525-ft high Vehicle Assembly Building ripping off over 1000 panels from its exterior, Center Director Jim Kennedy told reporters a short while ago. With another Hurricane possibly on course to hit Florida this weekend, the space agency is worried. "The VAB is something of concern," Kennedy said."Not only because of the initial damage but because of the potential that Ivan brings to us. Our weather people tell us that Ivan could be at the backdoor of KSC as early as Saturday." Ivan is a powerful hurricane packing winds of 115 miles per...

BOCA RATON · Fire-Rescue Lt. Frank Montilli had just heard that a sick, bed-ridden woman was trapped in her home. ... Hardly noticed among the fire trucks and ambulance was a small, white truck belonging to Alvin Sylvester, a tree cutter who had joined rescuers a short time earlier. As the firefighters donned their goggles and readied their chain saws, Sylvester was already cutting branches on the 60-foot tree. Clutching a chain saw in each hand, he slashed away branches as the firefighters dragged them away. A dozen or so neighbors gathered near the driveway, marveling at Sylvester's technique and...

QUINCY, Fla. -- A grandson and a former son-in-law of Florida State football coach Bobby Bowden were killed when their car was hit a by a utility truck that was helping to restore power outages caused by Hurricane Frances. John Allen Madden, a 45-year-old former Florida State lineman who played under Bowden, and his 15-year-old son, Bowden Madden, were killed instantly Sunday when the passenger side of their car hit the front of the truck, Florida Highway Patrol Lt. Robert Mills said Monday. Mills said the Bowden family had been informed of the deaths. "Most of us have been around...

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - Hurricane Frances did more damage to the Kennedy Space Center than any other storm in history, tearing an estimated 1,000 exterior panels from a giant building where space vehicles are assembled, officials said Monday. No space shuttles were inside the 525-foot-high building, a familiar landmark at the space center. But center director James Kennedy said he feared the damage could set back NASA's effort to resume shuttle launches next spring. Monday marked the first time anyone from NASA had seen the damage from the storm because the agency completely evacuated the space center — the first...

An Ignoble Confession Posted by James Wolcott I root for hurricanes. When, courtesy of the Weather Channel, I see one forming in the ocean off the coast of Africa, I find myself longing for it to become big and strong--Mother Nature's fist of fury, Gaia's stern rebuke. Considering the havoc mankind has wreaked upon nature with deforesting, stripmining, and the destruction of animal habitat, it only seems fair that nature get some of its own back and teach us that there are forces greater than our own. Sure, a hearty volcano can be enjoyable. Burning rivers of lava: so picturesque....

Tropical Storm Frances Advisory Number 50 Statement as of 5:00 am EDT on September 06, 2004 ...Frances getting a little better organized over the warm waters of the northeast Gulf of Mexico... a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for the northwest Gulf Coast of Florida from Anna Maria Island northward to Destin. At 5 am EDT...0900z...the Tropical Storm Warning along the Florida West Coast from south of Englewood has been discontinued. Also... the Tropical Storm Warning along the Florida East Coast from south of Cocoa Beach has been discontinued. A Tropical Storm Warning is now in effect for the Florida...

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LAKE WORTH, Fla. -- One northbound lane has been closed by a washout on Interstate 95 in Palm Beach County due to erosion from a washout blamed on Hurricane Frances. The Florida Highway Patrol says the pavement fell away from the slow lane at Tenth Avenue in Lake Worth. Traffic is squeezing into fewer lanes, and drivers are being asked to avoid the area. A construction crew is on hand, but the washout is still growing. Troopers are warning that other lanes may be affected later.

Just letting those know on here from the hurricane threads that I am fine here in Palm Bay,Florida. We encountered 110 mph winds for a few hrs but for the most part were sustained around between 70-90 mph for the duration of the storm. Neighbors lost their roof's,lot's of tree damage around here...tons as a matter of fact,traffic lights out everywhere,a few structure collapse's,broken windows etc... Rain believe it or not was not and still is not an issue yet. We got a total of 5 inches max in the last 30 hrs. The dry air that entered the storm...

BULLETIN HURRICANE FRANCES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 45B NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 3 AM EDT SUN SEP 05 2004 ...LARGE EYE OF HURRICANE FRANCES CONTINUES MOVING INLAND... ...EASTERN PORTION OF EYEWALL WITH STRONG WINDS STILL TO COME... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO FLAGLER BEACH...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR GRAND BAHAMA...ABACO...BIMIMI AND THE BERRY ISLANDS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH TO ALTAMAHA SOUND. A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF FLAGLER BEACH TO...

For the better part of 18 months, John Kerry has bitterly denounced the Bush administration's, Over and over he has pronounced his unsparing indictment: "George Bush has pursued the most arrogant, inept, reckless, and ideological HURRICANE policy in the modern history of this country."

Better Safe Than Sorry! Hurricane Frances just might be a down-graded hurricane when it reaches Florida. A few days ago, then a category 4 storm with potential to devastate a state barely recovering from Hurricane Charley, Frances prompted Governor Jeb Bush to order the evacuation of millions of people from the southeastern coastal areas of his great state. There will no doubt be naysayers who second-guess Governor Bush's evacuation order if Frances continues to degrade and becomes a weak category 2 or a weaker Category 1 hurricane. (Although both are dangerous.) Those who understand risk assessment, however, will understand that...

BULLETIN: HURRICANE FRANCES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 41A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 2 AM EDT SAT SEP 04 2004 ...FRANCES NEAR GRAND BAHAMA ISLAND... A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA FROM FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO FLAGLER BEACH...INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WARNING ALSO REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE RUSHED TO COMPLETION. A HURRICANE WATCH AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM NORTH...

New course has Frances moving ashore about Sturart, then NW to over Lakeland, or even west of Lakeland, out into Gulf at Weeki Wachee.

Patrick Air Force Base, Kennedy Space Center Evacuated By Jim GaramoneAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, Sept. 3, 2004 – The only creatures left on the barrier islands of Florida are alligators and rattlesnakes. As Hurricane Frances approaches Florida, officials ordered the evacuation of 2.5 million people from the barrier islands, low-lying areas and other exposed areas. This includes the personnel of Patrick Air Force Base and the Kennedy Space Center, both in Brevard County. "We have shut down the installation," said Air Force Lt. Col. Joe Lamarca, the base public affairs officer. "We have some security forces and civil...

. Hurricane Frances : Free Republic's Friday Discussion Thread (2004-09-03) ========================================= First, Thursday Night's Closing Summary (AlanCarp's Post): ETA Computer Model - Melbourne strike - taking 24 hours to approach the coast. Arrival 11am Sunday. Takes at least another 24 hours to cross Florida - exiting in the Big Bend region. GFDL Computer Model - Melbourne strike - similar to the ETA solution. A little quicker to the shore, arriving at 2am Sunday morning. GFS Computer Model - Melbourne strike, from a lower angle, and still slow to approach, arriving 8am Sunday morning. This is a worse-case solution, creeping up...

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Fellow FReepers, let us all join together and pray for our brothers and sisters in the path of Frances. Many are still being afflicted by the ravages of the first two hurricanes, and the effects of a third may be unimaginable. Thank you all in advance!

For Jupiter, it was the big one. Local pioneer Bessie DuBois, who lived through it, called the hurricane that hit on Sept. 16, 1928, "the hurricane of the century."It was a Category Four storm, said Senior Hurricane Specialist Gil Clark of the National Hurricane Center in Coral Cables.The power of hurricanes is ranked by categories one through five. A five is very rare, and so is anything on the border lineApproachThis particular storm was not unnoticed before it struck Florida. Ships at sea recorded its movement and strength, beginning on Monday, Sept. 10, when the developing low pressure area was...

Hurricane Frances threads found here: http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=hurricanePlease do not post on this thread.

Free Republic Community: Welcome to Friday's Hurricane Frances news-thread ! It looks like a Melbourne Landfall after all, once again (to Section9's worst fears) churning it's way North-West to clobber Kissimmee and Gainsville ... Well ... I made the round-trip Wednesday evening from Tampa--Palm Bay--Tampa to get the kids safely stowed away at a Days Inn in Clearwater. There was only light traffic on the Hwy-192 route between Melbourne and Kissimmee. Just a little heavier for the I-4 traffic for the next 80 miles to Tampa Clearwater. BTW. I was told by a Melbourne-Palm Bay Firefighter that shelters were few...

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AT 11 PM EDT...0300Z...A HURRICANE WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA EAST COAST FROM FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO FLAGLER BEACH... INCLUDING LAKE OKEECHOBEE. SOME OR ALL OF THE HURRICANE WATCH AREA WILL LIKELY BE UPGRADED TO A HURRICANE WARNING THURSDAY MORNING. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY WITHIN 36 HOURS. AT 11 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FLORIDA KEYS FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY SOUTHWARD TO THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY.

  Florida bases prepare for Hurricane Frances SAN ANTONIO -- National Hurricane Center officials expect Hurricane Frances to reach Florida on Sept. 4. (U.S. Air Force graphic by Virgie Reyes) 9/1/2004 - SAN ANTONIO (AFPN)  -- As forecasters predict Hurricane Frances will reach land near Patrick Air Force Base, Fla., on Sept. 4, bases have begun preparing for the storm Sept. 1. At Homestead Air Reserve Base, Fla., the 482nd Fighter Wing commander ordered 16 F-16 Fighting Falcons to Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base Fort Worth, Texas. Officials at the 45th Space Wing at Patrick are preparing for a potential evacuation...

Ok, FReepers in the way of Frances check in so we can get a head count to make sure everyone makes it through alright!

Mandatory Evacuation Ordered For Palm Beach, Florida. Breaking on Fox News...

. Free Republic Community: Welcome to Wednesday's Hurricane Frances news-twist ! It looks like a Melbourne Landfall after all, once again (to Section9's worst fears) churning it's way North along the Coast Highway ... Excellent Hurricane Frances Websites: HURRICANE ALLEY U.S. Weather Observers Patton@Bastogne Free Republic Member since 1998. General George S. Patton Jr. Website .

000 WTNT31 KNHC 312044 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE FRANCES ADVISORY NUMBER 28 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST TUE AUG 31 2004 ...SEVERE HURRICANE FRANCES HEADING FOR THE BAHAMAS WITH 140 MPH WINDS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS... WHICH INCLUDES ACKLINS...CROOKED...INAGUAS...MAYAGUANA AND RAGGED ISLANDS...AND FOR THE TURKS AND CAICOS ISLANDS. A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS WHICH INCLUDES CAT...EXUMAS...LONG ISLANDS...RUM CAY AND SAN SALVADOR. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD...

Hurricane Frances Intermediate Advisory Number 27a Statement as of 2:00 PM AST on August 31, 2004 ...Powerfull Hurricane Frances...with 140 mph winds...moving westward a little faster... a Hurricane Warning is in effect for the southeastern Bahamas ...Which includes Acklins...crooked...Inaguas...Mayaguana and Ragged Islands...and for the Turks and Caicos Islands. A Hurricane Watch is in effect for the central Bahamas which includes Cat...Exumas...Long Island...Rum Cay and San Salvador. A Hurricane Warning means that hurricane conditions are expected within the warning area within the next 24 hours. Preparations to protect life and property should be rushed to completion. A Hurricane Watch means that...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) - Even as tree limbs were cleared away and power gradually returned across eastern South Carolina after Tropical Storm Gaston, officials waited and watched Monday for Hurricane Frances. While Gaston caused some problems, "it's not the kind of catastrophic damage we see in a major hurricane," Gov. Mark Sanford said. He urged coastal residents to monitor Frances, which has 125 mph winds but is still days away from the Southeast coast. An evacuation would be tremendously difficult, warned Charleston Mayor Joseph P. Riley Jr. "The whole state would be naked," he said. "This will be a challenge...

The latest runs appear to be settling on a mid-Florida landfall. GFDL still outlier to right but shifting south. Still lots of time for that to change....dont count out recurvature. http://www.wunderground.com/tropical/tracking/at200406_model.html

BULLETIN HURRICANE FRANCES INTERMEDIATE ADVISORY NUMBER 20A NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 8 PM AST SUN AUG 29 2004 ...POWERFULL HURRICANE FRANCES CONTINUES ON A SLOW WESTWARD TRACK... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FOLLOWING LEEWARD ISLANDS...SAINT MAARTEN....ANGUILLA...BARBUDA...AND ANTIGUA. THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE EXTENDED TO THE BRITISH AND U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS LATER TONIGHT. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FRANCES. AT 8 PM AST...0000Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 55.8 WEST OR ABOUT 480 MILES... 772 KM...EAST OF...

000 WTNT31 KNHC 290837 TCPAT1 BULLETIN HURRICANE FRANCES ADVISORY NUMBER 18 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 AM AST SUN AUG 29 2004 ...FRANCES ON TRACK...HEADING WEST-NORTHWEST... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS LATER TODAY. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FRANCES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AT 5 AM AST...0900Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.6 NORTH... LONGITUDE 54.1 WEST OR ABOUT 590 MILES... 950 KM... EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. FRANCES IS MOVING...

BULLETIN HURRICANE FRANCES ADVISORY NUMBER 16 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 5 PM AST SAT AUG 28 2004 ...FRANCES STRENGTHENS INTO THE SECOND CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE OF THE 2004 ATLANTIC SEASON... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PORTIONS OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS ON SUNDAY. INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FRANCES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AT 5 PM AST...2100Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 52.6 WEST OR ABOUT 690 MILES...1110 KM...EAST OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS. FRANCES IS MOVING...

BULLETIN TROPICAL STORM GASTON ADVISORY NUMBER 4 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM EDT SAT AUG 28 2004 ...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN BECOMES TROPICAL STORM GASTON... ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED... AT 11 AM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST FROM THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO LITTLE RIVER INLET. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ELSEWHERE ALONG THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST NORTH OF LITTLE RIVER INLET TO SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA...AND SOUTH OF THE SAVANNAH RIVER TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM GASTON WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.4...

Hurricane Frances Advisory Number 13 Statement as of 11:00 PM AST on August 27, 2004 ...Frances on track...eye getting larger... interests in the northern Lesser Antilles and the northeastern Caribbean Sea should closely monitor the progress of Frances over the next several days. At 11 PM AST...0300z...the center of Hurricane Frances was located near latitude 16.3 north... longitude 50.5 west or about 750 miles...1205 km... east of the Leeward Islands. Frances is moving toward the northwest near 12 mph...19 km/hr. A motion between northwest and west-northwest is expected for the next 24 hours or so. Maximum sustained winds are near...

...TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN FORMS OFF THE SOUTH CAROLINA COAST... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED... AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR PORTIONS OF THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST FROM SURF CITY NORTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD TO FERNANDINA BEACH FLORIDA. AT 5 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL DEPRESSION SEVEN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 31.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.1 WEST OR ABOUT 140 MILES... 225 KM...SOUTHEAST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. THE DEPRESSION IS NEARLY STATIONARY. A SLOW WESTWARD DRIFT IS EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATER TONIGHT. THIS MOTION COULD BRING THE CENTER CLOSER TO THE SOUTHEASTERN U.S. COAST ON SATURDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE...

BULLETIN HURRICANE FRANCES ADVISORY NUMBER 11 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 11 AM AST FRI AUG 27 2004 ...FRANCES STRENGTHENS INTO A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE... INTERESTS IN THE NORTHERN LESSER ANTILLES AND THE NORTHEASTERN CARIBBEAN SEA SHOULD CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF FRANCES OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS. AT 11 AM AST...1500Z...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 49.0 WEST OR ABOUT 820 MILES ...1320 KM...EAST OF THE LESSER ANTILLES. FRANCES IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 10 MPH...17 KM/HR. A MOTION BETWEEN WEST-NORTHWEST AND NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS...