Hurricane Charlie - Category 4, Headed For Florida

[Nbadan]

000WTNT61 KNHC 131716TCUAT BULLETINHURRICANE CHARLEY UPDATENWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL115 PM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004AT 115 PM EDT...1715Z...A U.S. AIR FORCE RESERVE UNIT RECONNAISSANCEAIRCRAFT MEASURED 10000 FT FLIGHT LEVEL WINDS OF 162 MPH AT ADISTANCE OF 8 MILES FROM THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE. THIS GIVESAN ESTIMATED SURFACE WIND OF 145 MPH...CATEGORY FOUR ON THE SAFFIRSIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE. A SPECIAL ADVISORY WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY.LAWRENCE

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[Nbadan]

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[SpursWoman]

One of the girls that works for me 's husband works for some big utility company around here (not CPS) ... and his team was just called to jump on a plane and head that way. Apparently, his was one of the last of several they've already sent over there...

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