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PUBLIC INFORMATION STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
935 PM EDT MON AUG 22 2011

...ALL PERSONS IN SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD CONTINUE MONITORING THE 
LATEST INFORMATION ON HURRICANE IRENE... 

HURRICANE IRENE, STRENGTHENING JUST OFF THE NORTH COAST OF 
HISPANIOLA, IS FORECAST BY THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER TO MOVE 
ACROSS THE BAHAMAS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. ON THIS FORECAST 
TRACK, TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS COULD IMPACT THE SOUTHEAST FLORIDA 
COAST ON THURSDAY...EVEN POSSIBLE AS EARLY AS LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT. 
AS IT STANDS NOW, HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WOULD STAY OFF THE COAST 
OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS. HOWEVER, THE EXACT PATH IRENE WILL TAKE 
REMAINS UNCERTAIN. ALL BUT THE GULF COAST CONTINUES IN THE AVERAGE 
FORECAST ERROR CONE FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER. A SHIFT IN 
TRACK MORE TO THE WEST WOULD LEAD TO A GREATER IMPACT ACROSS SOUTH 
FLORIDA, ESPECIALLY ALONG THE ATLANTIC COAST.    

THEREFORE, ALL RESIDENTS AND VISITORS OF SOUTH FLORIDA ARE URGED TO  
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST FORECASTS ON IRENE.

ALL PERSONS SHOULD GO OVER THEIR HURRICANE PREPAREDNESS PLANS. 
VISITORS TO SOUTH FLORIDA ARE ENCOURAGED TO CHECK WITH HOTELS AND 
LOCAL OFFICIALS REGARDING INITIAL PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS THAT MAY NEED 
TO BE INITIATED OVER THE COMING DAYS. THE FOLLOWING ARE BASIC 
SUGGESTED ACTIONS THAT SHOULD BE TAKEN AT THIS TIME: 

CHECK BATTERIES FOR RADIOS AND FLASHLIGHTS, DRINKING WATER, CANNED 
OR DRIED FOOD, FIRST AID SUPPLIES AND PRESCRIPTION MEDICINE. HAVE A 
SUFFICIENT SUPPLY OF CASH AS ACCESS TO CREDIT CARDS AND AUTOMATED 
CASH MACHINES MAY NOT BE AVAILABLE WITHOUT POWER. CHECK FUEL LEVELS 
ON AUTOMOBILES, GENERATORS AND CHAIN SAWS. 

MAKE INITIAL PLANS TO DETERMINE WHERE YOU WILL LIKELY BE IN CASE OF 
AN APPROACHING STORM. CHECK WHETHER YOU LIVE IN AN EVACUATION ZONE.

FOR A MORE COMPREHENSIVE LISTING OF PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION, PLEASE 
VISIT READYSOUTHFLORIDA.ORG AND READY.GOV. 

FOR THE LATEST INFORMATION REGARDING THIS SITUATION, PLEASE STAY 
TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO, AS WELL AS INFORMATION FROM LOCAL 
GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND MEDIA OUTLETS. YOU CAN ALSO MONITOR THE 
LATEST STATEMENTS, AS WELL AS POSSIBLE WATCHES AND WARNINGS, FROM 
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN MIAMI ON THE WEB AT 
WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI. 

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GREGORIA