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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MELBOURNE FL
505 AM EDT SAT AUG 14 2004

...CHARLEY NO LONGER A THREAT TO FLORIDA...

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE HURRICANE WARNING FOR COCOA BEACH NORTHWARD HAS BEEN LIFTED.
THERE ARE NO LONGER ANY WATCHES...WARNINGS...OR ADVISORIES...
DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE CHARLEY OVER EAST CENTRAL
FLORIDA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS 115 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF CHARLESTON SOUTH CAROLINA. MOVEMENT WAS NORTH
NORTHEAST AT 25 MPH...AWAY FROM FLORIDA AND TOWARD THE CAROLINAS FOR
A POTENTIAL SECOND LANDFALL.

...WIND IMPACTS...
CHARLEY HAS LEFT A WAKE OF DAMAGE ALONG ITS CENTER TRACK THAT MAY
NOT BE FULLY ASSESSED UNTIL LATER THIS MORNING. NONETHELESS...
NUMEROUS REPORTS OF DOWNED TREES...POWER OUTAGES...AND WIND DAMAGE
HAVE BEEN NOTED. CURRENTLY...RESCUE AND RECOVERY OPERATIONS ARE
UNDERWAY WITHIN RESPECTIVE COUNTIES. IMPORTANTLY...THE SUSTAINED WIND
THREAT IS NOW WELL REMOVED FROM THE AREA.

...FLOOD IMPACTS...
ALTHOUGH NO LONGER DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH CHARLEY...A FLOOD WATCH
WILL CONTINUE INTO THE DAY SATURDAY AS ABUNDANT TROPICAL MOISTURE
LINGERS OVER PART OF THE FORECAST AREA. FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO
THE LATEST HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THERE IS NO LONGER A TORNADO THREAT DIRECTLY ASSOCIATED WITH
HURRICANE CHARLEY. HOWEVER...THUNDERSTORMS ARE STILL FORECAST FOR
TODAY. AGAIN...FOR DETAILS...PLEASE REFER TO THE LATEST HAZARDOUS
WEATHER OUTLOOK.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE IN MELBOURNE REGARDING HURRICANE CHARLEY.

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