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Tropical Storm ERNESTO (Text)

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TROPICAL STORM ERNESTO TROPICAL CYCLONE UPDATE
NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL   AL052006
1125 PM EDT WED AUG 30 2006

...RADAR AND BUOY DATA INDICATE THAT ERNESTO HAS REGAINED TROPICAL
STORM STRENGTH... 

DURING THE PAST HOUR...NOAA BUOY 41009 HAS REPORTED AN 8-MINUTE
AVERAGE WIND OF 36 MPH...AND THE WSR-88D DOPPLER RADAR AT MELBOURNE
FLORIDA HAS SHOWN WINDS OF 45-60 MPH AT 1000-2500 FEET ABOVE THE
SURFACE.  BASED ON THESE DATA...IT IS ESTIMATED THAT ERNESTO HAS
REGAINED TROPICAL STORM STATUS WITH MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 40
MPH EAST OF THE CENTER.
 
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FORECASTER BEVEN
 
 
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