5 PM EDT THU OCT 14 1999

...IRENE NEAR HAVANA CUBA...HEADING FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO BOCA GRANDE.
THIS INCLUDES ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS.
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH HAVE BEEN ISSUED FROM FLORIDA CITY TO JUPITER INLET ON THE
FLORIDA EAST COAST AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE. A HURRICANE WATCH HAS
ALSO BEEN ISSUED FOR NORTH OF BOCA GRANDE TO LONGBOAT KEY.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WESTERN CUBA INCLUDING THE
PROVINCES OF PINAR DEL RIO...HAVANA...CIUDAD HAVANA...MATANZAS AND
THE ISLE OF YOUTH.
 
INTERESTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CONTINUE
TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRENE.

11 PM EDT THU OCT 14 1999

...WINDS INCREASING OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS...CONDITIONS EXPECTED TO
DETERIORATE OVER SOUTH FLORIDA ON FRIDAY...
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC..THE HURRICANE WARNING IS EXTENDED NORTHWARD
ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST TO THE ANCLOTE KEYS.  A HURRICANE
WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY AROUND THE
FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE ANCLOTE KEYS...INCLUDING ALL OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
FLORIDA CITY TO JUPITER INLET ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND FOR LAKE
OKEECHOBEE.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...A HURRICANE WATCH IS IN EFFECT ALONG THE
FLORIDA WEST COAST FROM NORTH OF THE ANCLOTE KEYS TO YANKEETOWN.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE PROVINCES OF HAVANA
AND CIUDAD HAVANA CUBA.  THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA HAS DISCONTINUED THE
HURRICANE WARNING FOR THE PROVINCES OF PINAR DEL RIO...MATANZAS AND
THE ISLE OF YOUTH.
 
INTERESTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CONTINUE
TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRENE.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 AM EDT FRI OCT 15 1999
 
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED FOR BIMINI...GRAND BAHAMA...AND ABACO
ISLANDS IN THE BAHAMAS...

AT 8 AM EDT...1200 UTC...THE GOVERNMENT OF THE BAHAMAS HAS ISSUED A
TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR BIMINI...GRAND BAHAMA...AND ABACO ISLANDS.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY
AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO THE ANCLOTE KEYS...INCLUDING ALL OF
THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH REMAIN IN EFFECT FROM
FLORIDA CITY TO SOUTH OF FLAGLER BEACH ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND
FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
 
A HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT ALONG THE FLORIDA WEST COAST
FROM NORTH OF THE ANCLOTE KEYS TO YANKEETOWN.
 
INTERESTS IN THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA PENINSULA SHOULD CONTINUE
TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF IRENE.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT FRI OCT 15 1999
 
AT 5PM...2100 UTC...THE HURRICANE WARNING IS DOWNGRADED TO A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING NORTH OF BONITA BEACH TO THE ANCLOTE KEYS ON
THE FLORIDA WEST COAST.  A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
SOUTH OF FLORIDA CITY AROUND THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TO BONITA
BEACH...INCLUDING ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS.
 
AT 5PM...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN EXTENDED
NORTHWARD AND IS NOW IN EFFECT FROM FLORIDA CITY NORTHWARD TO
FERNANDINA BEACH ON THE FLORIDA EAST COAST AND FOR LAKE OKEECHOBEE.

AT 5PM...2100 UTC...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS ISSUED FOR NORTH OF
FERNANDINA BEACH TO SAVANNAH GEORGIA.
 
AT 5PM...2100 UTC...ALL HURRICANE WATCHES ARE DISCONTINUED.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR BIMINI...GRAND
BAHAMA...AND THE ABACO ISLANDS.
 
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR  85 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS...IN A
FEW SQUALLS OFF THE FLORIDA EAST COAST.  A WIND GUST TO 70 MPH WAS
RECENTLY REPORTED AT THE MIAMI AIRPORT.  HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
STILL POSSIBLE AT THE UPPER FLOORS OF HIGH-RISE BUILDINGS IN MIAMI-
DADE...BROWARD...AND PALM BEACH COUNTIES.  IRENE IS EXPECTED TO
WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA TONIGHT AND TOMORROW. 

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 PM EDT SAT OCT 16 1999

...IRENE HEADED FOR THE CAROLINAS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
NEARING THE GEORGIA COAST....
 
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FROM SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND.
 
AT 11 PM EDT...0300 UTC...THE HURRICANE WATCH IS REPLACED BY A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TO THE NORTH
CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING ALBEMARLE SOUND.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT SUN OCT 17 1999

...IRENE APPROACHING THE CAROLINAS WITH DANGEROUS RAINS THAT WILL
PRODUCE SERIOUS FLOODING...
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM SAVANNAH GEORGIA TO CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TO
THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING ALBEMARLE SOUND...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 1999

...IRENE MOVING PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS...
 
AT 5 PM EDT...2100 UTC...ALL WARNINGS ARE DISCONTINUED FROM EDISTO
BEACH SOUTH CAROLINA SOUTHWARD.
 
A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF EDISTO BEACH TO
CAPE HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TO
THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING ALBEMARLE SOUND.

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
8 PM EDT SUN OCT 17 1999

...IRENE MOVING PARALLEL TO THE COAST OF THE CAROLINAS...

AT 8 PM EDT...0000Z...ALL HURRICANE WARNINGS SOUTH OF THE SOUTH
SANTEE RIVER SOUTH CAROLINA ARE DISCONTINUED.  A HURRICANE WARNING
REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NORTH OF THE SOUTH SANTEE RIVER TO CAPE
HATTERAS NORTH CAROLINA...INCLUDING PAMLICO SOUND.
 
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT NORTH OF CAPE HATTERAS TO
THE NORTH CAROLINA/VIRGINIA BORDER...INCLUDING ALBEMARLE SOUND...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
11 AM EDT MON OCT 18 1999
 
...IRENE RACING NORTHEASTWARD AS A THREAT TO NORTH ATLANTIC      
MARITIME INTERESTS...

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
5 PM AST MON OCT 18 1999
 
..IRENE RACING NORTHEASTWARD ACROSS NORTH ATLANTIC SHIPPING LANES...