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CAT II HURRICANE JEANNE ADVISORY #40A

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...JEANNE MOVING WEST SLOWLY...

JEANNE continues as before, slowly west toward Florida.

Residents of central Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina should begin now to prepare for the arrival of a major hurricane this weekend.

WATCHES/WARNINGS

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS, INCLUDING CAT ISLAND, THE EXUMAS, LONG ISLAND, RUM CAY, AND SAN SALVADOR.

STORM DATA

Fix Time: 2 PM AT/ET (1800Z)

Location: 25.8N by 70.0W, or 440 miles E of Great Abaco Island.

Vector: W at 6 MPH. This motion is expected to continue for the next 24 hours..

Winds: 105 MPH 1-minute sustained. A slow increase in strength is likely during the next 24 hours.

Pressure: 966 MB or 28.53"

Diameter of Hurricane Force Winds: 90 miles.

Diameter of Tropical Storm Force Winds: 280 miles.

Anticipated Landfall Time: 6 PM, Monday, September 27, 2004.

Anticipated Landfall Location: Charleston, SC. [NOTE: WHILE NOT FORECAST AS LANDFALLING TO THAT POINT, JEANNE WILL BRING HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ON THIS FORECAST TRACK TO ALL SHORE POINTS FROM FT. LAUDERDALE TO MYRTLE BEACH, SC!!]

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENTS

[None at this time.]

NEXRAD IMAGERY

[No part of JEANNE is within 124 nautical miles of any CONUS or Puerto Rico NEXRAD site.]

SLOSH DATA

[None at this time.]

TOD DATA

[None at this time. TOD data will be calculated if and when hurricane warnings are posted for CONUS and apply only to CONUS territories.]

STATE-ISSUED OFFICIAL EVACUATION INSTRUCTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION

[There are no such documents for this system at this time.]

INTEREST WATCH AREA

Interests in the Bahamas, along with the United States Atlantic littoral from Florida to North Carolina should monitor the progress of JEANNE.

The power of the Internet is incredible. Some months ago I posted here on FR the story of my great grandmother, her sisters, and brother. My grandmother and one of her sisters were in the first class of woman allowed to attend and graduate from Ohio University. My Grandmothers brother won the congressional medal of honor for bravery. One of Grandmother's sisters spent her working life helping troubled children and her 'retired' life helping seniors have a better life. Most of my cousins, as did I, spent at least one summer working with our great aunt to help the elderly. Our only pay was our room and board.

My grandmothers sister's daughter is now 96 years old and quite frail. Her youngest daughter who is much younger than I, did a google search on her great aunt and discovered my post about her here on FR.

She contacted me. We have been corresponding. She has filled in many blanks in our family history.

One of my many regrets is that I did not interview and record a much more detailed history of my family when I was young and those knowing the history were still alive.

I would urge you all to talk to your older relatives record your family history for the benefit of current and future generations. Nothing helps explain who, what, and why you are as your are, as does a detailed family history.

Mine like most families has had its share of both saints and villains. Recording your family history is something you and future generations will treasure.

It is never to late to start.