Hurricanes Zane headed for Florida

[BEER980]

I found this message in my inbox today from MyCast and had to do a double take.

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE JACKSONVILLE FL
835 AM EDT WED MAY 5 2004

...THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME...

...AT 11 AM EDT...1500Z...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR
THE NORTHEAST FLORIDA COAST FROM NORTH OF TITUSVILLE NORTHWARD TO
FERNANDINA BEACH...

...AN INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAS BEEN ISSUED THROUGH FRIDAY
AFTERNOON FOR ALL COUNTIES OF SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND NORTHEAST
FLORIDA...

...STORM INFORMATION...

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

AT 11 AM EST DANGEROUS HURRICANE ZANE WAS LOCATED APPROXIMATELY 420
MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MAYPORT FLORIDA. SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR
155 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ZANE WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-
NORTHWEST AT 17 MPH WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTHWEST EXPECTED
TONIGHT OR THURSDAY.

A DEEP UPPER LEVEL TOUGH IS EXPECTED TO TURN ZANE MORE TO THE NORTH AND
NORTHEAST THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY BRINGING THE STORM TO THE
NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO.

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

IT REMAINS TO EARLY TO SPECULATE ON EXACT LOCAL EFFECTS...IF ANY....
FROM ZANE. ERRORS IN THE FORECAST TRACK AT 36 TO 48 HOURS ARE
BETWEEN 125 AND 150 MILES. INTERESTS IN THE REGION...INCLUDING
INTERIOR AREAS...SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR THE FUTURE PROGRESS
OF HURRICANE ZANE. IT IS POSSIBLE THAT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY
DEVELOP OVER SOME PORTION OF THE AREA ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY AND
FOR THAT REASON A TROPICAL STORM WATCH...ALONG THE COAST...AND AN
INLAND TROPICAL STORM WIND WATCH HAVE BOTH BEEN ISSUED.

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

...WIND IMPACTS...

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE REGION AND COASTAL
WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. AT THIS TIME...THE HIGHEST
RISK OF STRONG WINDS APPEARS TO BE OVER SOUTHEAST GEORGIA AND THE
SUWANNEE VALLEY HOWEVER A SLIGHT DEVIATION IN THE TRACK TO THE EAST
COULD BRING STRONGER WINDS OVER THE ENTIRE REGION.

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK...TIDES ALONG THE ATLANTIC
COAST MAY BE 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE NORMAL THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HIGH
SURF MAY ALSO DEVELOP AND IT WOULD BE PRUDENT TO REMOVE BEACHFRONT
OBJECTS WHICH MAY BE BLOWN AROUND OR AFFECTED BY HIGH SURF. RIP
CURRENTS ARE LIKELY AND THERE WILL BE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS...OR RUN OUTS...THROUGH THE WEEKEND. BEACH EROSION IS
POSSIBLE.

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS MAY DEVELOP OVER THE COASTAL
WATERS THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY DEPENDING UPON THE EXACT TRACK OF ZANE.
MARINERS ARE ADVISED NOT TO VENTURE FAR FROM PORT.

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

...INLAND FLOODING IMPACTS...

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

HEAVY RAINFALL COULD OCCUR IF ZANE MOVES CLOSE TO THE REGION. AS IT HAS
BEEN A DRY SPRING RIVER LEVELS ARE QUITE LOW AND...AT THIS TIME...
NO SIGNIFICANT RIVER FLOODING IS EXPECTED. FLOODING OF POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS IS POSSIBLE AND PERSONS IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS ARE
ADVISED TO PREPARE FOR THIS POSSIBILITY.

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

...TORNADO IMPACTS

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

IF ZANE CONTINUES ALONG THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK THERE WILL BE A HIGH
RISK OF TORNADOES ACROSS THE REGION. TORNADO WATCHES ARE LIKELY AND
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS EXPECTED.

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

THE NEXT UPDATE WILL BE ISSUED FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE
IN JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA AT 5 PM EST OR EARLIER SHOULD CONDITIONS
WARRANT. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR LOCAL MEDIA FOR
THE LATEST UPDATES ON ZANE.

THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME.

[breeze]

LOL, Beer - that's enough to almost want to
hit the Hurricane Evacuation Route!

[DaylilyDawn]

If you read it , it says it is a drill. To qote the notice"THIS IS A DRILL MESSAGE IN SUPPORT OF THE FLORIDA HURRICANE ZANE
EXERCISE...NO STORM IS OCCURRING AT THIS TIME."

[BEER980]

Yes I did notice it said it is a drill in the statement once or twice. When I checked my mail the subject did not say it was a drill but I am well aware of hurricanes.

[David]

Wow... I couldn't tell it was a drill. I read so hard, and couldn't find the word.

[Josephine96]

Category 5 lol.. They sure didn't lack any drama for the drill