HAZARDOUS WIND MESSAGE 1
HURRICANE NETWORK NEW YORK NY 
1000 AM EDT THU SEP 26 2024

...HELENE EXPECTED TO BRING CATASTROPHIC MAJOR HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS 
TO THE BIG BEND LATER THIS EVENING...

UPDATES
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Major Hurricane Wind Warning now in effect for Big Bend of Florida. 

WARNINGS/ADVISORIES/WATCHES
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Major Hurricane Wind Warning 1 is in effect for: 

* From Aucilla River, Florida to Suwannee River, Florida

...THIS IS A PARTICULARLY DANGEROUS AND LIFE-THREATENING SITUATION...

SUMMARY AND IMPACTS
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* SUMMARY: Hurricane Helene is forecast to make landfall later today 
along the Big Bend region of Florida's Gulf coast. Helene is 
forecast to bring sustained winds well-above major hurricane-force 
by this evening.  

* WINDS: In the warning area, sustained winds could reach up to 145 
mph with potential local wind gusts of 175 mph.  These 
life-threatening conditions are expected to begin in the next 12 
hours, particularly by 10 PM EDT as the eyewall approaches the 
coast. 

* OTHER IMPACTS: For additional impacts relating to Hurricane 
Helene, please refer to the latest Tropical Cyclone Advisories and 
Key Message products issued by The Hurricane Network. 


RECOMMENDED ACTIONS 
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* Residents remaining along the Big Bend should begin to enact their 
emergency plans for a landfalling major hurricane. Evacuation 
immediately if you are within an evacuation zone. 

* If you remain in the warning area, be ready to seek immediate 
shelter as if this was a tornado warning. The winds from this 
hurricane could create catastrophic wind damage and will likely 
leave some structures uninhabitable for months. 

* Do not venture out into the eye of Hurricane Helene, conditions 
will rapidly deteriorate once the eye passes. 


Forecaster Latteri