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08/02/2013

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Sarasota News Leader August 2, 2013 Page 51 The expansion of the forecast is a result of the National Hurricane Center's refinement of meteorological modeling over the past three years. It now has enough confidence in its work to go public with the expanded outlook. A companion effort — not quite ready yet for "prime-time" — would expand the path and intensity predictions for tropical storms and hurricanes from the current five days to six or maybe even seven in the future. As always the National Hurricane Center reminds people these are predictions and that tropical storm systems have demonstrated wild and unpredictable changes of direction and intensity. Any survivor of 2004's Hurricane Charley in Florida recalls how it intensified from Category 2 to 4 in hours, and how it took an unpredicted hard right turn into Pine Island Sound instead of staying offshore up to Tampa Bay. % Manuel R. Chepote, LUTCF Chepote Insurance Inc. 1300 Main Street • Sarasota, Florida (941) 366-0100 Serving Sarasota & Manatee Counties This June 3 outlook shows the beginnings of Tropical Storm Andrea, which, on June 5, put Sarasota under a tropical storm warning. Image from the National Hurricane Center Auto • Home • Life Renters • Motorcycles Flood • Business • Annuities Financial Services Click for driving directions agents.allstate.com/manuel-r-chepote-sarasota-fl.html

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