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— — — UUUS76 MLLX 2246 NMSMIX URGENT — WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL METEROLOGICAL SERVICE LOS SUENOS 07:52 AM PST. ...CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE EXPECTED... HURRICANE ANTONIO HAS NOW BEEN UPGRADED TO A CATEGORY 5 STORM. ANTONIO’S PATH IS BEING MONITORED, BUT IT IS CONSIDERED TO BE A HURRICANE POSSESSING UNPRECEDENTED STRENGTH... SURPASSING THE INTENSITY OF THE SAN DIEGO HURRICANE OF 1858 EXTENSIVE DAMAGE TO LARGE PARTS OF LOS SUENOS IS EXPECTED. CERTAIN AREAS ARE LIKELY TO BE UNINHABITABLE FOR LONGER. AT LEAST ONE-THIRD OF WELL-CONSTRUCTED HOMES ARE EXPECTED TO SUFFER EXTENSIVE ROOF AND WALL FAILURE. ALL GABLED ROOFS WILL FAIL, LEAVING THOSE HOMES SEVERELY DAMAGED OR DESTROYED. A FURTHER THIRD OF WELL-CONSTRUCTED HOMES ARE EXPECTED TO SUFFER ROOF AND WALL FAILURES OF VARYING SEVERITIES. MANY KEY INDUSTRIAL BUILDINGS WILL BE RENDERED NON-FUNCTIONAL, WITH PARTIAL TO COMPLETE WALL AND ROOF FAILURE EXPECTED. ANY WOOD-FRAMED LOW-RISING APARTMENT BUILDINGS HAVE A HIGH CHANCE OF BEING DESTROYED. CONCRETE BLOCK LOW-RISE APARTMENTS SHOULD EXPECT MAJOR SOME WALL AND ROOF FAILURE. HIGH-RISE OFFICE AND APARTMENT STRUCTURES WILL SWAY DANGEROUSLY DURING THE STORM ...THERE IS AN EXPECTATION OF INSTANCES OF TOTAL COLLAPSE. THE MAJORITY OF WINDOWS WILL BLOW OUT. RESULTANT AIRBORNE DEBRIS WILL BE MAY INCLUDE BUILDING DEBRIS AND GLASS ALONG WITH HEAVY ITEMS SUCH AS HOUSEHOLD APPLIANCES AND LIGHT VEHICLES. SPORT UTILITY VEHICLES AND LIGHT TRUCKS WILL SUFFER RELOCATION. THE BLOWN DEBRIS WILL CREATE ADDITIONAL DESTRUCTION AND POSES ADDED RISK TO PUBLIC SAFETY. ... AND LIVESTOCK EXPOSED TO THE WINDS WILL FACE CERTAIN DEATH IF STRUCK. EXTENDED POWER OUTAGES ARE EXPECTED, MANY OF WHICH WILL LAST FOR WEEKS. POWER POLES WILL BE DOWN AND TRANSFORMER DESTRUCTION IS EXPECTED. WATER AND FOOD SHORTAGES WILL MAKE HUMAN SUFFERING INCREDIBLE BY MODERN STANDARDS. THE VAST MAJORITY OF NATIVE TREES WILL BE SNAPPED OR UPROOTED. ONLY THE HEARTIEST WILL REMAIN BE TOTALLY DEFOLIATED. AN INLAND HURRICANE WIND WARNING IS IN EFFECT. SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 175 AND 200 MPH ARE EXPECTED ONCE THE HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL. CIVILIANS ARE ADVISED TO TAKE IMMEDIATE SHELTER AND ONLY VENTURE OUTSIDE UNDER THE MOST NECESSARY OF CONDITIONS. ONCE HURRICANE-FORCE WINDS ONSET ... DO NOT VENTURE OUTSIDE! . . .
