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3.3 Extreme Wind WarningTo alert the population to the onset of extremely dangerous winds associatedwith the core of a landfalling major hurricane, the National Weather Service willissue an extreme wind warning. This product is relatively new. It initially startedas a strongly worded tornado warning as a way of alerting residents of CentralFlorida about the approach of the dangerous winds associated with the core ofHurricane Charley in 2004. Since that time, the National Weather Service hascreated the extreme wind warning product to serve exclusively for thenotification of these destructive winds.This warning is only issued under the following conditions:1. The tropical cyclone is a category 3 or greater on the Saffir Simpson hurricanescale as designated by the National Hurricane Center.2. Sustained tropical cyclone surface winds of 100 knots (115 mph) or greater areoccurring or are expected to occur within one hour.This product will generally be issued up to one hour before the onset of thesewinds, and may be valid for up to three hours. This product has prioritydissemination on NOAA Weather Radio and across the EAS network.An example of this product appears on the next page.25