First, I want to thank you for  trying the shareware version of MERLIN.
Jim Seymour,  columnist with PC  Magazine says, "...MERLIN  is near the
top of my  list of personal  favorites".  MERLIN has  also received the
"****" four star rating of Public Brand Software, their highest rating.


See the MERLIN.NEW file for a  complete list of new upgrades.  MERLIN's
windfield feature  offers you an  approximation of where  the "edge" of
the storm is  - ie. how  far tropical storm  force winds extend outward
from the storm's center (in miles).

Tropical Storm/Hurricane data can be  received with hourly updates from
weather  radios sold  at  any Radio  Shack.   Although the  updates are
hourly,  hurricane  information changes  typically  two times  per day,
with  more frequent  updates  if the  U.S.  coast is  threatened.  I've
found these reports  to be a  good source for  MERLIN data, and general
information on the storm, as perceived by the National Weather Service.
 Usually, wind  field information is  provided for  tropical storms and
hurricanes.  The  World Wide Web  (Internet) is also  a valuable source
for storm information - try the  WeatherNET home page, one of the best.

Tracking locations "built-in"  to the registered  version are: MY CITY,
Brownsville TX, Port Mansfield TX,  Corpus Christi TX, Port Aransas TX,
Port O'Connor TX, Matagorda TX,  Freeport TX, Galveston TX, High Island
TX, Port Arthur TX,  Sabine Pass TX, Cameron  LA, New Iberia LA, Morgan
City LA, Grand Isle  LA, New Orleans LA,  Buras LA, Gulfport MS, Mobile
AL, Pensacola FL Fort Walton Beach FL, Panama City FL, Apalachicola FL,
St. Marks FL,  Cedar Keys FL,  Yankeetown FL, Bayport  FL, Anclote Keys
FL,  Tarpon Springs  FL, Tampa  FL,  Longboat Key  FL, Venice  FL, Fort
Myers FL, Marco  Island FL, Everglades  City FL, Flamingo  FL, Key West
FL,  Marathon FL,  Key  Largo FL,  Miami  FL, Hallandale  FL, Deerfield
Beach FL, Boynton  Beach FL, Lake  Worth FL, W.  Palm Beach FL, Jupiter
FL,  Stuart  FL,  Fort  Pierce  FL,  Vero  Beach  FL,  Cocoa  Beach FL,
Titusville FL, New Smyrna Beach FL, Daytona Beach FL, St. Augustine FL,
Jacksonville  FL,  Fernandina  Beach  FL,  Brunswick  GA,  Savannah GA,
Edisto Beach SC,  Charleston SC, Port Romain  SC, Myrtle Beach SC, Cape
Fear  NC,  Wilmington NC,  Topsail  Beach  NC, Morehead  City  NC, Cape
Lookout  NC, Cape  Hatteras NC,  Virginia Beach  VA, Norfolk  VA, Ocean
City MD, Cape Henlopen DE, Atlantic City NJ, Manasquan NJ, New York NY,
Fire  Island NY,  Montauk  Point NY,  New  Haven CT,  Point  Judith RI,
Providence RI,  Woods Hole MA,  Nantucket MA, Hyannis  MA, Plymouth MA,
Boston MA, Gloucester  MA, Portsmouth NH, Portland  ME, Los Angeles CA,
Hilo HI,  Honolulu HI, Acapulco  MEX, Belize City  BEL, Bridgetown BAR,
Cabo  San  Lucas MEX,  Cancun  MEX,  Cape Verde  Islands,  Cozumel MEX,
Hamilton  BER,  Havana  CUBA,  Kingston  JAM,  Mexico  City  MEX,  Pto.
Vallarta MEX, San Juan P.R. Tampico MEX and Veracruz MEX.

At this point, I  want to CAUTION you -  No person or computer program,
not even  MERLIN, can predict  the future.  ALWAYS  pay close attention
to the progress of an approching  storm, and heed the warnings of local
authorities in your area.  If they say to  evacuate, DO IT!  The Twelve
Hour  Projection is  the most  recent  trend of  the storm  extended 12
hours  into the  future.  There is  NO  guarantee that  the most recent
trend will continue.

T.  M.  Parker  P.  O.  Box 1431  La  Porte,  TX  77572  (713) 470-6393