[EAS] Massage Length

[Richard Langevin - EMERMGTX]

I am updating our EAS messages for usage in an emergency and if I read all of the documentation correctly I have about 1750 characters and spaces for the message. I arrived at this from the CAP standard of 1800 characters minus the FCC required characters. So the question is, do I understanding this correctly?
  From reading the message as it sits about 2650 characters and spaces it is right at 1:58 what am I missing?

Thanks

Richard Langevin
Emergency Services Planner / Communications
Maricopa County Dept of Emergency Management
5630 East McDowell Rd.
Phoenix, AZ 85008
Office: 602-273-1411
     Cell: 602-527-6445
LangevinR at mail.maricopa.gov
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