[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KEYW 131349
HLSEYW
FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-131530-

HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
930 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO
BEYOND THE DRY TORTUGAS...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE SEVEN
MILE BRIDGE INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...

...TORNADO WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 500 PM...

...REPORTS OF DOWNED TREE LIMBS...SIGNS...AND POWER LINES...

...MINOR FLOODING DUE TO STORM SURGE HAS BEEN REPORTED THROUGHOUT
THE LOWER KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ANY NOTICES FROM LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS TO
BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE AFFECTS
OF HURRICANE CHARLEY.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS IN MONROE
COUNTY...FROM THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO BEYOND DRY TORTUGAS. A
TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 500 PM.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS IN MONROE
COUNTY FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...INCLUDING FLORIDA
BAY. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GREATER AND STORM SURGE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24
HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS CONDITIONS ARE FAVORABLE FOR TORNADOS
AND SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS IN AND CLOSE TO THE WATCH AREA. A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS
OF 39 TO 73 MPH AND STORM SURGE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION....
AT 9 AM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES...WEST OF KEY
WEST. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 18 MPH....AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE REST OF TODAY. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FURTHER
STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY AND CHARLEY IS FORECAST TO BE A MAJOR
HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE FLORIDA WEST COAST. LATEST MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS
970 MB...28.64 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
AT THE PRESENT TIME...A 1 TO 2 FOOT STORM SURGE HAS BEEN REPORTED
FROM CUDJOE KEY TO KEY WEST. SOME MINOR FLOODING IS NOW OCCURRING
ALONG PORTIONS OF SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD IN KEY WEST...MAINLY
ALONG THE SOUTHEAST PORTION OF THE ISLAND. DAMAGING WAVES CAN BE
EXPECTED IN ADDITION TO THE STORM SURGE. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE AT
OCCURRED AT 842 AM AT KEY WEST AND AT 731 AM AT VACA CUT IN
MARATHON. THE THREAT FOR MINOR STORM SURGE FLOODING WILL CONTINUE
FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS...WITH THE POSSIBILITY OF FLOODING OF 2 TO 4
FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS. THE GREATEST THREAT OF STORM SURGE
WILL CONTINUE ALONG THE SOUTHERN...ATLANTIC SHORES OF THE
KEYS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER KEYS AND KEY WEST. THE EYE OF
HURRICANE CHARLEY IS IN NOW PASSING IN THE VICINITY OF FORT
JEFFERSON NATIONAL PARK...70 NM WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS.

...LOCAL TORNADO IMPACTS...
THROUGH 500 PM...THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT A
SUBSTANTIAL RISK FOR TORNADOES...AS THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF HURRICANE
CHARLEY WILL CONTINUE TO AFFECT THE AREA. REMEMBER...IF A TORNADO
WARNING IS ISSUED...SEEK SHELTER IN AN INTERIOR ROOM IN YOUR
HOME...AWAY FROM WINDOWS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
DURING THE LAST FEW HOURS...SUSTAINED WINDS NOW BETWEEN 30 AND 45
MPH ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...AND 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE FLORIDA REEF
SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS. KEY WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER
RADAR HAVE DEPICTED SEVERAL SQUALLS...ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS OF
60 TO 70 MPH...THAT HAVE MOVED ACROSS PORTIONS THE LOWER KEYS.
HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HURRICANE WARNING
AREA THIS MORNING. IT IS IMPERATIVE YOU DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON AREA
ROADWAYS. THERE HAVE BEEN REPORTS OF DOWNED POWER LINES AND DEBRIS
ON THE ROADWAYS. SPORADIC POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS AS OF 900 AM.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACT...
TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
TODAY.

...LOCAL FLOOD IMPACT...
RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE CHARLEY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS AND KEY
WEST...ESPECIALLY IF STORM SURGE FLOODING PREVENTS RAINWATER
DRAINAGE. AS OF 900 AM...SOME MINOR STREET FLOODING HAS BEEN
REPORTED ON CITY STREETS IN THE OLD TOWN SECTION KEY WEST.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE CHARLEY
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED AT 1130 AM.

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