[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KEYW 131537
HLSEYW
FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-131730-

HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1130 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...

...MULTIPLE 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 11 AM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.8 WEST OR ABOUT 145 MILES SOUTH
OF SARASOTA. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 18 MPH....AND A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHEAST WITH AN INCREASE IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME FURTHER STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE PRIOR TO
LANDFALL ON THE FLORIDA WEST COAST THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.
LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A HURRICANE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS 965 MB...28.49 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. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT
1030 PM TONIGHT AT KEY WEST HARBOR AND 909 PM AT VACA CUT IN
MARATHON. THE THREAT FOR MINOR STORM SURGE WILL CONTINUE FOR THE
NEXT FEW HOURS ALONG THE SOUTHERN...ATLANTIC SHORES OF THE
KEYS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER KEYS AND KEY WEST...BUT WILL
SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON.  THE EYE OF HURRICANE CHARLEY IS IN NOW
ABOUT 75 NM NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST AND MOVING AWAY TO THE NORTH.

...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. KEY WEST DOPPLER RADAR HAS
INDICATED MULTIPLE TORNADOES OVER WATER SO FAR THIS MORNING.
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 REMAIN BETWEEN 30 AND
45 MPH ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...AND 40 TO 50 MPH ALONG THE FLORIDA
REEF SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS...HOWEVER SOME GUSTS NEAR 60 MPH HAVE
OCCURRED IN THE PAST FEW HOURS. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS BETWEEN 30
AND 40 MPH TO CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER KEYS THROUGH 300
PM. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE HURRICANE
WARNING AREA THROUGH THAT TIME. DO NOT VENTURE OUT ON AREA
ROADWAYS...ESPECIALLY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...AS THERE HAVE BEEN
REPORTS OF DOWNED POWER LINES AND DEBRIS ON THE ROADWAYS. SPORADIC
POWER OUTAGES CONTINUE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS
AS OF 1100 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...
TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS BETWEEN 2 TO 5 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
PORTIONS OF THE KEYS THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HIGHEST AMOUNTS
OVER THE WESTERNMOST LOWER KEYS. 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 1100 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 130 PM.

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