[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KEYW 131734
HLSEYW
FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-131930-
HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
130 PM 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 FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 200 PM...

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

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

...MINOR STREET FLOODING IN OLD TOWN KEY WEST...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
TORNADO WATCH DISCONTINUED AT 200 PM.
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 1 PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.5 WEST OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF FORT MYERS. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 20
MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH AN INCREASE
IN FORWARD SPEED. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 125 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...CATEGORY THREE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE.
ON THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF THE HURRICANE SHOULD REACH THE COAST
IN THE VICINITY OF CHARLOTTE HARBOR LATER THIS AFTERNOON. LATEST
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE
PLANE WAS 964 MB...28.46 INCHES.

...WIND IMPACTS...
A REPORT FROM THE FORT JEFFERSON ON THE DRY TORTUGAS INDICATED THAT
THE DOCK AT FORT JEFFERSON HAS BEEN DAMAGED OR DESTROYED...AND THE
CMAN PLATFORM HAS MOST LIKELY BEEN DESTROYED. 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. 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.

...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 200 PM...THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL CONTINUE TO BE AT A 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.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACT...
TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...ESPECIALLY IN OUR
GULF WATERS. 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.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE CHARLEY
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED AT 330 PM.

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