[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KEYW 100906 CCA
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FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-101230-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE IVAN...CORRECTED TYPO
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
500 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2004

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOWER KEYS RESIDENTS TO BEGIN AT 700 AM
TODAY...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF VISITORS AND NON-RESIDENTS IN EFFECT...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN EFFECT...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF MOBILE HOMES IN EFFECT...

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

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS
TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 225 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. THIS IS ABOUT 775 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 145 MILES AN
HOUR...MAKING IVAN A CATEGORY FOUR ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IVAN
IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES AN HOUR. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 930 MB...OR 27.46 INCHES OF
MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EVACUATION OF VISITORS...NON-RESIDENTS...RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
AND MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS IS IN EFFECT. A PHASED MANDATORY
EVACUATION OF KEYS RESIDENTS WILL BEGIN THIS MORNING. AT 700
AM...THOSE FROM KEY WEST TO THE 7-MILE BRIDGE SHOULD EVACUATE. AT
NOON...RESIDENTS OF THE MIDDLE KEYS SHOULD EVACUATE. AT 400
PM...RESIDENTS OF THE UPPER KEYS SHOULD EVACUATE. RESIDENTS...MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE YOUR RE-ENTRY PERMIT. THE SHELTER FOR MONROE COUNTY IS
LOCATED AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY. TAKE U.S. 1 NORTH TO
THE TURNPIKE...THEN EXIT EAST ON SW 8TH STREET. FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO
THE SHELTER...WHICH WILL BE OPEN AT 500 PM TODAY. SHELTERS IN THE
KEYS WILL NOT BE OPEN. TOLLS AT CARD SOUND ROAD AND ON THE FLORIDA
TURNPIKE HAVE BEEN LIFTED. THE MONROE COUNTY INFORMATION HOT-LINE
HAS THE LATEST INFORMATION. THEY MAY BE REACHED AT 1 800...9 5 5...5
5 0 4. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL CONTINUE FLIGHT
OPERATIONS THROUGH TONIGHT AT LEAST. CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE
FOR YOUR FLIGHT STATUS. GREYHOUND BUS PLANS TO CONTINUE SERVICE
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. EXTRA DEPARTURES HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED. CALL 1
800...2 3 1...2 2 2 2 FOR DETAILS. THE PASSENGER FERRY TO FORT MYERS
HAS TWO DEPARTURES SCHEDULED TODAY. CALL 3 0 5...2 9 4...4 0 0 0
FOR DETAILS. THE AUTHORITIES ASK THAT YOU REMAIN CALM...AND LISTEN
FOR LATER INSTRUCTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. ONCE AGAIN...THE MONROE
COUNTY EMERGENCY HOT-LINE IS 1 800...9 5 5...5 5 0 4.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
IN ORDER TO ALLOW VEHICLE TRAFFIC TO PROCEED UNIMPEDED...THE BRIDGES
AT SNAKE CREEK AND JEWFISH CREEK WILL BE LOCKED IN THE DOWN
POSITION...AND THUS CLOSED TO MARINE VESSEL TRAFFIC.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT CONCERNING HURRICANE IVAN WILL BE ISSUED AROUND
830 AM.

$$

RIZZO








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