[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KEYW 110902
HLSEYW
FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-111230-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE IVAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
500 AM EDT SAT SEP 11 2004

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
REVISED WORDING IN PREPAREDNESS SECTION.

...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 17.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.0 WEST...OR ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTH
OF MONTEGO BAY. THIS IS ABOUT 545 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 155 MILES AN HOUR...MAKING IVAN AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE...AND IT IS POSSIBLE IVAN COULD REGAIN CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE
STATUS AS IT MOVES PASSES JAMAICA. IVAN HAS WOBBLED TOWARD THE
WEST...BUT IS EXPECTED TO RESUME A MOTION TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST
OR NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MILES AN HOUR. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
MEASURED AT 924 MB...OR 27.17 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF KEYS RESIDENTS IS IN EFFECT. 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 IS NOW OPEN. 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 COMMERCIAL FLIGHT
OPERATIONS THROUGH NOON TODAY. CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE FOR YOUR
FLIGHT STATUS. GREYHOUND BUS LINES WILL BE RUNNING A NORMAL SCHEDULE
TODAY. CALL 1 800...2 3 1...2 2 2 2 FOR DETAILS AND SEAT
AVAILABILITY. 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. THERE IS
PLENTY OF TIME TO COMPLETE YOUR PREPARATIONS FOR A MAJOR HURRICANE
AND EVACUATE THE KEYS...HOWEVER...DO NOT...REPEAT... DO NOT...WAIT
UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO EVACUATE.

...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.

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