[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
530 AM EDT SUN JUL 10 2005


...TROPICAL STORM WARNING CANCELED FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
...USE CAUTION WHEN DRIVING THIS MORNING...


...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE.
UPDATED TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS FOR LOWER KEYS.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
REMOVED STORM SURGE IMPACTS.
UPDATED RAINFALL AND MARINE IMPACTS.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE LOWER KEYS HAS BEEN CANCELED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 27.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 355 MILES
NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 145
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. DENNIS IS NOW A STRONG CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH
ARE LIKELY BEFORE THIS EXTREMELY DANGEROUS HURRICANE MAKES LANDFALL
ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST LATER TODAY. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE
NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
MEASURED AT 932 MB...OR 27.52 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

U.S. HIGHWAY ONE IS OPEN. MARATHON AIRPORT SHOULD BE OPERATIONAL
TODAY...BUT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL NOT OPEN UNTIL
MONDAY AT THE EARLIEST. ELECTRICAL SERVICE TO MOST CUSTOMERS IN THE
FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD BE FULLY RESTORED BY TONIGHT. NO PROBLEMS ARE
REPORTED WITH THE FRESHWATER AQUEDUCT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS CONTINUE TO DIMINISH...AND ARE
CURRENTLY AT 15 TO 25 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO 30 MPH.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WIND AND SEAS SUBSIDE. WINDS
OF 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL HIGHER GUSTS OVER THE STRAITS WEST OF
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE AND THE SOUTHEAST GULF WATERS...WILL DIMINISH TO
15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS UP TO 12 FEET THIS MORNING WILL
GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TO 5 TO 7 FEET BY THIS EVENING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
THE THREAT OF ADDITIONAL WIDESPREAD HEAVY RAINFALL HAS ENDED...AND
THE FLOOD WATCH FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO
EXPIRE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN KEY WEST FLORIDA ON HURRICANE
DENNIS. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST.

$$

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