[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM ARLENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
530 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2005

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE DRY TORTUGAS...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH 11 PM...
...CONDITIONS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD BEGIN TO IMPROVE THIS
EVENING...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS.
UPDATED TORNADO IMPACTS.
UPDATED WIND IMPACTS.
UPDATED RAINFALL IMPACTS.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE DRY TORTUGAS.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 11 PM.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.2 WEST. THIS IS ABOUT 230
MILES WEST NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST. ARLENE IS MOVING WEST OF DUE NORTH
NEAR 17 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED
DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON THIS TRACK...ARLENE WILL BE APPROACHING
THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON SATURDAY. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE
WAS ESTIMATED AT 997 MB...OR 29.44 INCHES OF MERCURY. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 65 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND IT IS
POSSIBLE THAT ARLENE COULD REACH HURRICANE STRENGTH BEFORE LANDFALL.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSED TONIGHT...BUT WILL OPEN
AGAIN SATURDAY MORNING. UTILITIES COMPANIES REPORT NO SIGNIFICANT
POWER OUTAGES IN THE KEYS AT THIS TIME. THE KEY WEST AIRPORT REMAINS
OPEN. THERE HAVE BEEN SOME CANCELLATIONS...BUT IT IS NOW BACK TO
NORMAL. GREYHOUND BUS LINES CONTINUES TO OPERATE. THE POWERBOAT
RACES WILL PROCEED AS SCHEDULED ON SATURDAY. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF THE TROPICAL STORM.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT.
SEAS OF 6 TO 10 FEET WILL CONTINUE IN THE ATLANTIC FROM OCEAN REEF
TO KEY WEST. 10 TO 14 FOOT SEAS WILL CONTINUE IN ATLANTIC WATERS
WEST OF KEY WEST. SEAS IN THE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS
WILL CONTINUE UP TO 10 FEET. SEAS OVER ALL WATERS WILL BEGIN TO
SUBSIDE SLOWLY LATE TONIGHT. MARINERS SHOULD LISTEN TO NOAA WEATHER
RADIO FOR ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS AND SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE TORNADO WATCH ISSUED BY THE STORM PREDICTION CENTER FOR THE
FLORIDA KEYS REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11PM. TORNADOS EMBEDDED IN
RAINBANDS WILL REMAIN A RISK THROUGH THE WATCH PERIOD.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WERE GUSTING TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH SQUALLS
TO 40 KNOTS OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL
PERSIST THROUGH THIS EVENING...WITH IMPROVING CONDITIONS LATE
TONIGHT.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAIN IS STILL POSSIBLE IN SQUALLS THIS EVENING WITH CONDITIONS
IMPROVING LATE TONIGHT.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES ARE RUNNING ONE HALF FOOT ABOVE NORMAL AT KEY WEST. TIDES
ARE NEAR NORMAL FURTHER UP THE FLORIDA KEYS. MINOR OVERWASH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ALONG EXPOSED ROADWAYS ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE OF THE KEYS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM ARLENE FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE AROUND 830 PM EDT.

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