[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM ARLENE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1130 PM EDT FRI JUN 10 2005

...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE DRY TORTUGAS IS DISCONTINUED...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH 8 AM...
...CONDITIONS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
UPDATED WATCH AND WARNINGS.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS.
UPDATED TORNADO IMPACT.
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...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE DRY TORTUGAS IS DISCONTINUED.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 8 AM
SATURDAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ARLENE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 27.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST. THIS IS ABOUT 325
MILES NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST. ARLENE IS MOVING NORTHWEST AT 16 MPH.
THIS GENERAL MOTION WITH SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN FORWARD SPEED IS
EXPECTED UNTIL LANDFALL OCCURS. ON THIS TRACK...ARLENE WILL BE
APPROACHING THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON SATURDAY AFTERNOON OR
EVENING. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY NOAA
RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 989 MB...OR 29.21 INCHES OF MERCURY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 70 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 18 HOURS...AND
ARLENE COULD BECOME A CATEGORY 1 HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE DRY TORTUGAS WILL OPEN SATURDAY MORNING. UTILITY COMPANIES
REPORT NO SIGNIFICANT POWER OUTAGES IN THE KEYS AT THIS TIME. THE
KEY WEST AIRPORT AND GREYHOUND BUS LINES ARE OPERATIONAL. 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 9 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 SUBSIDE
SLOWLY ON SATURDAY. 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 IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM SATURDAY. TORNADOS EMBEDDED IN
RAINBANDS WILL REMAIN A RISK THROUGH THE WATCH PERIOD.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ARE GUSTING TO 30 MPH ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH GUSTS UP
TO 45 MPH IN SQUALLS...AND TO 45 KNOTS OVER THE ADJACENT COASTAL
WATERS. THESE CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT...AND IMPROVE
SATURDAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
HEAVY RAIN IS EXPECTED IN RAINBANDS AND SQUALLS OVERNIGHT...MAINLY
OVER THE LOWER KEYS. CONDITIONS WILL IMPROVE SATURDAY.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
NO STORM SURGE OR STORM TIDE FLOODING IS EXPECTED. MINOR OVERWASH
WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ALONG EXPOSED ROADWAYS ON THE
ATLANTIC SIDE OF THE KEYS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING TROPICAL
STORM ARLENE TO BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY
WEST.

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