[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-191830-

HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1130 AM EDT WED OCT 19 2005

CORRECTED CENTRAL PRESSURE AND ADDED MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF ALL VISITORS AND NON-RESIDENTS BEGINNING
NOON TODAY...
...NO HURRICANE WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT AT THIS TIME...

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THERE ARE NO HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN
EFFECT FOR ANY PORTION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS TIME...SINCE
TROPICAL STORM AND HURRICANE WATCHES ARE ISSUED WHEN TROPICAL STORM
OR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN GENERALLY WITHIN 36
HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 505 MILES SOUTH
OF KEY WEST. HURRICANE WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST
NEAR 7 MPH...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE
NEXT 24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 175 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. WILMA IS CURRENTLY A CATEGORY FIVE HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR SIMPSON SCALE. FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT
882 MB...OR 26.05 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ORDERED A MANDATORY
EVACUATION OF ALL VISITORS AND NON-RESIDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
BEGINNING AT NOON TODAY. COUNTY AND STATE PARKS THROUGHOUT THE KEYS
WILL BEGIN TO CLOSE BEGINNING AT NOON TODAY...AND ALL RECREATIONAL
AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES ARE DIRECTED TO LEAVE THE KEYS.
LIVE-ABOARD BOAT RESIDENTS ARE ALSO DIRECTED TO EVACUATE. A LOCAL
STATE OF EMERGENCY HAD BEEN DECLARED BY MONROE COUNTY AT 800 AM THIS
MORNING. MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY AND FRIDAY.
ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICES IN MONROE COUNTY WILL BE CLOSED THURSDAY AND
FRIDAY. THE TOLLS ON CARD SOUND ROAD WILL BE SUSPENDED BEGINNING
NOON TODAY. THE MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY INFORMATION HOTLINE IS
1-800-955-5504.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL REMAIN SAFE FOR TRAVEL FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL BRING VERY
BRIEF...LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS TO 30 MPH AT TIMES. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE KEYS POSSIBLY AS EARLY
AS FRIDAY NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE SATURDAY.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
EAST WINDS OF 15 KNOTS TODAY...MAY INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
TONIGHT. SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO USE CAUTION BEGINNING TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE KEY WEST WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 230 PM EDT.

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RIZZO









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