[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED EXPIRATION TIME
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
505 PM EDT WED OCT 19 2005

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

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED.

...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 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 490 MILES SOUTH
OF KEY WEST. HURRICANE WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST
NEAR 7 MPH. A TURN TO THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT
24 HOURS. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 160 MPH...WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. WILMA IS 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 892 MB...OR
26.34 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.
COUNTY AND STATE PARKS THROUGHOUT THE KEYS HAVE BEGUN TO CLOSE AS OF
NOON TODAY. ALL RECREATIONAL AND HIGH-PROFILE VEHICLES ARE DIRECTED
TO LEAVE THE KEYS. LIVE-ABOARD BOAT RESIDENTS ARE ALSO DIRECTED TO
EVACUATE. RESIDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD BEGIN MAKING THEIR
HURRICANE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT THEIR HOMES AND BUSINESSES. BE
READY TO EVACUATE WHEN ORDERED BY MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY
MANAGEMENT. EVACUATION ORDERS FOR RESIDENTS ARE LIKELY TO BE ISSUED
DURING THE DAY THURSDAY. A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS ENACTED 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 HAVE BEEN
SUSPENDED. 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 AS EARLY AS
SATURDAY MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE DURING THE
DAY SATURDAY.

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

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 830 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...
VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST.

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