[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
500 AM EDT FRI OCT 21 2005

...VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR ALL FLORIDA KEYS RESIDENTS...

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

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
HURRICANE OR TROPICAL STORM WATCHES ARE NOT YET IN EFFECT. WATCHES
WILL BE ISSUED WHEN TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 425 MILES
SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST. WILMA IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST
NEAR 6 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS REMAIN NEAR 150 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS...MAKING WILMA A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR
SIMPSON SCALE. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT WILMA COULD REGAIN
CATEGORY FIVE STRENGTH DURING THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...AS IT
APPROACHES THE COAST OF THE NORTHEAST YUCATAN PENINSULA. THE MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 929 MB...OR 27.43 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE HURRICANE PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT HOMES
AND BUSINESSES. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ORDERED A
VOLUNTARY EVACUATION FOR ALL FLORIDA KEYS RESIDENTS. THE SHELTER AT
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IS OPEN FOR EVACUEES. A PHASED
MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR RESIDENTS OF THE KEYS THAT WAS PLANNED FOR
FRIDAY HAS BEEN DELAYED. OFFICIALS WILL DETERMINE LATER TODAY IF
MANDATORY EVACUATIONS ARE APPROPRIATE FOR SATURDAY. THE BRIDGES AT
SNAKE CREEK AND JEWFISH CREEK WILL OPEN FOR VESSELS ON THE HALF
HOUR. TOLLS ON CARD SOUND ROAD HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED. GOVERNMENT
OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND PARKS ARE CLOSED TODAY. KEY WEST
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...GREYHOUND BUS SERVICE...AND JGT BUS SERVICE
ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL. RESIDENTS WHO DO NOT HAVE TRANSPORTATION...
CHECK WITH THE MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY HOTLINE...OR THE CITY OF KEY
WEST HOTLINE...TO GET INFORMATION ON BUS SERVICE. THE MONROE COUNTY
EMERGENCY INFORMATION HOTLINE IS 1-800-955-5504. THE CITY OF KEY
WEST HOTLINE IS 305-809-1108.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS WILL REMAIN SAFE FOR TRAVEL OF HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES THROUGH
AT LEAST SATURDAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE
BRIEF...LOCALLY STRONGER WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH AT TIMES TODAY
THROUGH SATURDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOW EXPECTED TO
REACH THE KEYS SUNDAY NIGHT. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE
SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ON KEYS
WATERS TODAY...AND THEREFORE OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO
EXERCISE CAUTION. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS MAY SET IN
SATURDAY NIGHT OR EARLY SUNDAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL TOTALING 2 TO 4 INCHES IS ANTICIPATED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
THROUGH SUNDAY...WHICH IS BEFORE THE MAIN IMPACT OF WILMA ARRIVES.
ADDITIONAL HEAVIER RAINFALL IS EXPECTED SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY...
BASED ON THE CURRENT FORECAST TRACK OF WILMA.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 530 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...VISIT
THE KEY WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST.

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CB






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