[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
230 PM EDT SUN OCT 23 2005

...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...
...A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...
...A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND FLORIDA BAY...AND ALL SURROUNDING WATERS.
THIS MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.
HURRICANE WARNINGS ALSO ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTHERN FLORIDA
PENINSULA. A FLOOD WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM EDT THE CENTER OF HURRICANE WILMA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.3 WEST...ABOUT 240 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST. WILMA WAS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHEAST NEAR 12
MPH. FORWARD SPEED GRADUALLY WILL INCREASE TODAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS WERE NEAR 100 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. WILMA WAS A CATEGORY TWO
HURRICANE. SOME INCREASE IN STRENGTH IS POSSIBLE TODAY. THE
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 963 MB...OR 28.44 INCHES OF
MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
YOUR PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETE. A MANDATORY EVACUATION IS IN
EFFECT. THE SHELTER AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY IS OPEN.
SHELTERS ARE NOT OPEN IN THE KEYS. TOLLS ARE SUSPENDED ON CARD SOUND
ROAD AND THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE. KEY WEST AIRPORT IS CLOSED. MARATHON
IS CLOSED. GREYHOUND HAS SUSPENDED SERVICE. J G T BUS SERVICE HAS
DISCONTINUED PICKUPS IN KEY WEST. THIS FREE SERVICE WILL CONTINUE
FROM MARATHON TO KEY LARGO SO LONG AS CONDITIONS PERMIT. FOR
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION YOU MAY CALL THE MONROE COUNTY HOTLINE AT
1-800-955-5504...IN KEY WEST CALL THE CITY HOTLINE AT 305-809-1108.

...WIND IMPACTS...
EXPECT SOUTHEAST WINDS GUSTING OVER 35 MPH...AND EVEN HIGHER IN
SHOWERS...SO USE EXTRA CARE ON OUR ELEVATED BRIDGES. WE EXPECT
SUSTAINED WINDS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE BY LATE AFTERNOON OR EARLY
EVENING. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT AND MONDAY
MORNING.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. AS THE STORM APPROACHES...WIND
DIRECTION WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST INITIALLY. IF WILMA PASSES JUST
WEST AND NORTH OF THE KEYS...THE MAXIMUM WINDS WILL COME FROM THE
SOUTHWEST THEN WEST. TIE OFF YOUR VESSEL WITH THIS IN MIND.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
WE ESTIMATE STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE LATE
TONIGHT. THEN AS WINDS SHIFT TO THE WEST MONDAY MORNING...STORM
TIDES OF 5 TO 8 FEET ABOVE NORMAL ARE INDICATED ON THE GULF SIDE AND
BAY SIDE. HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR MONDAY AT 230 AM IN KEY WEST...123 AM
AT VACA CUT...208 AM AT WHALE HARBOR...AND 217 AM THE TAVERNIER
CREEK BRIDGE OVER ROUTE 1.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOS EMBEDDED IN OUTER RAINBANDS ARE A THREAT WITH
HURRICANE WILMA. THE GREATEST THREAT WILL OCCUR FROM THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TOMORROW MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE THROUGH TUESDAY. THE HEAVIEST RAINS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT
AND MONDAY. SEVERE FLOODING IS POSSIBLE. IF YOU LIVE IN A HIGHLY
FLOOD-PRONE AREA TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT PROPERTY

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

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