[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUIRED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
800 AM EDT THU NOV 1 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR WATERS BEYOND 20 NM
OFFSHORE THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...
...NO TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE
FLORIDA KEYS...

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

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
NO TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA
KEYS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC
WATERS 20 TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE FROM THE WEST END OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO OCEAN REEF. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT
WINDS OF 34 TO 63 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA...GENERALLY
WITHIN 36 HOURS. REPEATING...NO TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS
ARE IN EFFECT FOR ANY PORTION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NOEL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 155 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY LARGO. NOEL IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 6 MPH.
A GENERAL NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TODAY...WITH A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTHEAST TONIGHT. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 992 MILLIBARS...OR
29.29 INCHES.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS MONITORING TROPICAL STORM
NOEL. AS OF THIS TIME...NO PROTECTIVE ACTIONS ARE RECOMMENDED.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TODAY
OVER THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL MILES OFFSHORE THE KEYS
FROM THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO OCEAN REEF. SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...ESPECIALLY FROM MARATHON THROUGH OCEAN REEF.
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE
ATLANTIC...FLORIDA BAY...AND GULF OF MEXICO ADJOINING THE FLORIDA
KEYS. SEAS UP TO 12 FEET ARE FORECAST IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
TODAY...WITH HIGHER SEAS IN THE GULF STREAM. WINDS AND SEAS WILL
BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATER TODAY.

...WINDS...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH ARE EXPECTED THIS MORNING.
WINDS WILL BEGIN TO SLACKEN LATER TODAY. SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL
OCCASIONALLY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS ABOVE 35 MPH.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. TIDES WILL
RUN UP TO ONE FOOT ABOVE NORMAL THIS MORNING...BUT NO FLOODING IS
EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
SCATTERED FAST-MOVING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TODAY. HOWEVER...TOTAL
RAINFALL WILL BE LESS THAN ONE INCH...WITH NO FLOODING EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE NOON.

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DEVANAS








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