[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KKEY 312058
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FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-010100-

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUIRED
TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
500 PM EDT WED OCT 31 2007

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ISSUED 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 IS IN EFFECT FOR THE OFFSHORE 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 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM NOEL WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 78.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 205 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF KEY LARGO. NOEL IS NEARLY STATIONARY. A GENERAL
NORTHWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED THROUGH THURSDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS ARE NEAR 50 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS
POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS 996
MILLIBARS...OR 29.41 INCHES.

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

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS CAN BE EXPECTED
TONIGHT OVER THE OFFSHORE 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
THROUGHOUT THE NEARSHORE ATLANTIC...GULF SIDE...AND FLORIDA BAY
WATERS...INCLUDING THE REEF AND HAWK CHANNEL. SEAS UP TO 12 FEET CAN
BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...AND HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. WINDS AND SEAS
WILL BEGIN TO GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE DAY THURSDAY...BUT ARE
LIKELY TO REMAIN UNSAFE FOR SMALL CRAFT OPERATIONS THROUGH THURSDAY
NIGHT.

...WINDS...
GUSTY NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TONIGHT...
WITH WINDS GRADUALLY DECREASING ON THURSDAY. 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 TONIGHT...BUT NO FLOODING IS
EXPECTED.

...INLAND FLOODING...
SCATTERED FAST-MOVING SHOWERS ARE EXPECTED TONIGHT AND THURSDAY...
HOWEVER RAINFALL TOTALS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LESS THAN ONE INCH
WITH NO FLOODING EXPECTED.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE OFFICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE ISSUED BEFORE 900 PM EDT.

$$

RIZZO



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