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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
902 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...HURRICANE IKE MOVING THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST BAHAMAS...

.AT 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 600 MILES EAST
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST.

IKE IS MOVING ON A MOTION JUST SOUTH OF DUE WEST NEAR 14 MPH. A WEST
TO WEST-SOUTHWEST MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY WITH A TURN
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE
CORE OF THE HURRICANE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS THIS
MORNING AND MOVE NEAR OR OVER EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT...AND NEAR OR OVER
CENTRAL CUBA LATE MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY AND TONIGHT BUT
IKE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES EASTERN
CUBA.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 45 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145
MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 949 MB...28.02 INCHES.

ALL INTERESTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD CONTINUE TO CLOSELY MONITOR
THE PROGRESS OF THIS POTENTIALLY DANGEROUS HURRICANE.

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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
902 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 8 AM ADVISORY.

...AREAS AFFECTED...

THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE IKE.

...WATCHES/WARNINGS...

AT THIS TIME THERE ARE NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE
FLORIDA KEYS AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

AS OF 800 AM...MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS ORDERED A MANDATORY
EVACUATION FOR ALL FLORIDA KEYS RESIDENTS AND TOURISTS. ANYONE NEEDING
TO FIND INFORMATION ON AVAILABLE HOTELS IN FLORIDA MAY CALL THE
FLORIDA ASSISTANCE HOT LINE AT 1-800-287-8598.

GENERAL MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS FOR FLORIDA KEYS RESIDENTS HAS
BEEN INVOKED TODAY IN THREE PHASES...BEGINNING WITH ALL LOWER KEYS
RESIDENTS INCLUDING THE CITY OF KEY WEST AT 8 AM...MIDDLE KEYS
RESIDENTS INCLUDING MARATHON AND KEY COLONY BEACH BEGINNING AT
NOON...AND FINALLY THE UPPER KEYS RESIDENTS...INCLUDING ISLAMORADA
AND OCEAN REEF AT 4 PM. THE EVACUATION WILL CONTINUE THROUGH
MONDAY...BEFORE TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO ARRIVE.
THE OFFICIAL MONROE COUNTY SHELTER AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY...JUST OFF THE FLORIDA TURNPIKE AT U.S. ROUTE 41...
TAMIAMI TRAIL...IN MIAMI WILL OPEN AT 8 AM THIS MORNING...BUT WILL
NOT ALLOW PETS.

AS OF 800 AM...THE CITY OF KEY WEST WILL OPERATE AN EVACUATION
SHUTTLE...FOR RESIDENTS WHO LACK THEIR OWN MEANS OF TRANSPORTATION.
THIS SHUTTLE WILL TAKE RESIDENTS TO THE MONROE COUNTY SHELTER IN
MIAMI. PICK-UP LOCATIONS IN KEY WEST WILL BE AS FOLLOWS...DOUGLASS
GYM IN BAHAMA VILLAGE...KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...SEARSTOWN ON NORTHSIDE
DRIVE...AND BERNSTEIN PARK ON STOCK ISLAND. THE SHUTTLES WILL ALSO
PICKUP RESIDENTS AT NORMAL BUS STOP LOCATIONS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE
KEYS UP THROUGH MARATHON.

DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK...ALONG WITH ALL COUNTY AND STATE
PARKS ARE CLOSED. MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY
AND TUESDAY. ALL COUNTY...STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES WILL BE
CLOSED ON MONDAY. THE KEY WEST AND MARATHON AIRPORTS WILL REMAIN
OPEN FOR ALL COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS AND GENERAL AVIATION THROUGH AT LEAST
THIS EVENING.

...WINDS...

WINDS WILL REMAIN SAFE FOR ALL ROAD TRAVEL THROUGH EARLY MONDAY
EVENING. WINDS MAY BECOME UNSAFE FOR TRAVEL MONDAY NIGHT.

...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...

FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 65 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS
39 MPH OR GREATER. THERE IS A 18 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED
WINDS 74 MPH OR GREATER.

FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 60 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS
39 MPH OR GREATER. THERE IS A 13 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED
WINDS 74 MPH OR GREATER.

FOR MIAMI...THERE IS A 40 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS
39 MPH OR GREATER. THERE IS A 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS
74 MPH OR GREATER.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

AS OF 800 AM...SNAKE CREEK AND OLD JEWFISH CREEK DRAWBRIDGES ARE
LOCKED DOWN. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN 15 KNOTS OR LESS THROUGH
THIS EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY NOON...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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APA


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