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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1119 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
   THE SURROUNDING WATERS...
...HURRICANE IKE IS MOVING THROUGH THE EXTREME SOUTHEAST GULF OF
   MEXICO...

AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.4 WEST OR ABOUT 585 MILES...EAST
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 13 MPH...WITH A TURN TOWARD THE
WEST-NORTHWEST EXPECTED ON MONDAY. ON THIS TRACK...THE CORE OF THE
HURRICANE WILL MOVE THROUGH THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS TODAY 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 THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT BUT IKE IS EXPECTED TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE AS IT
APPROACHES EASTERN CUBA. IKE IS EXPECTED TO WEAKEN AS IT MOVES OVER
EASTERN AND CENTRAL CUBA ON MONDAY.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 60 MILES...FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 145
MILES.

THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 949 MB...28.02 INCHES.

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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-
1119 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED WARNINGS/WATCH SECTION TO INSERT HURRICANE WATCH.
UPDATED 11 AM POSITION FOR HURRICANE IKE.
UPDATED PREPAREDNESS SECTION TO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.

...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...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE
SURROUNDING WATERS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS HURRICANE CONITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN 36 HOURS OF THE WATCH AREA.

...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. GREYHOUND OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE A
REGULAR BUS SCHEDULE WITH DEPARTURES AT 545 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND THE
LAST DEPARTURE SCHEDULED AT 855 AM MONDAY.

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 TODAY...BUT THE LAST COMMERCIAL
FLIGHT WILL BE AT 705 PM. OTHERWISE...GENERAL AVIATION WILL REMAIN
OPEN UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

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

FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 69 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS
39 MPH OR GREATER. THERE IS A 21 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED
WINDS 74 MPH OR GREATER.

FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 65 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS
39 MPH OR GREATER. THERE IS A 16 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED
WINDS 74 MPH OR GREATER.

FOR MIAMI...THERE IS A 41 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 3 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
1119 AM EDT SUN SEP 7 2008

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED WARNINGS/WATCH SECTION TO INSERT HURRICANE WATCH.
UPDATED 11 AM POSITION FOR HURRICANE IKE.
UPDATED PREPAREDNESS SECTION TO INCLUDE TRANSPORTATION INFORMATION.

...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...

A HURRICANE WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE
SURROUNDING WATERS. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS HURRICANE CONITIONS ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN 36 HOURS OF THE WATCH AREA.

...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. GREYHOUND OPERATIONS WILL CONTINUE A
REGULAR BUS SCHEDULE WITH DEPARTURES AT 545 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND THE
LAST DEPARTURE SCHEDULED AT 855 AM MONDAY.

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 TODAY...BUT THE LAST COMMERCIAL
FLIGHT WILL BE AT 705 PM. OTHERWISE...GENERAL AVIATION WILL REMAIN
OPEN UNTIL NOON MONDAY.

...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 3 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.


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