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HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
556 PM EDT MON SEP 8 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA
KEYS...

.AT 5 PM EDT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA
KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF SOUTHWARD TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.

AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
21.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 255 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KEY WEST.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NEAR 14 MPH...AND A TURN TO THE WEST
NORTHWEST SHOULD BEGIN TONIGHT. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER OF IKE WILL
MOVE ALONG THE SOUTH COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT...AND MOVE OVER
WESTERN CUBA TUESDAY...AND EMERGE INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO BY TUESDAY NIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A WEAK CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE CENTER...AND
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175 MILES.

ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 965 MB...OR 28.50 INCHES.

GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-092200-
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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-
556 PM EDT MON SEP 8 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE POSITION FOR THE 5 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED WATCHES SECTION TO REMOVE HURRICANE WATCH.
UPDATED TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM PROBABILITY.
UPDATED PREPAREDNESS SECTION TO INCLUDE HOSPITAL 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
THE SURROUNDING WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD NOT RETURN UNTIL AFTER THE STORM.
VISITORS CAN RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS BY THIS WEEKEND. MARINERS
AND FISHERMANS HOSPITALS ARE OPEN FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY...WHILE ALL
OTHER HOSPITALS ARE CLOSED. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK...ALONG WITH
ALL COUNTY AND STATE PARKS ARE CLOSED. MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE
CLOSED TUESDAY. ALL COUNTY...STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
TUESDAY. ANY RESIDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE
OBJECTS...AND BRING INSIDE ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES CALL FOR STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL LEVELS TO OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE
HIGHEST VALUES MORE LIKELY IN THE LOWER KEYS. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR PRIMARILY FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE. THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES THROUGHOUT THE
KEYS...

IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...
4:23 AM TUESDAY...7:07 PM TUESDAY...5:39 AM WEDNESDAY

IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...
4:05 AM TUESDAY...6:49 PM TUESDAY...5:21 AM WEDNESDAY

IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...
4:13 AM TUESDAY...5:13 PM TUESDAY...5:18 AM WEDNESDAY

...WINDS...

OUTER RAIN BANDS...ACCOMPANIED BY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
WILL AFFECT THE ISLAND CHAIN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN
THE LOWER KEYS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
KEYS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MORE
LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGHOUT THE
FLORIDA KEYS WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IKE...FROM TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS WATERS. THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS SCALED BACK
EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL ASSETS TO PREPARE FOR THE STORM...THUS THERE
IS A LACK OF RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. NORTHEAST TO EAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 KNOTS IN THE
STRONGER SQUALLS TONIGHT. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET
BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FEET SOUTH OF THE MARQUESAS KEYS
AND DRY TORTUGAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
556 PM EDT MON SEP 8 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE POSITION FOR THE 5 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED WATCHES SECTION TO REMOVE HURRICANE WATCH.
UPDATED TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM PROBABILITY.
UPDATED PREPAREDNESS SECTION TO INCLUDE HOSPITAL 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
THE SURROUNDING WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT
24 HOURS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD NOT RETURN UNTIL AFTER THE STORM.
VISITORS CAN RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS BY THIS WEEKEND. MARINERS
AND FISHERMANS HOSPITALS ARE OPEN FOR EMERGENCIES ONLY...WHILE ALL
OTHER HOSPITALS ARE CLOSED. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK...ALONG WITH
ALL COUNTY AND STATE PARKS ARE CLOSED. MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE
CLOSED TUESDAY. ALL COUNTY...STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
TUESDAY. ANY RESIDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD SECURE ANY LOOSE
OBJECTS...AND BRING INSIDE ANY OUTDOOR FURNITURE.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES CALL FOR STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE
NORMAL LEVELS TO OCCUR TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE
HIGHEST VALUES MORE LIKELY IN THE LOWER KEYS. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDE
IS EXPECTED TO OCCUR PRIMARILY FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE. THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES THROUGHOUT THE
KEYS...

IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...
4:23 AM TUESDAY...7:07 PM TUESDAY...5:39 AM WEDNESDAY

IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...
4:05 AM TUESDAY...6:49 PM TUESDAY...5:21 AM WEDNESDAY

IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...
4:13 AM TUESDAY...5:13 PM TUESDAY...5:18 AM WEDNESDAY

...WINDS...

OUTER RAIN BANDS...ACCOMPANIED BY TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS
WILL AFFECT THE ISLAND CHAIN TONIGHT AND TUESDAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH MAY DEVELOP LATE TONIGHT AND
CONTINUE ON TUESDAY. THE HIGHEST WIND SPEEDS ARE LIKELY TO OCCUR IN
THE LOWER KEYS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA
KEYS TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS MORE
LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS.

...TORNADOES...

THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGHOUT THE
FLORIDA KEYS WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE IKE...FROM TONIGHT
THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN
EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS WATERS. THE U.S. COAST GUARD HAS SCALED BACK
EQUIPMENT AND PERSONNEL ASSETS TO PREPARE FOR THE STORM...THUS THERE
IS A LACK OF RESOURCES TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES. NORTHEAST TO EAST
WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 55 KNOTS IN THE
STRONGER SQUALLS TONIGHT. SEAS ARE FORECAST TO BUILD TO 10 TO 15 FEET
BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FEET SOUTH OF THE MARQUESAS KEYS
AND DRY TORTUGAS.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

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