[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1157 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

CORRECTED ALL DAY OF THE WEEK REFERENCES

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...

.AT 11 PM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR FLORIDA BAY AND FOR
THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE IS DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT
FROM THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE WESTWARD TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
23.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 185 MILES SOUTHWEST OF
KEY WEST.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT DAY OR TWO.

DATA FROM A NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT INDICATE THAT THE
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 80 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. STRENGTHENING
IS EXPECTED...AND IKE COULD BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE IN THE CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 35 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES. KEY WEST RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 MPH...
WITH A GUST TO 60 MPH.

THE NOAA HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 967 MB...OR 28.56 INCHES.

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FLORIDA BAY-OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 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-
1157 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY SECTION TO EMPHASIZE LOWER KEYS.
UPDATED STORM TIDES TO EMPHASIZE WEDNESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE.
UPDATED WINDS TO EMPHASIZE LOWER KEYS AND REDUCE WIND SPEEDS FOR
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO REDUCE ADDITIONAL EXPECTED AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADO SECTION TO REDUCE REMAINING THREAT.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR CURRENT WARNING STATUS AND ADJUST EXPECTED
WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA
KEYS AND THE ADJACENT GULF AND ATLANTIC SIDE WATERS...OUT TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS...AND FLORIDA
BAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF THE ROADS IN THE LOWER KEYS OVERNIGHT...
WHERE PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WILL CONTINUE IN HEAVIER RAIN
SQUALLS. RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN STARTING
WEDNESDAY AT NOON...ONCE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE OVERSEAS
HIGHWAY IS CLEAR OF DEBRIS. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE
KEYS STARTING ON THURSDAY.

THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN KEY WEST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC...SOUTH ROOSEVELT...ATLANTIC BOULEVARD AND THE SOUTHERN ENDS
OF DUVAL...SIMONTON AND WHITEHEAD STREETS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO
DRIVE ON ANY STREET WHERE THERE IS STANDING WATER. LOWER KEYS AND
FISHERMENS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS HAVE REOPENED...AND MARINERS
HOSPITAL EXPECTS TO REOPEN WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 7 AM. ALL HOSPITALS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...
ANYONE WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE. COUNTY AND
STATE PARKS MAY BEGIN REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY. ALL MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY...BUT ARE
PLANNING TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. MOST STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES WILL
BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY...BUT PERSONNEL SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE. ASSUMING
NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE KEY WEST AND MARATHON AIRPORTS...
COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE AND GENERAL AVIATION SHOULD RESUME WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ALL RESIDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD STAY INDOORS
DURING PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS CONFINED
TO KEY WEST AND VICINITY. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL COME FROM THE
ATLANTIC SIDE. THESE WATER LEVELS WOULD CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE LOWER KEYS...SIMILAR TO THAT OBSERVED EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TUESDAY AT SEVERAL LOW
LYING AREAS IN KEY WEST...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF SOUTH ROOSEVELT...
ATLANTIC BLVD AND SEVERAL STREETS NEAR SOUTHERNMOST POINT.
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT THE FOLLOWING
TIMES...

IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...5:39 AM WEDNESDAY

IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...5:21 AM WEDNESDAY

IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...5:18 AM WEDNESDAY

...WINDS...

PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EXTREME LOWER KEYS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGER WINDS WITHIN RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND
SQUALLS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER
KEYS OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH. BRIEF PERIODS OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE IN OCCASIONAL SQUALLS. THE AREAS
RECEIVING THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME PONDING
OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN
LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH.

...TORNADOES...

THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS..WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO
THE LOWER KEYS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE
WARNING FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FOR
FLORIDA BAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 KNOTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT FROM THE LOWER KEYS OUT
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS AND IN
FLORIDA BAY...WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO
40 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...
EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS SOUTH OF THE LOWER
KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-
1157 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY SECTION TO EMPHASIZE LOWER KEYS.
UPDATED STORM TIDES TO EMPHASIZE WEDNESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE.
UPDATED WINDS TO EMPHASIZE LOWER KEYS AND REDUCE WIND SPEEDS FOR
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO REDUCE ADDITIONAL EXPECTED AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADO SECTION TO REDUCE REMAINING THREAT.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR CURRENT WARNING STATUS AND ADJUST EXPECTED
WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA
KEYS AND THE ADJACENT GULF AND ATLANTIC SIDE WATERS...OUT TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS...AND FLORIDA
BAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF THE ROADS IN THE LOWER KEYS OVERNIGHT...
WHERE PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WILL CONTINUE IN HEAVIER RAIN
SQUALLS. RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN STARTING
WEDNESDAY AT NOON...ONCE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE OVERSEAS
HIGHWAY IS CLEAR OF DEBRIS. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE
KEYS STARTING ON THURSDAY.

THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN KEY WEST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC...SOUTH ROOSEVELT...ATLANTIC BOULEVARD AND THE SOUTHERN ENDS
OF DUVAL...SIMONTON AND WHITEHEAD STREETS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO
DRIVE ON ANY STREET WHERE THERE IS STANDING WATER. LOWER KEYS AND
FISHERMENS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS HAVE REOPENED...AND MARINERS
HOSPITAL EXPECTS TO REOPEN WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 7 AM. ALL HOSPITALS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...
ANYONE WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE. COUNTY AND
STATE PARKS MAY BEGIN REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY. ALL MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY...BUT ARE
PLANNING TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. MOST STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES WILL
BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY...BUT PERSONNEL SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE. ASSUMING
NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE KEY WEST AND MARATHON AIRPORTS...
COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE AND GENERAL AVIATION SHOULD RESUME WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ALL RESIDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD STAY INDOORS
DURING PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS CONFINED
TO KEY WEST AND VICINITY. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL COME FROM THE
ATLANTIC SIDE. THESE WATER LEVELS WOULD CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE LOWER KEYS...SIMILAR TO THAT OBSERVED EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TUESDAY AT SEVERAL LOW
LYING AREAS IN KEY WEST...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF SOUTH ROOSEVELT...
ATLANTIC BLVD AND SEVERAL STREETS NEAR SOUTHERNMOST POINT.
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT THE FOLLOWING
TIMES...

IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...5:39 AM WEDNESDAY

IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...5:21 AM WEDNESDAY

IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...5:18 AM WEDNESDAY

...WINDS...

PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EXTREME LOWER KEYS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGER WINDS WITHIN RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND
SQUALLS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER
KEYS OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH. BRIEF PERIODS OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE IN OCCASIONAL SQUALLS. THE AREAS
RECEIVING THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME PONDING
OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN
LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH.

...TORNADOES...

THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS..WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO
THE LOWER KEYS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE
WARNING FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FOR
FLORIDA BAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 KNOTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT FROM THE LOWER KEYS OUT
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS AND IN
FLORIDA BAY...WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO
40 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...
EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS SOUTH OF THE LOWER
KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

GMZ032-033-054-074-075-100815-
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GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-
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-
1157 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY SECTION TO EMPHASIZE LOWER KEYS.
UPDATED STORM TIDES TO EMPHASIZE WEDNESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE.
UPDATED WINDS TO EMPHASIZE LOWER KEYS AND REDUCE WIND SPEEDS FOR
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO REDUCE ADDITIONAL EXPECTED AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADO SECTION TO REDUCE REMAINING THREAT.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR CURRENT WARNING STATUS AND ADJUST EXPECTED
WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA
KEYS AND THE ADJACENT GULF AND ATLANTIC SIDE WATERS...OUT TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS...AND FLORIDA
BAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF THE ROADS IN THE LOWER KEYS OVERNIGHT...
WHERE PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WILL CONTINUE IN HEAVIER RAIN
SQUALLS. RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN STARTING
WEDNESDAY AT NOON...ONCE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE OVERSEAS
HIGHWAY IS CLEAR OF DEBRIS. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE
KEYS STARTING ON THURSDAY.

THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN KEY WEST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC...SOUTH ROOSEVELT...ATLANTIC BOULEVARD AND THE SOUTHERN ENDS
OF DUVAL...SIMONTON AND WHITEHEAD STREETS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO
DRIVE ON ANY STREET WHERE THERE IS STANDING WATER. LOWER KEYS AND
FISHERMENS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS HAVE REOPENED...AND MARINERS
HOSPITAL EXPECTS TO REOPEN WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 7 AM. ALL HOSPITALS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...
ANYONE WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE. COUNTY AND
STATE PARKS MAY BEGIN REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY. ALL MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY...BUT ARE
PLANNING TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. MOST STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES WILL
BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY...BUT PERSONNEL SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE. ASSUMING
NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE KEY WEST AND MARATHON AIRPORTS...
COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE AND GENERAL AVIATION SHOULD RESUME WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ALL RESIDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD STAY INDOORS
DURING PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS CONFINED
TO KEY WEST AND VICINITY. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL COME FROM THE
ATLANTIC SIDE. THESE WATER LEVELS WOULD CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE LOWER KEYS...SIMILAR TO THAT OBSERVED EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TUESDAY AT SEVERAL LOW
LYING AREAS IN KEY WEST...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF SOUTH ROOSEVELT...
ATLANTIC BLVD AND SEVERAL STREETS NEAR SOUTHERNMOST POINT.
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT THE FOLLOWING
TIMES...

IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...5:39 AM WEDNESDAY

IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...5:21 AM WEDNESDAY

IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...5:18 AM WEDNESDAY

...WINDS...

PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EXTREME LOWER KEYS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGER WINDS WITHIN RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND
SQUALLS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER
KEYS OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH. BRIEF PERIODS OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE IN OCCASIONAL SQUALLS. THE AREAS
RECEIVING THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME PONDING
OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN
LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH.

...TORNADOES...

THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS..WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO
THE LOWER KEYS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE
WARNING FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FOR
FLORIDA BAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 KNOTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT FROM THE LOWER KEYS OUT
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS AND IN
FLORIDA BAY...WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO
40 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...
EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS SOUTH OF THE LOWER
KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

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MONROE LOWER KEYS-
1157 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY SECTION TO EMPHASIZE LOWER KEYS.
UPDATED STORM TIDES TO EMPHASIZE WEDNESDAY MORNING HIGH TIDE.
UPDATED WINDS TO EMPHASIZE LOWER KEYS AND REDUCE WIND SPEEDS FOR
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO REDUCE ADDITIONAL EXPECTED AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADO SECTION TO REDUCE REMAINING THREAT.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR CURRENT WARNING STATUS AND ADJUST EXPECTED
WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA
KEYS AND THE ADJACENT GULF AND ATLANTIC SIDE WATERS...OUT TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS...AND FLORIDA
BAY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

MOTORISTS SHOULD STAY OFF THE ROADS IN THE LOWER KEYS OVERNIGHT...
WHERE PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH...WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 55 MPH...WILL CONTINUE IN HEAVIER RAIN
SQUALLS. RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN STARTING
WEDNESDAY AT NOON...ONCE OFFICIALS HAVE CONFIRMED THAT THE OVERSEAS
HIGHWAY IS CLEAR OF DEBRIS. VISITORS WILL BE ABLE TO RETURN TO THE
KEYS STARTING ON THURSDAY.

THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN KEY WEST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC...SOUTH ROOSEVELT...ATLANTIC BOULEVARD AND THE SOUTHERN ENDS
OF DUVAL...SIMONTON AND WHITEHEAD STREETS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO
DRIVE ON ANY STREET WHERE THERE IS STANDING WATER. LOWER KEYS AND
FISHERMENS HOSPITAL EMERGENCY ROOMS HAVE REOPENED...AND MARINERS
HOSPITAL EXPECTS TO REOPEN WEDNESDAY MORNING AT 7 AM. ALL HOSPITALS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL WEDNESDAY MORNING. HOWEVER...
ANYONE WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE. COUNTY AND
STATE PARKS MAY BEGIN REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY. ALL MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY...BUT ARE
PLANNING TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. MOST STATE AND FEDERAL OFFICES WILL
BE CLOSED WEDNESDAY...BUT PERSONNEL SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE. ASSUMING
NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE KEY WEST AND MARATHON AIRPORTS...
COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE AND GENERAL AVIATION SHOULD RESUME WEDNESDAY
AFTERNOON. ALL RESIDENTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD STAY INDOORS
DURING PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE POSSIBLE NEAR THE TIME
OF HIGH TIDE EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS CONFINED
TO KEY WEST AND VICINITY. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL COME FROM THE
ATLANTIC SIDE. THESE WATER LEVELS WOULD CAUSE MINOR TIDAL FLOODING
IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE LOWER KEYS...SIMILAR TO THAT OBSERVED EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. FLOODING WAS REPORTED ON TUESDAY AT SEVERAL LOW
LYING AREAS IN KEY WEST...INCLUDING PORTIONS OF SOUTH ROOSEVELT...
ATLANTIC BLVD AND SEVERAL STREETS NEAR SOUTHERNMOST POINT.
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO OCCUR AT THE FOLLOWING
TIMES...

IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...5:39 AM WEDNESDAY

IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...5:21 AM WEDNESDAY

IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...5:18 AM WEDNESDAY

...WINDS...

PERIODS OF TROPICAL STORM SUSTAINED WINDS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WITH GUSTS
OF 45 TO 55 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE EXTREME LOWER KEYS THROUGH
LATE TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGER WINDS WITHIN RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL CONTINUE ACROSS
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL
GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND
SQUALLS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT DURING THE LATE NIGHT HOURS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AN ADDITIONAL ONE HALF INCH OF RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE ACROSS THE LOWER
KEYS OVERNIGHT...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO ONE INCH. BRIEF PERIODS OF
VERY HEAVY RAINFALL WILL CONTINUE IN OCCASIONAL SQUALLS. THE AREAS
RECEIVING THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXPERIENCE SOME PONDING
OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN
LESS THAN ONE HALF INCH.

...TORNADOES...

THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO...MAINLY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS..WILL
CONTINUE TO DIMINISH DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO
THE LOWER KEYS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE
WARNING FOR THE WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FOR
FLORIDA BAY. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP
TO 60 KNOTS WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH LATE TONIGHT FROM THE LOWER KEYS OUT
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS AND IN
FLORIDA BAY...WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO
40 KNOTS CAN BE EXPECTED. SEAS OF 9 TO 13 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...
EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS SOUTH OF THE LOWER
KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL SLOWLY DIMINISH OVERNIGHT AND
WEDNESDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM WEDNESDAY MORNING...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

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JACOBSON








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