[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
530 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS
FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...
.AT 5 AM EDT...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD HAS
BEEN DISCONTINUED. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM
WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
23.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 210 MILES WEST SOUTHWEST
OF KEY WEST.
IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO FOR THE
NEXT 24 TO 48 HOURS.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 85 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST 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.
LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A HURRICANE HUNTER
AIRCRAFT WAS 963 MB...OR 28.44 INCHES.
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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-
530 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS
FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 5 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY INFORMATION TO REMOVE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND ACTIONS.
UPDATED STORM TIDE SECTION TO INDICATE EXPECTED EFFECTS THIS MORNING.
UPDATED WINDS TO REMOVE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE LOCALIZED 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO EXTEND ISOLATED THREAT THROUGH THIS MORNING.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT CURRENT WARNING STATUS AND ADJUST
WINDS AND SEAS.
...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...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER
FLORIDA KEYS FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN STARTING TODAY 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 THIS MORNING...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 THIS MORNING AT 7 AM. ALL
HOSPITALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...ANYONE WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE.
ALL MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY...BUT ARE PLANNING TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. MOST STATE AND
FEDERAL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TODAY...BUT PERSONNEL SHOULD CALL IN
ADVANCE TO CHECK. ASSUMING NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE KEY WEST AND
MARATHON AIRPORTS...COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE AND GENERAL AVIATION
SHOULD RESUME THIS AFTERNOON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS
CONFINED TO THE LOWER KEYS. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL COME
FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE. THESE WATER LEVELS WOULD CAUSE TIDAL
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE LOWER KEYS...VERY 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 BOULEVARD AND SEVERAL STREETS NEAR SOUTHERNMOST
POINT. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AT THE
FOLLOWING TIMES...
IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...5:39 AM
IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...5:21 AM
IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...5:18 AM
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEYS THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
LIKELY OCCUR IN THE LOWER KEYS...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND SQUALLS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT
DURING THE DAY.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KEYS TODAY...IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS
DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREAS. OTHERWISE...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ONE HALF INCH OR LESS. THE AREAS
RECEIVING THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE
PONDING OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING...THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT TODAY THROUGHOUT
THE FLORIDA KEYS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE WARNING FOR ALL OTHER WATERS ON THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF SIDES...AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. ON THE WATERS WEST OF
KEY WEST...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF
10 TO 14 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 900 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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MONROE LOWER KEYS-
530 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS
FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 5 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY INFORMATION TO REMOVE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND ACTIONS.
UPDATED STORM TIDE SECTION TO INDICATE EXPECTED EFFECTS THIS MORNING.
UPDATED WINDS TO REMOVE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE LOCALIZED 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO EXTEND ISOLATED THREAT THROUGH THIS MORNING.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT CURRENT WARNING STATUS AND ADJUST
WINDS AND SEAS.
...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...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER
FLORIDA KEYS FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN STARTING TODAY 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 THIS MORNING...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 THIS MORNING AT 7 AM. ALL
HOSPITALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...ANYONE WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE.
ALL MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY...BUT ARE PLANNING TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. MOST STATE AND
FEDERAL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TODAY...BUT PERSONNEL SHOULD CALL IN
ADVANCE TO CHECK. ASSUMING NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE KEY WEST AND
MARATHON AIRPORTS...COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE AND GENERAL AVIATION
SHOULD RESUME THIS AFTERNOON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS
CONFINED TO THE LOWER KEYS. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL COME
FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE. THESE WATER LEVELS WOULD CAUSE TIDAL
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE LOWER KEYS...VERY 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 BOULEVARD AND SEVERAL STREETS NEAR SOUTHERNMOST
POINT. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AT THE
FOLLOWING TIMES...
IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...5:39 AM
IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...5:21 AM
IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...5:18 AM
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEYS THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
LIKELY OCCUR IN THE LOWER KEYS...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND SQUALLS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT
DURING THE DAY.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KEYS TODAY...IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS
DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREAS. OTHERWISE...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ONE HALF INCH OR LESS. THE AREAS
RECEIVING THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE
PONDING OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING...THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT TODAY THROUGHOUT
THE FLORIDA KEYS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE WARNING FOR ALL OTHER WATERS ON THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF SIDES...AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. ON THE WATERS WEST OF
KEY WEST...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF
10 TO 14 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 900 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
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KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
530 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS
FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 5 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY INFORMATION TO REMOVE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND ACTIONS.
UPDATED STORM TIDE SECTION TO INDICATE EXPECTED EFFECTS THIS MORNING.
UPDATED WINDS TO REMOVE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE LOCALIZED 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO EXTEND ISOLATED THREAT THROUGH THIS MORNING.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT CURRENT WARNING STATUS AND ADJUST
WINDS AND SEAS.
...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...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER
FLORIDA KEYS FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN STARTING TODAY 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 THIS MORNING...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 THIS MORNING AT 7 AM. ALL
HOSPITALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...ANYONE WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE.
ALL MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY...BUT ARE PLANNING TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. MOST STATE AND
FEDERAL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TODAY...BUT PERSONNEL SHOULD CALL IN
ADVANCE TO CHECK. ASSUMING NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE KEY WEST AND
MARATHON AIRPORTS...COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE AND GENERAL AVIATION
SHOULD RESUME THIS AFTERNOON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS
CONFINED TO THE LOWER KEYS. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL COME
FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE. THESE WATER LEVELS WOULD CAUSE TIDAL
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE LOWER KEYS...VERY 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 BOULEVARD AND SEVERAL STREETS NEAR SOUTHERNMOST
POINT. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AT THE
FOLLOWING TIMES...
IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...5:39 AM
IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...5:21 AM
IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...5:18 AM
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEYS THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
LIKELY OCCUR IN THE LOWER KEYS...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND SQUALLS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT
DURING THE DAY.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KEYS TODAY...IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS
DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREAS. OTHERWISE...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ONE HALF INCH OR LESS. THE AREAS
RECEIVING THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE
PONDING OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING...THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT TODAY THROUGHOUT
THE FLORIDA KEYS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE WARNING FOR ALL OTHER WATERS ON THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF SIDES...AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. ON THE WATERS WEST OF
KEY WEST...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF
10 TO 14 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 900 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-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-
530 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST
TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS
FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 5 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY INFORMATION TO REMOVE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WIND ACTIONS.
UPDATED STORM TIDE SECTION TO INDICATE EXPECTED EFFECTS THIS MORNING.
UPDATED WINDS TO REMOVE SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE LOCALIZED 1 TO 2 INCHES POSSIBLE.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO EXTEND ISOLATED THREAT THROUGH THIS MORNING.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT CURRENT WARNING STATUS AND ADJUST
WINDS AND SEAS.
...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...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER
FLORIDA KEYS FROM KEY WEST EASTWARD. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS
IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED SHOULD BE ABLE TO RETURN STARTING TODAY 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 THIS MORNING...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 THIS MORNING AT 7 AM. ALL
HOSPITALS ARE EXPECTED TO BE FULLY OPERATIONAL THIS MORNING.
HOWEVER...ANYONE WITH SCHEDULED APPOINTMENTS SHOULD CALL IN ADVANCE.
ALL MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY...BUT ARE PLANNING TO REOPEN ON THURSDAY. MOST STATE AND
FEDERAL OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TODAY...BUT PERSONNEL SHOULD CALL IN
ADVANCE TO CHECK. ASSUMING NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACTS TO THE KEY WEST AND
MARATHON AIRPORTS...COMMERCIAL AIR SERVICE AND GENERAL AVIATION
SHOULD RESUME THIS AFTERNOON.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED NEAR THE
TIME OF HIGH TIDE EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS
CONFINED TO THE LOWER KEYS. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES WILL COME
FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE. THESE WATER LEVELS WOULD CAUSE TIDAL
FLOODING IN LOW LYING AREAS IN THE LOWER KEYS...VERY 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 BOULEVARD AND SEVERAL STREETS NEAR SOUTHERNMOST
POINT. ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL OCCUR THIS MORNING AT THE
FOLLOWING TIMES...
IN KEY WEST AT WHITE STREET PIER...5:39 AM
IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...5:21 AM
IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...5:18 AM
...WINDS...
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 MPH WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH WILL
CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEYS THIS MORNING. THE STRONGEST WINDS WILL
LIKELY OCCUR IN THE LOWER KEYS...AND ELSEWHERE WITHIN RAIN BANDS AND
SQUALLS. THE WIND DIRECTION WILL GENERALLY REMAIN FROM THE SOUTHEAST.
WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE AND SQUALLS WILL BECOME LESS FREQUENT
DURING THE DAY.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL LOCALIZED RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF ONE TO TWO INCHES ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS PORTIONS OF THE KEYS TODAY...IF HEAVY RAIN BANDS
DEVELOP AND PERSIST OVER THE SAME AREAS. OTHERWISE...ADDITIONAL
RAINFALL AMOUNTS SHOULD BE ONE HALF INCH OR LESS. THE AREAS
RECEIVING THE HEAVIER RAINFALL AMOUNTS WILL EXPERIENCE MODERATE
PONDING OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS.
...TORNADOES...
THE CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THIS
MORNING...THEN DIMINISH THIS AFTERNOON.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT TODAY THROUGHOUT
THE FLORIDA KEYS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY HAS REPLACED THE WARNING FOR ALL OTHER WATERS ON THE
ATLANTIC AND GULF SIDES...AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. ON THE WATERS WEST OF
KEY WEST...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 55
KNOTS WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON.
ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS
THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF
10 TO 14 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET OVER THE
OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL
GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 900 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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JACOBSON
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