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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1115 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO
THE DRY TORTUGAS...

.AT 1100 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 225 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST.

IKE IS GENERALLY MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. A
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT
COUPLE OF DAYS.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 90 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE
IS A CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED AND IKE COULD BE A MAJOR HURRICANE
TOMORROW.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED FROM A NOAA HURRICANE
HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 957 MB...OR 28.26 INCHES.

GMZ075-101900-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
1115 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO
THE DRY TORTUGAS...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 11 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
UPDATED WINDS TO REFLECT CURRENT WINDS.
UPDATED RAINFALL IMPACTS TO DECREASE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO REMOVE THREAT FROM LAND.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT CURRENT 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...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO
THE DRY TORTUGAS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED CAN RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS NOW. VISITORS
CAN RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS THURSDAY.

THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN KEY WEST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC...SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD...ATLANTIC BOULEVARD...THE
SOUTHERN ENDS OF DUVAL...SIMONTON...WHITEHEAD...VERNON AND REYNOLDS
STREETS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO DRIVE ON ANY STREET WHERE THERE
IS STANDING WATER. ALL MAJOR HOSPITALS ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL. MONROE
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES ARE SCHEDULED TO REOPEN
THURSDAY. THE FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT WILL OPEN FOR GENERAL
AVIATION AT NOON TODAY. PENDING A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND CLEARANCE OF
SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD...KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL OPEN
FOR GENERAL AVIATION AT NOON TODAY. COMMERCIAL SERVICE AT FLORIDA
KEYS AIRPORTS WILL RESUME BY NO LATER THAN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
OR PERHAPS AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDAL WATERS WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35
MPH...WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE KEYS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE LOWER KEYS. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE FROM WEST
OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS THIS AFTERNOON. INTERMITTENT LIGHT
RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS THIS AFTERNOON.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT THIS AFTERNOON. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF KEY
WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT 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 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO
25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 20
KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...
EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET ON THE OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO
THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

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

$$

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>074-101900-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.0004.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
1115 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO
THE DRY TORTUGAS...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED HURRICANE IKE INFORMATION FOR THE 11 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
UPDATED WINDS TO REFLECT CURRENT WINDS.
UPDATED RAINFALL IMPACTS TO DECREASE RAINFALL AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO REMOVE THREAT FROM LAND.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT CURRENT 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...

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO
THE DRY TORTUGAS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

RESIDENTS WHO EVACUATED CAN RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS NOW. VISITORS
CAN RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS THURSDAY.

THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN KEY WEST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC...SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD...ATLANTIC BOULEVARD...THE
SOUTHERN ENDS OF DUVAL...SIMONTON...WHITEHEAD...VERNON AND REYNOLDS
STREETS. RESIDENTS ARE URGED NOT TO DRIVE ON ANY STREET WHERE THERE
IS STANDING WATER. ALL MAJOR HOSPITALS ARE FULLY OPERATIONAL. MONROE
COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS AND COUNTY OFFICES ARE SCHEDULED TO REOPEN
THURSDAY. THE FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT WILL OPEN FOR GENERAL
AVIATION AT NOON TODAY. PENDING A DAMAGE ASSESSMENT AND CLEARANCE OF
SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD...KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL OPEN
FOR GENERAL AVIATION AT NOON TODAY. COMMERCIAL SERVICE AT FLORIDA
KEYS AIRPORTS WILL RESUME BY NO LATER THAN EARLY THURSDAY MORNING...
OR PERHAPS AS EARLY AS THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDAL WATERS WILL SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON.

...WINDS...

SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35
MPH...WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE KEYS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. THE
STRONGEST WINDS WILL LIKELY OCCUR IN THE LOWER KEYS. SOUTHEAST WINDS
WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH LATE THIS AFTERNOON.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF UP TO ONE INCH IS POSSIBLE FROM WEST
OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS THIS AFTERNOON. INTERMITTENT LIGHT
RAIN IS EXPECTED ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS THIS AFTERNOON.

...TORNADOES...

ISOLATED WATERSPOUTS ARE POSSIBLE FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT THIS AFTERNOON. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF KEY
WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...WHILE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT 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 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS OF 55 TO 60 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO
25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 20
KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...
EXCEPT 14 TO 19 FEET ON THE OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO
THE DRY TORTUGAS...WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

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

$$
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