[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

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

.AT 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 85.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 255 MILES WEST
OF KEY WEST.

IKE IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. A TURN BACK TO THE
WEST-NORTHWESTWARD IS EXPECTED LATER TODAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NOW NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
IKE IS NOW A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IKE
IS EXPECTED TO BECOME A MAJOR HURRICANE WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED FROM AN AIR FORCE
RESERVE UNIT HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT WAS 958 MB...OR 28.29 INCHES.

GMZ075-102200-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
220 PM 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 2 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
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...

VISITORS CAN RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS THURSDAY.

THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN KEY WEST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC...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.
FLORIDA KEYS AIRPORTS ARE OPEN FOR GENERAL AVIATION. COMMERCIAL
SERVICE WILL RESUME AT FLORIDA KEYS AIRPORTS THURSDAY MORNING.

...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...AS WELL AS
FOR FLORIDA BAY. ON THE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
35 TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO 25
TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. 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 600 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>074-102200-
/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-
220 PM 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 2 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
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...

VISITORS CAN RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS THURSDAY.

THE FOLLOWING STREETS IN KEY WEST SHOULD BE CONSIDERED CLOSED TO
TRAFFIC...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.
FLORIDA KEYS AIRPORTS ARE OPEN FOR GENERAL AVIATION. COMMERCIAL
SERVICE WILL RESUME AT FLORIDA KEYS AIRPORTS THURSDAY MORNING.

...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...AS WELL AS
FOR FLORIDA BAY. ON THE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF
35 TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS OF 45 TO 50 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO 25
TO 30 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY THIS EVENING. 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 600 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$
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