[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KKEY 102119
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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE IKE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
520 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008

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

.AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 86.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 270 MILES WEST
OF KEY WEST.

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

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. IKE IS
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 BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
UNIT RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS 958 MB...OR 28.29 INCHES.

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>074-110100-
/O.CAN.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-
520 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 5 PM ADVISORY.
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.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT THIS EVENING. 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
30 TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS...
WITH GUSTS OF NEAR 30 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS
TONIGHT. SEAS OF 7 TO 11 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FEET
ON THE OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE TO
THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 900 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE....NEW INFORMATION...

$$

GMZ075-110100-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
520 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 5 PM ADVISORY.
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.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT THIS EVENING. 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
30 TO 35 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS...
WITH GUSTS OF NEAR 30 KNOTS...WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS
TONIGHT. SEAS OF 7 TO 11 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 11 TO 16 FEET
ON THE OFFSHORE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST OUT TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...
WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE IKE TO
THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 900 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$
BS


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