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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
718 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS...
MONROE UPPER KEYS...MONROE MIDDLE KEYS AND MONROE LOWER KEYS.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 615 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM BONNIE WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.9N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 415 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 355 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN
REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS TO THE NORTHWEST AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 40 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE HAS FORMED IN THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THIS EVENING AND
IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS ON FRIDAY. BREEZY TO
WINDY CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS FROM TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY MORNING. TROPICAL
STORM FORCE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS ADJACENT
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS FRIDAY MORNING...IN THE UPPER KEYS BY MID-
DAY...AND THEN IN THE LOWER KEYS BY FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM BONNIE

.WINDS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES THE FLORIDA KEYS...SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY THE MIDDLE OF THE
DAY IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. LOOSE LIGHTWEIGHT OUTDOOR ITEMS...INCLUDING
UMBRELLA...SMALL POTTED PLANTS AND SOME FURNITURE MAY BE BLOWN AROUND
DECKS...BALCONIES AND PATIOS. TREE BRANCHES MAY PULL DOWN ELECTRICAL
SERVICE LINES...RESULTING IN ISOLATED POWER OUTAGES.

.STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE WILL RAISE WATER LEVELS 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA
LEVEL...WHICH WILL CAUSE WATER LEVELS OF 1 TO 2 FEET ABOVE GROUND
LEVEL ACROSS THE LOWEST LYING AREAS ALONG THE IMMEDIATE SHORELINE.
A FEW WATERFRONT ROADWAYS AND BEACH FRONT AREAS MAY BE FLOODED...
ESPECIALLY NEAR THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE. HIGH TIDES ON FRIDAY ALONG
THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN WILL OCCUR BETWEEN 7 AND 9 AM IN THE
MORNING...AND AGAIN BETWEEN 9 AND 11 PM IN THE EVENING.

.RAINFALL IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM BONNIE IS EXPECTED TO PRODUCE TOTAL RAIN ACCUMULATIONS OF
2 TO 4 INCHES OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH POSSIBLE ISOLATED MAXIMUM
AMOUNTS OF 5 TO 6 INCHES.

.TORNADOES...
ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL BE POSSIBLE FROM LATE FRIDAY MORNING THROUGH
FRIDAY EVENING.

.MARINE IMPACTS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS
ADJACENT TO THE KEYS...THEN SPREAD ACROSS THE ISLANDS FROM THE MIDDLE
OF THE DAY THROUGH EARLY AFTERNOON. THESE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO LAST
THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THERE ARE NO EVACUATION ORDERS IN PLACE OR PLANNED FOR RESIDENTS OR
VISITORS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. HOWEVER...NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO
COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF PROPERTY. FOR INTERESTS
AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED
PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR
SECURING YOUR CRAFT. NOTE THAT SNAKE CREEK BRIDGE MAY NOT OPEN FOR
MARINE VESSELS FRIDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND
BE WELL SECURED. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS
ANNOUNCED A CHANGE IN IN-COUNTY SHELTERING FOR ANYONE FEELING A NEED
TO RELOCATE TO A MORE PROTECTED LOCATION. TWO SHELTERS ARE
OPEN...INCLUDING KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL AT 2100 FLAGLER AVENUE AND
STANLEY SWITLIK ELEMENTARY NEAR MILE MARKER 49 IN MARATHON. FOR UPPER
KEYS RESIDENTS...BUS TRANSPORTATION WILL BE AVAILABLE FROM CORAL
SHORES HIGH SCHOOL NEAR MILE MARKER 90 ON PLANTATION KEY AT 1000 PM
TO TAKE PEOPLE TO SWITLIK. A BUS WILL ALSO PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION TO
SWITLIK FROM SUGARLOAF ELEMENTARY AT MILE MARKER 19 ON SUGARLOAF
KEY AT 830 PM THURSDAY. ALL KEYS STATE PARKS HAVE CLOSED UNTIL
FURTHER NOTICE AND SO HAS DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK. THE PORT OF KEY
WEST IS CLOSED FRIDAY. KEY WEST AND MARATHON AIRPORTS ARE TO REMAIN
OPEN...UNLESS WEATHER CONDITIONS DICTATE UNSAFE FLIGHT CONDITIONS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL
DEPRESSION THREE TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 9 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF
NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FLZ076>078-230100-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1003.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
718 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM BONNIE

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
UP TO 55 PERCENT. THIS REPRESENTS AN INCREASING TREND SINCE THE LAST
FORECAST.

$$

GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-230100-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.0001.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
718 PM EDT THU JUL 22 2010

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL DEPRESSION THREE UPGRADED TO TROPICAL STORM BONNIE

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM BONNIE APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING IN THE ATLANTIC
WATERS...AND SPREAD TOWARDS THE GULF WATERS BY EARLY AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 8 TO
12 FEET BY LATE FRIDAY MORNING MAY BUILD TO 10 TO 16 FEET BY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON.

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