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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
559 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED
SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED


.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 HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE
COUNTY.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.3N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 430 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE EASTERN
PORTION OF CUBA THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG OR
VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL BE
APPROACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED.

PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED.
HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT
ARE ISSUED.

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 BEFORE LEAVING IT. SNAKE CREEK
DRAW BRIDGE IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE LOCKED DOWN AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT.

FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT
TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER
SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES
HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA OPENED AT 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU
ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC AT 7 PM
THIS EVENING. THIS CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST
THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT IS CLOSED.

COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS
WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY.

CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE
SCHEDULED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO
SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-260400-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
559 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED
PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS UPDATED
WINDS UPDATED
STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE UPDATED

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK
OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE.
AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.

IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP
IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL
THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE
AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT
DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO
COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT
TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT
KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER
SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES
HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA OPENED AT 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU
ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC AT 7 PM
THIS EVENING. THIS CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST
THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT IS CLOSED.

COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS
WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY.

CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE
SCHEDULED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO
SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 15 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS
NEAR 90 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY SHOULD REMAIN SAFE THROUGH LATE
EVENING...BECOMING UNSAFE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC APPROACHES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF
WHERE ISAAC CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN
PASSING SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND
FLORIDA BAY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE
EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...EXPECT
1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO
4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE
FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR
STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

...TORNADOES...
AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS.

$$




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