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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1159 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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

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

.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 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 22.1N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HEADED TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OVER OR NEAR THE
FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS...
SHOULD BE COMPLETE.

THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN
THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM...

KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST...
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...
STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...
CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA.

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. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE
CLOSED.

THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS NOW CLOSED.

SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC.

ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE
CLOSED.

ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO
ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE
PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE
REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES.

CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND 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 600 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-261000-
/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-
1159 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.

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

MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO
COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS
AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS.

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.

THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN
THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM...

KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST...
SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...
STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...
CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA.

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. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE
CLOSED.

THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS NOW CLOSED.

SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC.

ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE
CLOSED.

ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO
ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE
PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE
REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES.

CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND 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 UP TO 20 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME OVER 90
PERCENT.

...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 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER.

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

HIGH TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL IS AT 527 PM.

HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT VACA CUT IS AT 617 PM.

HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT KEY WEST HARBOR IS AT 732 PM.

...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. HOWEVER...TORNADO POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO
INCREASE WITHIN SPIRAL RAIN BANDS AS THE LARGE CIRCULATION
ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES LATER THIS MORNING.

$$

KASPER






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