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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
906 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.
PRECAUTIONARY AND 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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF
MONROE COUNTY.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.1N...LONGITUDE 82.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 60 MILES
WEST-SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR
290 DEGREES AT 15 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OVER
THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT WATERS OVERNIGHT AND POSSIBLY
INTO MONDAY MORNING.

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

WHILE HURRICANE IMPACTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS...
A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY DUE TO SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. FOR THOSE STILL UNDER A WARNING...CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT YOUR
TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY OFF
THE ROADWAYS THIS EVENING. MANY MOTORISTS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES
STRANDED AFTER DRIVING THROUGH WATER DEEPER THAN THEY REALIZED.
DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT BE INUNDATED
WITH WATER CAN CAUSE A WAKE THAT CAN WASH INTO YARDS AND HOMES.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PERIODIC FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IN ALL
OF THE FLORIDA KEYS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.

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

THE PORT OF KEY WEST REMAINS CLOSED.

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

ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO
EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED 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 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-270400-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.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-
906 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

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

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

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

WHILE HURRICANE IMPACTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS...
A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY DUE TO SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS. FOR THOSE STILL UNDER A WARNING...CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT YOUR
TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS.

THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY OFF
THE ROADWAYS THIS EVENING. MANY MOTORISTS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES
STRANDED AFTER DRIVING THROUGH WATER DEEPER THAN THEY REALIZED.
DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT BE INUNDATED
WITH WATER CAN CAUSE A WAKE THAT CAN WASH INTO YARDS AND HOMES.
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PERIODIC FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IN ALL
OF THE FLORIDA KEYS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.

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

THE PORT OF KEY WEST REMAINS CLOSED.

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

ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO
EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED 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 VERY SMALL.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS NEAR
100 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS
TONIGHT. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE POSSIBLE
WITHIN PASSING VIOLENT SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS
FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE
EXTREMELY ROUGH. SEAS IN DEEP WATER WITHIN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND
EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE 15 TO 20 FEET.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
PERSISTENT TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH
WILL PILE UP WATER NEARSHORE. SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING IS LIKELY
TONIGHT...ESPECIALLY IN LOW-LYING AREAS ALONG SOUTH-FACING SHORES.
THE BEST CHANCE FOR COASTAL FLOODING WILL BE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH
TIDE MONDAY MORNING. MAXIMUM STORM TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO BE 1 TO 3
FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL IS AT 542 AM MONDAY.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT BOOT KEY HARBOR BRIDGE IS AT 544 AM MONDAY.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT KEY WEST HARBOR IS AT 647 AM MONDAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
FLORIDA KEYS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT FLOODING
AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS THROUGH
MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS.

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

$$

KASPER






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