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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH EXTENDED ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND NOW ALSO
   INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY AND THE REEF WATERS NORTHEAST OF CRAIG KEY...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WATCHES/WARNINGS UPDATED.
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.
SITUATIONAL 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 TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL FLORIDA
KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.3N...LONGITUDE 77.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 650 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 660 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR
10 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA
KEYS...NAMELY FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES
FLORIDA BAY...THE REEF WATERS ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE
ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM MILES.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME
OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATION PLAN.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD TODAY AND
THURSDAY.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED
THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR
EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...ESPECIALLY IN THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE UPPER KEYS...BEGIN TO SAFELY
SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED
SHELTER.

FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE
REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS
FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN KEY WEST
AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

&&

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

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-241700-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
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-
655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MIDDLE AND LOWER
   KEYS OR SURROUNDING WATERS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FLORIDA MIDDLE
OR LOWER KEYS...OR SURROUNDING WATERS...TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A
PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AMERICAN RED
CROSS...OR VISIT FLORIDADISASTER.ORG

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR THESE WATERS. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO
SECURE THEIR VESSELS AS WINDS STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM IS
UNLIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS...OR THE ADJACENT AND
OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS.

...WINDS...
ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY
LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES...GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH IN THE ISLAND
CHAIN AS CLOSE TO 35 KNOTS IN THE SURROUNDING WATERS ARE THURSDAY
EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY.

.WINDS AND SEAS...
ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS
SURROUNDING THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN
EFFECT. FAST-PACED SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL ALSO AMPLIFY GUSTY WINDS
THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED
TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME.

...TORNADOES...
AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES
NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA.

$$

GMZ052-072-241700-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED.
WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THE THE ATLANTIC
WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY
EVENING AND LAST AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING.

BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE COMPLETING THEIR
PLANS FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT AS SANDY MOVES
NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AND TOWARDS THE BAHAMAS. SEAS WILL
BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET BY TONIGHT...AND BE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET THROUGH
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

...TORNADOES...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS LOW FOR THESE WATERS AS SANDY MOVES
NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA.

$$

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-241700-
/O.CAN.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN NOW IN EFFECT TO ADD THE UPPER KEYS...FLORIDA
   BAY...AND HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO SECURE THEIR VESSELS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE UPPER
KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

...WINDS...
WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE IN THE UPPER KEYS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RESIDENTS IN THE UPPER KEYS SHOULD SECURE
LOOSE OBJECTS. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE EXAGGERATED AS SCATTERED
SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THAT TIME.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
BAY WATERS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY ROUGH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF
DAYS...AND SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF BY
THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL GUST FROM 40 TO 45 KNOTS THURSDAY AND
THURSDAY NIGHT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM SURGE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW AS THE CENTER OF SANDY
REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ALSO...NO FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM
INCREASED TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED
TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME.

...TORNADOES...
AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES
NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA.


$$

GMZ053-054-073-074-241700-
/O.EXA.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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 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-
655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THESE
ATLANTIC WATERS...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN THESE WATERS...
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY
TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND
EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS
UNLIKELY TO OCCUR IN THESE WATERS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THESE
WATERS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS
THESE WATERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 40
KNOTS THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS
14 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

...TORNADOES...
AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES
NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA.

$$




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