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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
209 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...SANDY APPROACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF JAMAICA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION 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 CONTINUES FOR THE FLORIDA UPPER KEYS...AND
THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA STRAITS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.6N...LONGITUDE 76.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTH-
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 5 DEGREES AT 14
MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS 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.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT
FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 5 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-250015-
/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-
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-
209 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

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

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 FOR THIS SEASON.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE
NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THESE
WATERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.
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.

$$

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-250015-
/O.CON.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-
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-
209 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA UPPER
KEYS...AND THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL...AND THE FLORIDA
STRAITS...

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS
AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR
SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

&&

...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. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS
IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO BE AROUND
40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE
EXAGGERATED AS SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THAT
TIME.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE
ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY
EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT AS SANDY
MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN...TOWARD THE BAHAMAS. SEAS
WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF...AND AS HIGH AS 18
FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY.

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

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