[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...EYE OF SANDY NOW BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED
SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED
WINDS ADDED FOR MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS
WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED FOR MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS WATERS
WINDS UPDATED FOR UPPER KEYS
WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED FOR UPPER KEYS WATERS
STORM SURGE UPDATED
RAINFALL IMPACTS 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 THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...
FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD TO OCEAN REEF. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES
FLORIDA BAY...THE WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER
KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60
NM.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.7N...LONGITUDE 76.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTHEAST
OF OCEAN REEF...AND ABOUT 530 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST. STORM
MOTION WAS NORTH AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN CUBA
OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY
WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS MOVING AROUND THE
WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
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 12 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES
AVAILABLE.

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-250430-
/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-
913 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.

&&

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

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS
THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TONIGHT AND
THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT
THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16
FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-250430-
/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-
913 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER KEYS...
FLORIDA BAY...AND HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS FROM CRAIG
KEY TO OCEAN REEF...

...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. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SAFELY SECURE YOUR
CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER.
LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE
IN THE UPPER KEYS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND
GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO
THURSDAY...AND LIKELY FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...
ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY BEGIN ACROSS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH
FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40
TO 45 KNOTS ARE FORECAST. SEAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BUILD...
REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF AND UP TO 18 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES.
BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING
IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE
MINIMAL.

$$

JACOBSON



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