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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
254 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE SANDY LOCATED JUST INLAND OVER
SOUTHEASTERN CUBA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED
WINDS UPDATED
WINDS AND SEAS 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 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.1N...LONGITUDE 75.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF.
STORM MOTION WAS TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS WERE 110 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS
EASTERN CUBA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...EMERGING OFF THE NORTH
COAST OF CUBA THIS MORNING. SANDY WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL
AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. 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 THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY.

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

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR
HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS
TIME.

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 630 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-251030-
/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-
254 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

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

...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.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...ABOUT 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM
25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS MAY BEGIN ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING
THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE FORECAST
IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 30
KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA BAY.
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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND A TROPICAL
STORM WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
FROM TODAY INTO 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.

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-251030-
/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-
254 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...

...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 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY 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
TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT
THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH
AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

JACOBSON





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