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

...HURRICANE SANDY ABOUT TO MOVE OFF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION
UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW
UPDATED WINDS
UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS

.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 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT
TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA
KEYS...FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD TO OCEAN REEF. THIS WATCH ALSO
INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY AND THE WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE
UPPER KEYS.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 20.9N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES
EAST SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...OR ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN
REEF. STORM MOTION WAS TO THE NORTH AT 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED
WINDS WERE 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA EARLY THIS
MORNING...AND WILL 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 EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY THROUGH
FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE
ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS...BUT WIND
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND
SQUALLS.

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

GMZ052-072-251330-
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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-
550 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT AND
INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35
KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE
TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

$$

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-251330-
/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-
550 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...LESS THAN 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 TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST
LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 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
WINDS ARE 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. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...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-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-251330-
/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-
550 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY 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...
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...MAINLY OCCURRING IN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

...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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