[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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

...CENTER OF SANDY MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION

.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 CONTINUES 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 TO OCEAN REEF...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT FLORIDA
BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.5N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES EAST
OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 330 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF
FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 5 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF
SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ROTATING AROUND THE
WESTERN PERIPHERY 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 NO AA 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.

GMZ052-072-260030-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.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-
220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS 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...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 CONTINUE TO
BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

$$

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-260030-
/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-
220 PM 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...SECURE
YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED
SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY 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 INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA
BAY. SEAS WILL 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 OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. 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-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260030-
/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-
220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

RESIDENTS...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.

$$






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