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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK
CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND 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.

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 25.8N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF OCEAN
REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
TODAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK
CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN WATERS TODAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS
THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE
MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER
40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

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

GMZ031-042-052-072-261000-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FLORIDA
BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35
KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST AS
HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC
WATERS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAY WATERS AND
NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5
TO 7 FEET.

$$

FLZ076-261000-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

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.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS IN THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS.

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

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN A FEW
LOCATIONS TODAY. 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-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261000-
/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-
246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

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. PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH TODAY.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS
WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20
TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY TODAY. A FEW SQUALLS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF
OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS TODAY. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE
OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$





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