[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
REMNANTS OF PATTY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SANDY NEAR NORTHERN 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 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
TODAY. THE CORE OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT
FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE
EASTERN WATERS TODAY...MAINLY IN FREQUENT GUSTS. 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.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

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 REMNANTS OF
PATTY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 10 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

GMZ031-042-052-072-261815-
/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-
815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS 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 FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS.
SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH
WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 4 TO 7 FEET.

$$

FLZ076-261815-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
815 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.

OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD REMAIN SECURED TODAY.
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD KEEP VESSELS SECURED.
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 PROBABILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IN THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 30
MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH EARLY.

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261815-
/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-
815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY...

...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 TODAY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN
GUSTY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE CLOSER TO 25 MPH.

...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. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER
THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS...AND UP TO 11 FEET IN THE GULF WATERS
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS.

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