[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KEYW 131132
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FLZ076-077-078-GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075-131500-

HURRICANE CHARLEY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
730 AM EDT FRI AUG 13 2004

...SEEK SECURE SHELTER IN A STRONG BUILDING IMMEDIATELY...

...ALL HURRICANE PREPARATIONS AND EVACUATIONS SHOULD BE COMPLETED...

...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO BEYOND
THE DRY TORTUGAS...

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE SEVEN
MILE BRIDGE INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS UPDATED.
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
STAY TUNED TO LOCAL RADIO AND TELEVISION FOR ANY NOTICES FROM LOCAL
AUTHORITIES.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS TO
BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE AFFECTS
OF HURRICANE CHARLEY.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS IN MONROE
COUNTY...FROM THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO BEYOND DRY TORTUGAS. A
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS IN MONROE
COUNTY FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...INCLUDING FLORIDA
BAY. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...INCLUDING
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GREATER AND STORM SURGE...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN 24
HOURS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS...INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH AND STORM SURGE...ARE
EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS.

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE ENTIRE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 500
PM THIS AFTERNOON.

...STORM INFORMATION....
AT 7 AM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE CHARLEY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
24.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.9 WEST OR ABOUT 75 MILES...WEST SOUTHWEST
OF KEY WEST. CHARLEY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 18
MPH....AND A GRADUAL TURN TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED TODAY. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 110 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE AND CHARLEY IS FORECAST TO BE A MAJOR
HURRICANE AS IT APPROACHES THE FLORIDA WEST COAST. LATEST MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY A HURRICANE RECONNAISSANCE PLANE WAS
969 MB...28.61 INCHES.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE FLOODING OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL TIDE LEVELS IS
EXPECTED THIS MORNING. THE GREATEST THREAT OF STORM SURGE WILL BE IN
THE LOWER KEYS AND KEY WEST. ALSO...DAMAGING WAVES CAN BE EXPECTED
IN ADDITION TO THE STORM SURGE. AS HURRICANE CHARLEY IS CURRENTLY
FORECAST TO PASS WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...THE GREATEST THREAT OF
STORM SURGE WILL BE ALONG THE SOUTHERN...ATLANTIC SHORES OF THE
KEYS...ESPECIALLY IN THE LOWER KEYS AND KEY WEST. THE NEXT
ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES WILL BE AT 842 AM THIS MORNING...AND 1020 PM
THIS EVENING AT KEY WEST HARBOR. HIGH TIDES AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON
WILL BE AT 731 AM THIS MORNING...AND 909 PM THIS EVENING.

...LOCAL TORNADO IMPACTS...
THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE CURRENTLY LOCATED WITHIN THE RIGHT FRONT
QUADRANT OF HURRICANE CHARLEY...WHICH IS HIGHLY FAVORED FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONE INDUCED TORNADOES. SUBSEQUENTLY...THERE IS A SUBSTANTIAL
RISK FOR TORNADOES IN THE OUTER RAINBANDS OF CHARLEY WHICH SHOULD
BEGIN AFFECTING THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGHOUT THE DAY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
PERIODIC SQUALLS WILL MOVE THROUGH THE KEYS THIS
MORNING...ACCOMPANIED BY WIND GUSTS OF 60 TO 70 MPH. WINDS IN THE
LOWER KEYS HAVE BEEN SUSTAINED AT 30 TO 35 MPH...AND WILL CONTINUE
THROUGH THE MORNING. HURRICANE FORCE WIND GUSTS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN
THE HURRICANE WARNING AREA THIS MORNING. IT IS IMPERATIVE YOU DO NOT
VENTURE OUT ON AREA ROADWAYS...AND YOU SHOULD PLAN TO TAKE SHELTER
WITHIN AN ENCLOSED INTERIOR ROOM OF YOUR RESIDENCE WHEN HIGH WINDS
ARRIVE.

...LOCAL MARINE IMPACT...
TROPICAL STORM TO HURRICANE FORCE WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL PERSIST
OVER THE COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. MARINERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
TODAY.

...LOCAL FLOOD IMPACT...
RAINFALL OF 4 TO 8 INCHES WILL BE POSSIBLE WITH HURRICANE CHARLEY
THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. THESE RAINS WILL LIKELY PRODUCE FLOODING OF
LOW LYING AND FLOOD PRONE AREAS ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS AND KEY
WEST...ESPECIALLY IF STORM SURGE FLOODING PREVENTS RAINWATER
DRAINAGE.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE CHARLEY
TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED AT 900 AM.
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