[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-060330-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE FRANCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
815 PM EDT SUN SEP 5 2004

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS INCLUDING THE FLORIDA BAY AND THE DRY TORTUGAS...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.
WIND IMPACTS UPDATED.
STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS UPDATED.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE KEYS. THIS
INCLUDES ALL THE SURROUNDING WATERS FROM KEY LARGO TO DRY TORTUGAS...
AND THE GULF WATERS OFFSHORE MAINLAND MONROE.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH
ARE LIKELY IN THE WARNED AREA.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WAS LOCATED BY
RADAR AND SURFACE OBSERVATIONS NEAR LATITUDE 28.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE
82.3 WEST. THIS POSITION IS OVER WEST-CENTRAL FLORIDA ABOUT 15 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF TAMPA....OR ABOUT 250 MILES NORTH OF KEY WEST.
FRANCES HAS BEEN MOVING TOWARD A GENERAL WEST-NORTHWEST DIRECTION
NEAR 8 MPH OVER THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS...AND THIS MOTION IS EXPECTED
TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THE CENTER OF FRANCES IS EXPECTED
TO MOVE OVER THE WATERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO LATER
TONIGHT OR EARLY MONDAY. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE DECREASED TO
NEAR 65 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS...BUT FRANCES COULD REGAIN HURRICANE
STRENGTH OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO ON MONDAY. THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE FROM SURFACE OBSERVATIONS IS 975 MB...28.79 INCHES
OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONROE COUNTY REMAINS ON A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY AND COUNTY
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT REMAINS ON PARTIAL ACTIVATION. KEY WEST
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT HAS REPORTED THAT COMMERCIAL FLIGHTS OUTBOUND
ARE STILL SUSPENDED WITH GENERAL AVIATION STILL OPERATING. ALL
CONCERNED PARTIES NEED TO CONTACT KEY WEST OPERATIONS OR THEIR
CARRIER FOR UPDATES IN THAT AREA. MARATHON AIRPORT REMAINS
OPERATIONAL. CONTACT FBO OPERATIONS FOR AIRPORT UPDATES. GREYHOUND
BUS LINES HAVE SUSPENDED SERVICE UNTIL TUESDAY DUE TO HIGH WINDS.
TOLLS HAVE BEEN SUSPENDED ON CARD SOUND ROAD.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST OVER THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT. MEANWHILE OVER KEYS ISLAND LOCATIONS...SUSTAINED SOUTHWEST
WINDS OF 20 TO 30 MPH WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...WITH GUSTS OF 50 MPH
OR MORE OCCURRING IN PASSING SQUALLS. ONLY A GRADUAL DECREASE IN
WINDS IS ANTICIPATED ON MONDAY.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. SEAS
OF 15 FEET WILL EXIST BEYOND THE REEF...AND BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY
ROUGH.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIMES OF NEXT HIGH TIDES OVERNIGHT:
VACA CUT IN MARATHON...145 AM.
WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...228 AM.
KEY WEST HARBOR...256 AM.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE FRANCES
IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 PM EDT.

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