[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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TROPICAL STORM LOCAL STATEMENT...TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
200 AM EDT MON SEP 6 2004

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR ALL FLORIDA KEYS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS...

...SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WITH GUSTY WINDS TO CONTINUE TODAY...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN CANCELED.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR ALL FLORIDA
KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FRANCES WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 28.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 300 MILES NORTH
NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST...AND 40 MILES WEST OF BAYPORT...FLORIDA.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL
WINDS AND SEAS SUBSIDE. SEAS WILL CONTINUE UP TO 12 FEET THIS
MORNING BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 20 NAUTICAL
MILES NORTH OF KEY WEST. SEAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH TONIGHT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS OF 20 TO 25 MPH WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 MPH
THROUGHOUT THE DAY. HOWEVER...WIND GUSTS OCCASIONALLY ABOVE 35 MPH
WILL OCCUR IN SHOWERS IN THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE
THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
WHILE THE AIRPORTS AT KEY WEST AND MARATHON ARE OPERATING...
PASSENGERS SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR COMMERCIAL AIRLINE BEFORE FOR
FLIGHT UPDATES.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE FINAL LOCAL STATEMENT ON TROPICAL STORM FRANCES
ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST. PLEASE CONTINUE
TO MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR SHORT TERM FORECASTS AND POSSIBLE
SPECIAL MARINE WARNINGS.

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JR

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