[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

WTUS82 KEYW 100314
HLSEYW
FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-100630-

HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE IVAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1115 PM EDT THU SEP 9 2004

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF RESIDENTS TO BEGIN AT 700 AM FRIDAY...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF VISITORS AND NON-RESIDENTS IN EFFECT...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES IN EFFECT...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF MOBILE HOME HOMES IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.
EVACUATION INFORMATION UPDATED.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS
TIME.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 15.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 73.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 290 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. THIS IS ABOUT 840 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 150 MILES AN
HOUR...MAKING IVAN A CATEGORY FOUR ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IVAN
IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 13 MILES AN HOUR. MINIMUM
CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 923 MB...OR 27.26 INCHES OF
MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
AN EVACUATION OF VISITORS...NON-RESIDENTS...RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
AND MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS IS IN EFFECT. A PHASED MANDATORY
EVACUATION OF KEYS RESIDENTS WILL BEGIN FRIDAY MORNING. AT 700
AM...THOSE FROM KEY WEST TO THE 7-MILE BRIDGE SHOULD EVACUATE. AT
NOON...RESIDENTS OF THE MIDDLE KEYS SHOULD EVACUATE. AT 400
PM...RESIDENTS OF THE UPPER KEYS SHOULD EVACUATE. RESIDENTS...MAKE
SURE YOU HAVE YOUR RE-ENTRY PERMIT. THE SHELTER FOR MONROE COUNTY IS
LOCATED AT FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY. TAKE U.S. 1 NORTH TO
THE TURNPIKE...THEN EXIT EAST ON S.W. 8TH STREET. FOLLOW THE SIGNS
TO THE SHELTER...WHICH WILL BE OPEN AT 500 PM FRIDAY. SHELTERS IN
THE KEYS WILL NOT BE OPEN. TOLLS AT CARD SOUND ROAD AND ON THE
FLORIDA TURNPIKE HAVE BEEN LIFTED. THE MONROE COUNTY INFORMATION
HOT-LINE HAS THE LATEST INFORMATION. THEY MAY BE REACHED AT 1
800...9 5 5...5 5 0 4. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL CONTINUE
FLIGHT OPERATIONS THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT AT LEAST. CHECK WITH YOUR
AIRLINE FOR YOUR FLIGHT STATUS. GREYHOUND BUS PLANS TO CONTINUE
SERVICE THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT. EXTRA DEPARTURES HAVE BEEN SCHEDULED.
CALL 1 800...2 3 1...2 2 2 2 FOR DETAILS. THE PASSENGER FERRY TO
FORT MYERS HAS TWO DEPARTURES SCHEDULED FRIDAY. CALL 3 0 5...2 9
4...4 0 0 0 FOR DETAILS. THE AUTHORITIES ASK THAT YOU REMAIN
CALM...AND LISTEN FOR LATER INSTRUCTIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS. ONCE
AGAIN...THE MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY HOT-LINE IS 1 800...9 5 5...5 5
0 4.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
IN ORDER TO ALLOW VEHICLE TRAFFIC TO PROCEED UNIMPEDED...THE BRIDGES
AT SNAKE CREEK AND JEWFISH CREEK WILL BE LOCKED IN THE DOWN
POSITION...AND THUS CLOSED TO MARINE VESSEL TRAFFIC.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT STATEMENT CONCERNING HURRICANE IVAN WILL BE ISSUED AROUND
230 AM.

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DEVANAS



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