[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE IVAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
805 AM EDT FRI SEP 10 2004

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF LOWER KEYS RESIDENTS HAS BEGUN AS OF
700 AM...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF MIDDLE KEYS RESIDENTS TO BEGIN AT NOON...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF VISITORS AND NON-RESIDENTS...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF MOBILE HOMES...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
UPDATED TIMING IN THE PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION.
STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN 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 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.7 WEST...OR ABOUT 165 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. THIS IS ABOUT 730 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 145 MILES AN HOUR...
MAKING IVAN A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE.
IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 13 MILES AN HOUR.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS MEASURED AT 934 MB...OR 27.58 INCHES OF
MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A PHASED MANDATORY EVACUATION OF KEYS RESIDENTS IS IN EFFECT.  THOSE
FROM KEY WEST TO THE 7-MILE BRIDGE SHOULD EVACUATE NOW. BEGINNING 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 SW 8TH STREET. FOLLOW THE SIGNS TO
THE SHELTER...WHICH WILL BE OPEN AT 500 PM TODAY. SHELTERS IN THE
KEYS WILL NOT BE OPEN. AN EVACUATION OF VISITORS...NON-RESIDENTS...
RECREATIONAL VEHICLES AND MOBILE HOME RESIDENTS IS IN EFFECT. 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 TONIGHT AT LEAST.
CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE FOR YOUR FLIGHT STATUS. GREYHOUND BUS PLANS
TO CONTINUE SERVICE THROUGH TONIGHT. EXTRA DEPARTURES HAVE BEEN
SCHEDULED. CALL 1 800...2 3 1...2 2 2 2 FOR DETAILS. THE PASSENGER
FERRY TO FORT MYERS HAS A DEPARTURE SCHEDULED THIS AFTERNOON. 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. THERE IS PLENTY OF TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS FOR A
MAJOR HURRICANE AND EVACUATE THE KEYS...HOWEVER...DO NOT...
REPEAT...DO NOT...WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO EVACUATE.

...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
1130 AM.

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RIZZO














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