[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS RESIDENTS NOW
IN EFFECT...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF VISITORS AND NON-RESIDENTS...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...
...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF MOBILE HOMES...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
UPDATED PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.

...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 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 16.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 75.1 WEST...OR ABOUT 85 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. THIS IS ABOUT 660 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 12 MILES AN
HOUR. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS MEASURED AT 939 MB...OR 27.73
INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A PHASED MANDATORY EVACUATION OF KEYS RESIDENTS IS IN EFFECT.  THOSE
IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS SHOULD EVACUATE NOW. 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. 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 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
530 PM.

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