[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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WTUS82 KEYW 110007
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FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-110330-

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

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF THE FLORIDA KEYS NOW IN EFFECT...

...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 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 17.3 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.5 WEST...OR ABOUT 75 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHEAST OF KINGSTON JAMAICA. THIS IS ABOUT 600 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 150 MILES AN
HOUR...MAKING IVAN A DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE
SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE...AND IT IS POSSIBLE IVAN COULD REGAIN CATEGORY
5 HURRICANE STATUS AS IT PASSES JAMAICA. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE
WEST NORTHWEST NEAR 11 MILES AN HOUR. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
MEASURED AT 926 MB...OR 27.34 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF KEYS RESIDENTS IS IN EFFECT.  RESIDENTS
SHOULD EVACUATE NOW. 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
IS NOW OPEN. 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 COMMERCIAL FLIGHT OPERATIONS THROUGH NOON SATURDAY.
CHECK WITH YOUR AIRLINE FOR YOUR FLIGHT STATUS. GREYHOUND BUS LINES
WILL BE RUNNING A NORMAL SCHEDULE SATURDAY. CALL 1 800...2 3 1...2 2
2 2 FOR DETAILS AND SEAT AVAILABILITY. 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 PM.

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