[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE IVAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
230 PM EDT SAT SEP 11 2004

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

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
UPDATED PREPAREDNESS 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 18.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.0 WEST...OR ABOUT 40 MILES WEST
SOUTHWEST OF THE WESTERN TIP OF JAMAICA. THIS IS ABOUT 490 MILES
SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 145
MILES AN HOUR...MAKING IVAN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. IT IS POSSIBLE IVAN COULD
REGAIN CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE STATUS AS IT APPROACHES THE SOUTHWESTERN
CUBAN COAST. IVAN WAS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST NORTHWEST AT 8 MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 921 MB...OR 27.18 INCHES
OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A MANDATORY EVACUATION OF KEYS RESIDENTS IS IN EFFECT.
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. THE KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS NOW CLOSED TO
COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC AS OF NOON TODAY. GREYHOUND BUS LINES WILL BE
RUNNING A NORMAL SCHEDULE TODAY. CALL 1 800...2 3 1...2 2 2 2 FOR
DETAILS AND SEAT AVAILABILITY. 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 YOUR 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.

$$

SD/DEVANAS



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