[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

[Nashville EMWIN]

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

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

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
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 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 79.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 145 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF GRAND CAYMAN. THIS IS ABOUT 465 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAD INCREASED
TO NEAR 165 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS AGAIN MAKES IVAN AN
EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FIVE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...
AS IVAN MOVES MOVES TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH. ON THIS
TRACK...IVAN SHOULD BE MOVING NEAR OR OVER THE CAYMAN ISLANDS ON
SUNDAY. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 914 MB...OR 26.99
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 WAS CLOSED TO COMMERCIAL
TRAFFIC AS OF NOON TODAY. 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. 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
830 PM.

$$

BROCK







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