[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE IVAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
800 AM EDT SUN SEP 12 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 800 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.2 WEST...OR ABOUT 35 MILES SOUTH
OF GRAND CAYMAN. THIS IS ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTH OF KEY WEST. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 155 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. THIS MAKES
IVAN AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. SOME FLUCTUATIONS IN INTENSITY ARE LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24
HOURS. IVAN IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 9 MPH...AND A
TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST IS EXPECTED DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS. ON
THIS TRACK...THE CENTER OF IVAN SHOULD BE NEAR GRAND CAYMAN BY THIS
AFTERNOON. MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 919 MB...OR
27.14 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 AT NOON ON SATURDAY. GREYHOUND BUS LINES HAS SUSPENDED ITS
SERVICE BETWEEN THE KEYS AND MIAMI...UNTIL THE THREAT OF HAZARDOUS
CONDITIONS FROM HURRICANE IVAN HAS ENDED. FOR UPDATES AND DETAILS ON
GREYHOUND BUS SERVICE...CALL 1 800...2 3 1...2 2 2 2. 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 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.

$$

MR


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