[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE JEANNE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
830 PM FRI SEP 24 2004

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM
OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE, INCLUDING THE
ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS AND FLORIDA BAY. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH
MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE JEANNE WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 74.3 WEST. THIS IS ABOUT 385 MILES
EAST NORTHEAST OF KEY LARGO. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 100
MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SOME STRENGTHENING IS POSSIBLE IN THE NEXT
24 HOURS. JEANNE IS MOVING TOWARD THE WEST AT NEAR 12 MPH...AND THIS
GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS MEASURED AT 964 MB...OR 28.47 INCHES OF
MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IS MONITORING THE PROGRESS OF
HURRICANE JEANNE AND AT THIS TIME NO PROTECTIVE ACTIONS ARE BEING
RECOMMENDED. INDIVIDUALS SHOULD REVIEW AND UPDATE THEIR HURRICANE
FAMILY PLANS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 20 TO 30 MPH BY TOMORROW
AFTERNOON...WITH TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS POSSIBLE IN GUSTS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT WITHIN THE WATCH AREA. IN THE
ATLANTIC WATERS OFF THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...SEAS WILL BE
BUILDING TO 7 TO 10 FEET OUTSIDE THE REEF...AND 2 TO 3 FEET INSIDE
THE REEF TOMORROW. FLORIDA BAY WATERS WILL BE VERY ROUGH.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED WITH THE PASSAGE OF HURRICANE
JEANNE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. UPCOMING HIGH TIDES AT VACA CUT WILL
OCCUR AT 6:51 AM SATURDAY MORNING AND 8:03 PM SATURDAY EVENING.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE JEANNE
IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED AROUND 1130 PM EDT.

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