[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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TROPICAL STORM KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
200 PM EDT WED AUG 24 2005

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
UPDATED WIND IMPACTS.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FLORIDA
KEYS...FROM THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH OCEAN
REEF. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
INCLUDING WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH...ARE POSSIBLE IN THE WATCH AREA
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM KATRINA WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 25.2 NORTH...LONGITUDE 77.0 WEST...OR ABOUT 300 MILES
EAST OF KEY WEST OR ABOUT 215 MILES EAST OF KEY LARGO. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 45 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ADDITIONAL
STRENGTHENING IS EXPECTED. TROPICAL STORM KATRINA IS MOVING TOWARD
THE NORTH NORTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND A TURN TOWARD THE NORTHWEST OR
WEST NORTHWEST AT A SLIGHTLY SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TO
OCCUR TONIGHT OR EARLY THURSDAY. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS
ESTIMATED AT 1003 MB...OR 29.62 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS NOT ISSUED ANY PREPAREDNESS
ACTIONS AT THIS TIME...AND ALL GOVERNMENT OFFICES AND SCHOOLS ARE
OPEN TODAY. RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO LISTEN FOR ANY BULLETINS FROM
OFFICIAL MONROE COUNTY SOURCES THROUGHOUT TODAY. VISITORS ENJOYING
FLORIDA KEYS LODGING TODAY SHOULD CHECK WITH THEIR FRONT DESK FOR
ANY OFFICIAL RECOMMENDATIONS FROM MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 TO 73 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...FROM THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH OCEAN
REEF...AND MAY BEGIN AS EARLY AS LATE THURSDAY EVENING. RESIDENTS
MAY CONSIDER SECURING LOOSE OBJECTS IN YARDS AND ON BALCONIES WHICH
COULD BE BLOWN ABOUT IN STRONG WINDS.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL INCREASE OUT OF THE WEST AND NORTHWEST THURSDAY
EVENING. SEAS MAY BECOME HAZARDOUS FOR SMALL CRAFT OVER WATERS
ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY NIGHT...AND
CONTINUE THROUGH SATURDAY. SEAS MAY BUILD UP TO 8 FEET BEYOND THE
REEF IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY LATE THURSDAY NIGHT OR FRIDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE FLOODING IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. TIDES
MAY RUN HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WITH POSSIBLE MINOR NUISANCE FLOODING
OF DOCKS AND LOW COASTAL STREETS ALONG THE BAYSIDE OF NORTH KEY
LARGO AND JEWFISH CREEK LATE THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
TOTAL RAINFALL OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS IN THE
UPPER KEYS...IS POSSIBLE BEGINNING THURSDAY NIGHT AND CONTINUING
THROUGH SATURDAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE ON TROPICAL STORM KATRINA FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE AROUND 530 PM EDT...OR WHEN NEW
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION... PLEASE CHECK
OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST.

$$

K. KASPER




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