[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
800 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2005

...EYE OF HURRICANE KATRINA MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO JUST NORTHWEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS INCLUDING
FLORIDA BAY AND THE DRY TORTUGAS...
...FLOOD WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS FROM UPPER
SUGARLOAF KEY TO KEY WEST...
...FLOOD WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL SATURDAY
MORNING...

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

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...
FLORIDA BAY...AND THE DRY TORTUGAS. A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR
THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS FROM UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY TO KEY WEST UNTIL
800 PM EDT. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
CONTINUING UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 800 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.7 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.3 WEST...WHICH IS ABOUT 100 MILES
WEST OF KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 100 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. SOME
STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND KATRINA
COULD BECOME A CATEGORY THREE OR MAJOR HURRICANE ON SATURDAY.
KATRINA IS MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH...AND THIS MOTION IS
EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THIS EVENING...WITH A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST
ON SATURDAY. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 965
MB...OR 28.50 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONROE COUNTY OFFICIALS HAVE CAUTIONED RESIDENTS AND VISITORS TO
REMAIN INDOORS TONIGHT. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT HAS NOT
ISSUED ANY EVACUATION ORDERS AND NO SHELTERS ARE OPEN. RESIDENTS AND
VISITORS SHOULD MONITOR THE PROGRESS OF KATRINA AND LISTEN FOR ANY
BULLETINS FROM OFFICIAL MONROE COUNTY SOURCES.
KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORTS REMAIN
CLOSED. ALL BUS SERVICE OUT OF THE KEYS IS CANCELLED FOR
TONIGHT...AND WILL RESUME TOMORROW MORNING. KEYS ELECTRIC COMPANY
REPORTS TEN THOUSAND CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER BETWEEN BIG PINE
KEY AND KEY WEST. FLORIDA KEYS ELECTRIC CO OP REPORTS UP TO FIFTEEN
HUNDRED CUSTOMERS ARE WITHOUT POWER IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS.
CREWS ARE ASSESSING CONDITIONS AND WILL MAKE REPAIRS WHEN IT IS SAFE
TO DO SO. THE FLORIDA KEYS AQUEDUCT AUTHORITY REPORTS NO PROBLEMS
WITH THE WATER SUPPLY.

...WIND IMPACTS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS...INCLUDING WINDS RANGING BETWEEN 39 MPH
AND 73 MPH...ARE EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS FOR THIS
EVENING...MAINLY OVER THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS. AN AUTOMATED
PLATFORM AT SAND KEY OFF KEY WEST REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 64 MPH AT
626 PM...AND KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT REPORTED A WIND GUST OF
62 MPH AT 625 PM. AN AUTOMATED PLATFORM AT DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL
PARK REPORTED A WIND GUST OF 64 MPH AT 602 PM.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL AFFECT KEYS WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH
PROBABLY SUNDAY. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT THE GULF OF
MEXICO WATERS AROUND AND NORTH OF THE DRY TORTUGAS AS HURRICANE
KATRINA MOVES WEST OVER THE AREA. A PRIMARILY SOUTH WIND DIRECTION
TONIGHT WILL SEE SPEEDS OF 40 TO 60 KNOTS OR MORE OVER MOST WATERS
ADJOINING THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH GUSTS TO 70 KNOTS OR MORE. SEAS
WILL REACH 8 TO 15 FEET OR HIGHER IN OPEN WATERS...WHILE BAY AND
NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN
IN PORT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
TIDES MAY RUN UP TO 2 FEET HIGHER THAN NORMAL...WITH MINOR FLOODING
OF DOCKS AND SOUTH-FACING COASTAL STREETS TONIGHT...INCLUDING SOUTH
ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD IN KEY WEST. A TRAINED WEATHER SPOTTER REPORTED
A TWO AND HALF FOOT SURGE AT THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT IN KEY WEST AT
510 PM.

...TORNADO IMPACTS...
ISOLATED TORNADOES ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FLORIDA KEYS.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
A FLOOD WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER FLORIDA KEYS FROM UPPER
SUGARLOAF KEY TO KEY WEST...UNTIL 12 MIDNIGHT EDT. WIDESPREAD
FRESHWATER FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE ISLAND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
LOWER KEYS...ESPECIALLY FROM UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY TO KEY WEST.
PORTIONS OF NORTH AND SOUTH ROOSEVELT BOULEVARD IN KEY WEST ARE
IMPASSABLE DUE TO HIGH WATER. NUMEROUS CARS ARE STALLED OUT. DOPPLER
RADAR ESTIMATES AND STORM SPOTTER REPORTS INDICATE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF
RAINFALL HAS ACCUMULATED SINCE 800 AM...AND ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
ACCUMULATIONS WILL CONTINUE THIS EVENING IN THE WARNING AREA...AS
MULTIPLE PASSING RAIN BANDS WITH HEAVY DOWNPOURS SWEEP OVER THE
KEYS. SINCE THIS MORNING...OVER 9 INCHES OF RAIN HAS BEEN RECORDED
AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...MAKING TODAY THE FOURTH WETTEST
CALENDAR DAY IN KEY WEST SINCE RECORDS BEGAN IN 1871.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE ON HURRICANE KATRINA FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE AROUND 1130 PM EDT...OR WHEN NEW
INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION...PLEASE CHECK
OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEY WEST.

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