[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE KATRINA LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1115 PM EDT FRI AUG 26 2005

...EYE OF HURRICANE KATRINA MOVING WEST SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE GULF OF
MEXICO WEST 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 WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
UPDATED WIND IMPACTS.
UPDATED MARINE INPACTS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE 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
5 AM SATURDAY MORNING. A FLOOD WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE
FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 5 AM SATURDAY MORNING.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 1100 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE KATRINA WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.6 WEST...WHICH IS ABOUT 115 MILES
WEST OF KEY WEST. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 105 MPH...WITH
HIGHER GUSTS. KATRINA IS A CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE. FURTHER
STRENGTHENING IS LIKELY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS...AND KATRINA
SHOULD BECOME A  MAJOR HURRICANE ON SATURDAY. KATRINA IS MOVING WEST
SOUTHWEST NEAR 8 MPH. A GRADUAL TURN TO THE WEST OR WEST NORTHWEST
IS EXPECTED 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.
KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORTS WILL
REMAIN CLOSED OVERNIGHT. 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 SUSTAINED WINDS FALL BELOW 35 MPH. 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 INTO THE EARLY MORNING
HOURS OF SATURDAY...MAINLY OVER THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS. WIND
GUSTS REPORTED BETWEEN 10 PM AND 11 PM FRIDAY NIGHT INCLUDE 63 MPH
AT THE AUTOMATED PLATFORM AT SAND KEY OFF KEY WEST...52 MPH AT KEY
WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT...AND 66 MPH AT THE AUTOMATED PLATFORM AT
DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
HAZARDOUS WINDS AND SEAS WILL AFFECT KEYS WATERS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
PROBABLY SUNDAY. GUSTS TO HURRICANE FORCE WILL AFFECT THE GULF OF
MEXICO WATERS AROUND AND NORTH OF THE DRY TORTUGAS AS HURRICANE
KATRINA MOVES WEST OVER THE AREA. A PRIMARILY SOUTHEAST WIND
DIRECTION TONIGHT WILL SEE SPEEDS OF 40 TO 50 KNOTS OR MORE OVER
MOST WATERS ADJOINING THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH GUSTS TO 60 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. STORM SURGE WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE
TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

...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 5 AM SATURDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD
FRESHWATER FLOODING CONTINUES IN THE ISLAND COMMUNITIES ACROSS THE
LOWER KEYS...ESPECIALLY FROM UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY TO KEY WEST. EVEN
THOUGH RAIN IS TAPERING...WATER WILL BE VERY SLOW TO RECEDE
OVERNIGHT. DOPPLER RADAR ESTIMATES AND STORM SPOTTER REPORTS
INDICATE 5 TO 10 INCHES OF RAINFALL HAS ACCUMULATED SINCE 800
AM...AND ANOTHER 1-2 INCHES OF RAIN IS POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS
OVERNIGHT. SINCE THIS MORNING...OVER 9.66 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 530 AM 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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