[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

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HURRICANE DENNIS LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
530 PM EDT THU JUL 7 2005


...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS...

...LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IN EFFECT FOR ALL MONROE COUNTY...

...MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR RESIDENTS OF THE LOWER KEYS...

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF VISITORS...NON RESIDENTS AND MOBILE HOME
RESIDENTS FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS...

...A HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE IN EFFECT FOR
THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...

...SMALL CRAFT REMAIN IN PORT...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
UPDATED HEADLINES.
UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS WEST OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. A HURRICANE WATCH AND TROPICAL STORM WARNING ARE
IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY. A
HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS...WINDS OF 74 MPH
OR GREATER...ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 500 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE DENNIS WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 19.0 NORTH...LONGITUDE 76.6 WEST. THIS IS ABOUT 510 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...AND 490 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON. MAXIMUM
SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS.
DENNIS IS NOW A CATEGORY THREE INTENSITY ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON
SCALE. SOME ADDITIONAL STRENGTHENING IS FORECAST AS THE CENTER
REACHES CENTRAL CUBA FRIDAY. DENNIS IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST
NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS GENERAL MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR
THE NEXT 24 HOURS. THIS WILL BRING THE CENTER VERY NEAR CABO CRUZ
CUBA TONIGHT...AND VERY NEAR THE SOUTHERN COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA ON
FRIDAY. THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE WAS ESTIMATED AT 957 MB...OR
28.26 INCHES OF MERCURY.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MONROE COUNTY HAS ORDERED A MANDATORY EVACUATION FOR ALL RESIDENTS
OF THE LOWER KEYS WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE.
ADDITIONALLY...MONROE COUNTY HAS ORDERED A VISITOR AND NONRESIDENT
EVACUATION FOR THE ENTIRE FLORIDA KEYS. THE EVACUATION ORDER
INCLUDES ALL TRAVEL TRAILERS AND RECREATIONAL VEHICLES. RESIDENTS
LIVING ON BOATS NEED TO SECURE THEIR VESSELS AND EVACUATE AS WELL.
COUNTY AND STATE PARKS ARE CLOSED. VISITORS WITH IMMEDIATE PLANS TO
VISIT THE KEYS MUST POSTPONE THEM UNTIL THE RISK OF THE STORM
PASSES. THE MONROE EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER IS CURRENTLY FULLY
ACTIVATED AND A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF
MONROE COUNTY. THE TOLLS ON CARD SOUND ROAD HAVE BEEN LIFTED. THE
DRAW BRIDGES AT SNAKE CREEK IN ISLAMORADA AND JEWFISH CREEK IN KEY
LARGO ARE TO BE LOCKED DOWN AT 10 PM THURSDAY SO THAT VEHICULAR
TRAFFIC FLOW WILL NOT BE INTERRUPTED BY BOATS. MONROE COUNTY OFFICES
AND SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. FISHERMANS HOSPITAL IN
MARATHON AND LOWER KEYS MEDICAL CENTER ARE SCHEDULED TO CLOSE
FRIDAY. AIRLINES THAT SERVICE KEY WEST AIRPORT ARE REPORTING THAT
MOST FLIGHTS OUT OF KEY WEST ARE SOLD OUT. GREYHOUND BUSLINES WILL
BE ADDING ADDITIONAL BUSSES THIS EVENING. CONTACT GREYHOUND AT
1-800- 410-5397 FOR MORE INFORMATION. ALL RESIDENTS SHOULD CONTINUE
TO MONITOR FUTURE MEDIA REPORTS AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT BULLETINS
IN THE EVENT OF FUTURE PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AND OTHER INFORMATION.

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
STORM SURGE THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 3 TO
6 FEET...WITH THE HIGHEST SURGE OCCURRING IN THE LOWER KEYS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE LOWER KEYS BY FRIDAY
EVENING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL AFFECT ALL OF THE KEYS
FRIDAY AFTERNOON. CONDITIONS WILL WORSEN FRIDAY NIGHT.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
WINDS AND SEAS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE THIS EVENING...AS HURRICANE
DENNIS APPROACHES. THEREFORE...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL THE AFFECTS OF HURRICANE DENNIS HAVE PASSED. TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO REACH THE FLORIDA STRAITS EARLY FRIDAY
AFTERNOON...AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED FRIDAY NIGHT IN
THE LOWER KEYS. FURTHERMORE...SHOWER ACTIVITY WILL INCREASE TONIGHT
WITH INCREASING SQUALLS EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
THE FLORIDA KEYS CAN EXPECT TO RECEIVE 4 TO 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL IN
ASSOCIATION WITH HURRICANE DENNIS.

...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT UPDATE FOR HURRICANE DENNIS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST WILL BE AROUND 830 PM EDT THURSDAY
AFTERNOON...OR WHEN NEW INFORMATION IS AVAILABLE. FOR ADDITIONAL
INFORMATION...PLEASE CHECK OUR WEB SITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST.

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