[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
612 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA
KEYS...
...TORNADO WATCH FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...
.AT 500 PM EDT...2100Z...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS
LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.6 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.9 WEST OR NEAR
KEY WEST FLORIDA.
FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHWEST NEAR 12 MPH. A TURN TOWARD
THE NORTH WITH A SLOWER FORWARD SPEED IS EXPECTED TONIGHT. THIS
MOTION SHOULD BRING THE CENTER OF FAY AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS
TONIGHT.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH.
ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 998 MB OR 29.47 INCHES.
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FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-
612 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 5 PM ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION UPDATED FOR FLOODING AND
VISITORS WELCOME BACK.
STORM TIDES INFORMATION UPDATED IN THE STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE
SECTION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING HAS BEEN COMMON IN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS...WITH A FEW REPORTS OF DEEP STANDING WATER ON SIDE ROADS IN
BIG PINE KEY...AS WELL AS CROSS STREET AND MALONEY AVENUE ON STOCK
ISLAND. MINOR POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF THE
FLOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS. SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.
A COUPLE OF POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE UPPER KEYS. ALL
DRAW BRIDGES ARE LOCKED DOWN...AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN TO MARINE
VESSELS. ALL MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY. ALL
VISITORS ALL WELCOME TO RETURN ON WEDNESDAY. THE MONROE COUNTY
EMERGENCY INFORMATION PHONE LINE IS OPERATIONAL AT 800-955-5504...AND
THE KEY WEST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER RUMOR CONTROL HOTLINE IS
ALSO OPERATIONAL AT 305-809-1108.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL STORM TIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER KEYS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES
THROUGHOUT THE KEYS...
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
12:04 AM TUESDAY
IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...
1053 PM TONIGHT
IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...
10:57 PM TONIGHT
NEAR KEY LARGO AT ROCK HARBOR...
11:03 PM TONIGHT
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS...WITH OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE IN
THE LOWER KEYS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN
ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY.
THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO UNANCHORED MOBILE
HOMES...PORCHES...CARPORTS AND AWNINGS. LOOSE OBJECTS...SUCH AS
TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND AND CAN
BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. WINDS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND
CAUSEWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 98 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39
MPH OR GREATER.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 99 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39
MPH OR GREATER.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS A 65 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
AS OF 6 PM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE RANGED
MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND
6 INCHES AT RAMROD KEY AND CUDJOE KEY. AN ADDITIONAL...1 TO 2 INCHES
IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE KEYS TONIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS EVENING. A
TORNADO WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN
THE FLORIDA KEYS. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL DIMINISH
SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVES OUT
OF OUR REGION. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD MOVE NORTH OF THE
FLORIDA STRAITS BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 7 TO 9
FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET...WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS ON THE GULF SIDE MAY BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET
LATE TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM
FAY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED AT AROUND 9 PM...OR SOONER IF
NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
612 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 5 PM ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION UPDATED FOR FLOODING AND
VISITORS WELCOME BACK.
STORM TIDES INFORMATION UPDATED IN THE STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE
SECTION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING HAS BEEN COMMON IN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS...WITH A FEW REPORTS OF DEEP STANDING WATER ON SIDE ROADS IN
BIG PINE KEY...AS WELL AS CROSS STREET AND MALONEY AVENUE ON STOCK
ISLAND. MINOR POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF THE
FLOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS. SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.
A COUPLE OF POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE UPPER KEYS. ALL
DRAW BRIDGES ARE LOCKED DOWN...AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN TO MARINE
VESSELS. ALL MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY. ALL
VISITORS ALL WELCOME TO RETURN ON WEDNESDAY. THE MONROE COUNTY
EMERGENCY INFORMATION PHONE LINE IS OPERATIONAL AT 800-955-5504...AND
THE KEY WEST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER RUMOR CONTROL HOTLINE IS
ALSO OPERATIONAL AT 305-809-1108.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL STORM TIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER KEYS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES
THROUGHOUT THE KEYS...
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
12:04 AM TUESDAY
IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...
1053 PM TONIGHT
IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...
10:57 PM TONIGHT
NEAR KEY LARGO AT ROCK HARBOR...
11:03 PM TONIGHT
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS...WITH OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE IN
THE LOWER KEYS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN
ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY.
THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO UNANCHORED MOBILE
HOMES...PORCHES...CARPORTS AND AWNINGS. LOOSE OBJECTS...SUCH AS
TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND AND CAN
BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. WINDS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND
CAUSEWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 98 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39
MPH OR GREATER.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 99 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39
MPH OR GREATER.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS A 65 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
AS OF 6 PM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE RANGED
MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND
6 INCHES AT RAMROD KEY AND CUDJOE KEY. AN ADDITIONAL...1 TO 2 INCHES
IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE KEYS TONIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS EVENING. A
TORNADO WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN
THE FLORIDA KEYS. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL DIMINISH
SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVES OUT
OF OUR REGION. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD MOVE NORTH OF THE
FLORIDA STRAITS BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 7 TO 9
FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET...WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS ON THE GULF SIDE MAY BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET
LATE TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM
FAY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED AT AROUND 9 PM...OR SOONER IF
NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
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GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
612 PM EDT MON AUG 18 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 5 PM ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION UPDATED FOR FLOODING AND
VISITORS WELCOME BACK.
STORM TIDES INFORMATION UPDATED IN THE STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE
SECTION.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF TROPICAL STORM FAY.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
MINOR TO MODERATE FLOODING HAS BEEN COMMON IN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS...WITH A FEW REPORTS OF DEEP STANDING WATER ON SIDE ROADS IN
BIG PINE KEY...AS WELL AS CROSS STREET AND MALONEY AVENUE ON STOCK
ISLAND. MINOR POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN REPORTED IN PORTIONS OF THE
FLOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS. SEVERAL TREES WERE DOWN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS.
A COUPLE OF POWER LINES WERE REPORTED DOWN IN THE UPPER KEYS. ALL
DRAW BRIDGES ARE LOCKED DOWN...AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN TO MARINE
VESSELS. ALL MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TUESDAY. ALL
VISITORS ALL WELCOME TO RETURN ON WEDNESDAY. THE MONROE COUNTY
EMERGENCY INFORMATION PHONE LINE IS OPERATIONAL AT 800-955-5504...AND
THE KEY WEST EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER RUMOR CONTROL HOTLINE IS
ALSO OPERATIONAL AT 305-809-1108.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL STORM TIDES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE MIDDLE AND
UPPER KEYS.
THE FOLLOWING ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES
THROUGHOUT THE KEYS...
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
12:04 AM TUESDAY
IN MARATHON AT VACA CUT...
1053 PM TONIGHT
IN ISLAMORADA AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...
10:57 PM TONIGHT
NEAR KEY LARGO AT ROCK HARBOR...
11:03 PM TONIGHT
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS...WITH OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS POSSIBLE IN
THE LOWER KEYS THIS EVENING AND EARLY TONIGHT. WINDS WILL DECREASE IN
ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS LATE TONIGHT AND ESPECIALLY TUESDAY.
THESE WINDS ARE CAPABLE OF CAUSING DAMAGE TO UNANCHORED MOBILE
HOMES...PORCHES...CARPORTS AND AWNINGS. LOOSE OBJECTS...SUCH AS
TRASH CANS AND LAWN FURNITURE WILL BE EASILY BLOWN AROUND AND CAN
BECOME DANGEROUS PROJECTILES. WINDS WILL BE DANGEROUS ON BRIDGES AND
CAUSEWAYS...ESPECIALLY FOR HIGH PROFILE VEHICLES. ADDITIONAL POWER
OUTAGES ARE POSSIBLE.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 98 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39
MPH OR GREATER.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 99 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39
MPH OR GREATER.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS A 65 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
AS OF 6 PM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE RANGED
MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF AROUND
6 INCHES AT RAMROD KEY AND CUDJOE KEY. AN ADDITIONAL...1 TO 2 INCHES
IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE KEYS TONIGHT.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS EVENING. A
TORNADO WATCH MEANS THERE IS A POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN
THE FLORIDA KEYS. HOWEVER...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL DIMINISH
SIGNIFICANTLY TONIGHT.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVES OUT
OF OUR REGION. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS SHOULD MOVE NORTH OF THE
FLORIDA STRAITS BY AROUND MIDNIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 7 TO 9
FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET...WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE
TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...SEAS ON THE GULF SIDE MAY BUILD TO 4 TO 6 FEET
LATE TONIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM
FAY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED AT AROUND 9 PM...OR SOONER IF
NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
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