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TROPICAL STORM FAY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
242 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA
KEYS...

.AT 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.8 WEST OR ABOUT 45 MILES SOUTH OF
NAPLES FLORIDA. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 65 MILES NORTH OF KEY
WEST.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH NEAR 7 MPH. A MOTION JUST EAST OF DUE
NORTH IS EXPECTED PRIOR TO LANDFALL...WITH A NORTH-NORTHEASTWARD
MOTION EXPECTED OVER THE NEXT DAY OR TWO. ON THIS TRACK THE CENTER
WILL REACH THE COAST OF SOUTHWEST FLORIDA LATER THIS MORNING AND
CONTINUE INLAND OVER CENTRAL FLORIDA TODAY AND TONIGHT.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS. FAY COULD
STILL APPROACH HURRICANE STRENGTH PRIOR TO LANDFALL. WEAKENING IS
LIKELY WHILE FAY MOVES OVER THE FLORIDA PENINSULA.

AN AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTER PLANE REPORTED A MINIMUM CENTRAL
PRESSURE OF 994 MB OR 29.35 INCHES.

GMZ031-052-191000-
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FLORIDA BAY-OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
242 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 2 AM ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE OLD DATA.
STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION UPDATED TO FURTHER REDUCE
EXPECTED EFFECTS.
WIND INFORMATION UPDATED TO REDUCE EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS.
RAINFALL IMPACTS UPDATED TO REDUCE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED TO ADJUST SEAS AND DECREASING TRENDS.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SNAKE CREEK AND JEWFISH CREEK DRAW BRIDGES REMAIN LOCKED
DOWN...AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN TO MARINE VESSELS. ALL MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS...MONROE COUNTY OFFICES AND FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL REOPEN AT NOON TODAY. CITY OF MARATHON
OFFICES WILL REOPEN TODAY. ISLAMORADA VILLAGE HALL WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY...REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY. KEY WEST AIRPORT EXPECTS TO RESUME
NORMAL OPERATIONS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALL VISITORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ON WEDNESDAY. MOST KEYS HOTELS AND
ATTRACTIONS ARE TO BEGIN REOPENING TODAY...AND SHOULD BE FULLY
OPERATIONAL BY WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING LESS THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS
DURING THE NIGHT. MINOR OVERWASH IN A FEW LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING
IS EXPECTED.

...WINDS...

MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...MAINLY
WITHIN RAIN BANDS...WILL CONTINUE DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS IN PARTS
OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWER KEYS SHOULD
GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AS OF 2 AM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE RANGED
MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF OVER 6
INCHES AT RAMROD KEY AND CUDJOE KEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE KEYS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE IF HEAVIER
RAIN BANDS DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN. LOCALIZED MINOR
PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK.

...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 BEFORE DAYBREAK. ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE...SEAS BEYOND
THE REEF OF 9 TO 15 FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY. SEAS WELL OFFSHORE ON THE GULF SIDE WILL REMAIN
BETWEEN 7 AND 13 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY
SUBSIDE DURING THE DAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL
STORM FAY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

FLZ076-191000-
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MONROE UPPER KEYS-
242 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 2 AM ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE OLD DATA.
STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION UPDATED TO FURTHER REDUCE
EXPECTED EFFECTS.
WIND INFORMATION UPDATED TO REDUCE EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS.
RAINFALL IMPACTS UPDATED TO REDUCE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED TO ADJUST SEAS AND DECREASING TRENDS.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SNAKE CREEK AND JEWFISH CREEK DRAW BRIDGES REMAIN LOCKED
DOWN...AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN TO MARINE VESSELS. ALL MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS...MONROE COUNTY OFFICES AND FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL REOPEN AT NOON TODAY. CITY OF MARATHON
OFFICES WILL REOPEN TODAY. ISLAMORADA VILLAGE HALL WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY...REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY. KEY WEST AIRPORT EXPECTS TO RESUME
NORMAL OPERATIONS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALL VISITORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ON WEDNESDAY. MOST KEYS HOTELS AND
ATTRACTIONS ARE TO BEGIN REOPENING TODAY...AND SHOULD BE FULLY
OPERATIONAL BY WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING LESS THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS
DURING THE NIGHT. MINOR OVERWASH IN A FEW LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING
IS EXPECTED.

...WINDS...

MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...MAINLY
WITHIN RAIN BANDS...WILL CONTINUE DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS IN PARTS
OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWER KEYS SHOULD
GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AS OF 2 AM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE RANGED
MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF OVER 6
INCHES AT RAMROD KEY AND CUDJOE KEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE KEYS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE IF HEAVIER
RAIN BANDS DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN. LOCALIZED MINOR
PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK.

...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 BEFORE DAYBREAK. ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE...SEAS BEYOND
THE REEF OF 9 TO 15 FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY. SEAS WELL OFFSHORE ON THE GULF SIDE WILL REMAIN
BETWEEN 7 AND 13 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY
SUBSIDE DURING THE DAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL
STORM FAY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

GMZ032-033-053-054-072>075-191000-
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GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
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-
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-
242 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 2 AM ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE OLD DATA.
STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION UPDATED TO FURTHER REDUCE
EXPECTED EFFECTS.
WIND INFORMATION UPDATED TO REDUCE EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS.
RAINFALL IMPACTS UPDATED TO REDUCE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED TO ADJUST SEAS AND DECREASING TRENDS.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SNAKE CREEK AND JEWFISH CREEK DRAW BRIDGES REMAIN LOCKED
DOWN...AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN TO MARINE VESSELS. ALL MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS...MONROE COUNTY OFFICES AND FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL REOPEN AT NOON TODAY. CITY OF MARATHON
OFFICES WILL REOPEN TODAY. ISLAMORADA VILLAGE HALL WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY...REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY. KEY WEST AIRPORT EXPECTS TO RESUME
NORMAL OPERATIONS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALL VISITORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ON WEDNESDAY. MOST KEYS HOTELS AND
ATTRACTIONS ARE TO BEGIN REOPENING TODAY...AND SHOULD BE FULLY
OPERATIONAL BY WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING LESS THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS
DURING THE NIGHT. MINOR OVERWASH IN A FEW LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING
IS EXPECTED.

...WINDS...

MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...MAINLY
WITHIN RAIN BANDS...WILL CONTINUE DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS IN PARTS
OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWER KEYS SHOULD
GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AS OF 2 AM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE RANGED
MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF OVER 6
INCHES AT RAMROD KEY AND CUDJOE KEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE KEYS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE IF HEAVIER
RAIN BANDS DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN. LOCALIZED MINOR
PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK.

...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 BEFORE DAYBREAK. ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE...SEAS BEYOND
THE REEF OF 9 TO 15 FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY. SEAS WELL OFFSHORE ON THE GULF SIDE WILL REMAIN
BETWEEN 7 AND 13 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY
SUBSIDE DURING THE DAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL
STORM FAY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

FLZ077-078-191000-
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MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
242 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 2 AM ADVISORY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE OLD DATA.
STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE INFORMATION UPDATED TO FURTHER REDUCE
EXPECTED EFFECTS.
WIND INFORMATION UPDATED TO REDUCE EXPECTED WIND SPEEDS.
RAINFALL IMPACTS UPDATED TO REDUCE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL RAINFALL
AMOUNTS.
MARINE IMPACTS UPDATED TO ADJUST SEAS AND DECREASING TRENDS.

...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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

THE SNAKE CREEK AND JEWFISH CREEK DRAW BRIDGES REMAIN LOCKED
DOWN...AND THEY WILL NOT OPEN TO MARINE VESSELS. ALL MONROE COUNTY
SCHOOLS...MONROE COUNTY OFFICES AND FLORIDA KEYS COMMUNITY COLLEGE
WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL REOPEN AT NOON TODAY. CITY OF MARATHON
OFFICES WILL REOPEN TODAY. ISLAMORADA VILLAGE HALL WILL BE CLOSED
TODAY...REOPENING ON WEDNESDAY. KEY WEST AIRPORT EXPECTS TO RESUME
NORMAL OPERATIONS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ALL VISITORS SHOULD BE ABLE TO
RETURN TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ON WEDNESDAY. MOST KEYS HOTELS AND
ATTRACTIONS ARE TO BEGIN REOPENING TODAY...AND SHOULD BE FULLY
OPERATIONAL BY WEDNESDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...

TIDES HAVE BEEN RUNNING LESS THAN 1 FOOT ABOVE PREDICTED LEVELS
DURING THE NIGHT. MINOR OVERWASH IN A FEW LOW LYING AREAS WILL BE
POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT COASTAL FLOODING
IS EXPECTED.

...WINDS...

MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 MPH...MAINLY
WITHIN RAIN BANDS...WILL CONTINUE DURING THE PREDAWN HOURS IN PARTS
OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWER KEYS SHOULD
GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 40 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AS OF 2 AM...RAINFALL AMOUNTS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS HAVE RANGED
MAINLY BETWEEN 2 AND 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS OF OVER 6
INCHES AT RAMROD KEY AND CUDJOE KEY. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF
UP TO ONE QUARTER INCH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE KEYS THROUGH THE EARLY
MORNING HOURS...WITH LOCAL AMOUNTS UP TO 1 INCH POSSIBLE IF HEAVIER
RAIN BANDS DEVELOP AND MOVE OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN. LOCALIZED MINOR
PONDING IN LOW LYING AREAS WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE THROUGH THIS MORNING.

...TORNADOES...

A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS
THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. A TORNADO WATCH MEANS THERE IS A
POSSIBILITY OF ISOLATED TORNADOES IN THE WATCH AREA. HOWEVER...
THE THREAT OF TORNADOES WILL DIMINISH BY DAYBREAK.

...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 BEFORE DAYBREAK. ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE...SEAS BEYOND
THE REEF OF 9 TO 15 FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF 2 TO 4 FEET WILL
SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY. SEAS WELL OFFSHORE ON THE GULF SIDE WILL REMAIN
BETWEEN 7 AND 13 FEET THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING...THEN SLOWLY
SUBSIDE DURING THE DAY.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL
STORM FAY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

JACOBSON






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