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

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER KEYS...

.AT 500 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM FAY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.9 NORTH...LONGITUDE 81.7 WEST...ON THE FLORIDA COASTLINE
AT CAPE ROMANO. THIS POSITION IS ALSO ABOUT 95 MILES NORTH OF KEY
WEST.

FAY IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTH-NORTHEAST NEAR 9 MPH...AND THIS
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE TODAY...TAKING THE CENTER OF FAY
ACROSS THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED AND A TURN
TO THE NORTH IS EXPECTED ON WEDNESDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 60 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. SLOW
WEAKENING IS EXPECTED AS FAY MOVES INLAND.

THE MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY RECONNAISSANCE AIRCRAFT WAS
989 MB OR 29.21 INCHES.

GMZ054-074-075-191030-
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WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-
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-
524 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 5 AM ADVISORY.
WATCHES/WARNINGS UPDATED WITH REDUCED TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.
TORNADO INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE TORNADO WATCH.
MARINE INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND POST
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SOME WATERS.

...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 THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
FROM THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST...AND FOR THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

...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 EARLY MORNING HOURS IN
PARTS OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWER KEYS
SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AS OF 5 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 IN THE UPPER
KEYS 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...

THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE KEYS AS FAY MOVES
FURTHER NORTHWARD...AND THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE UPPER KEYS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WATERS TO THE SOUTH
AND WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED IN THAT AREA. TROPICAL STORM WINDS SHOULD CLEAR OUT OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF SIDE WATERS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS END. ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE...SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 8 TO
13 FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF OF 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 900 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

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MONROE LOWER KEYS-
524 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 5 AM ADVISORY.
WATCHES/WARNINGS UPDATED WITH REDUCED TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.
TORNADO INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE TORNADO WATCH.
MARINE INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND POST
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SOME WATERS.

...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 THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
FROM THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST...AND FOR THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

...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 EARLY MORNING HOURS IN
PARTS OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWER KEYS
SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AS OF 5 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 IN THE UPPER
KEYS 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...

THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE KEYS AS FAY MOVES
FURTHER NORTHWARD...AND THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE UPPER KEYS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WATERS TO THE SOUTH
AND WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED IN THAT AREA. TROPICAL STORM WINDS SHOULD CLEAR OUT OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF SIDE WATERS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS END. ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE...SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 8 TO
13 FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF OF 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 900 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

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FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 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-
524 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 5 AM ADVISORY.
WATCHES/WARNINGS UPDATED WITH REDUCED TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.
TORNADO INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE TORNADO WATCH.
MARINE INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND POST
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SOME WATERS.

...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 THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
FROM THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST...AND FOR THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

...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 EARLY MORNING HOURS IN
PARTS OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWER KEYS
SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AS OF 5 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 IN THE UPPER
KEYS 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...

THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE KEYS AS FAY MOVES
FURTHER NORTHWARD...AND THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE UPPER KEYS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WATERS TO THE SOUTH
AND WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED IN THAT AREA. TROPICAL STORM WINDS SHOULD CLEAR OUT OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF SIDE WATERS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS END. ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE...SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 8 TO
13 FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF OF 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 900 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-
524 AM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008

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

...NEW INFORMATION...

STORM INFORMATION UPDATED FOR THE 5 AM ADVISORY.
WATCHES/WARNINGS UPDATED WITH REDUCED TROPICAL STORM WARNING AREA.
TORNADO INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE TORNADO WATCH.
MARINE INFORMATION UPDATED TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND POST
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR SOME WATERS.

...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 THE MIDDLE AND UPPER
KEYS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE LOWER KEYS...
FROM THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST...AND FOR THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

...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 EARLY MORNING HOURS IN
PARTS OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. WIND GUSTS IN THE LOWER KEYS
SHOULD GENERALLY REMAIN LESS THAN 35 MPH. WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO
DECREASE THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...

AS OF 5 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 IN THE UPPER
KEYS 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...

THE THREAT OF TORNADOES HAS DIMINISHED ACROSS THE KEYS AS FAY MOVES
FURTHER NORTHWARD...AND THE TORNADO WATCH FOR THE UPPER KEYS HAS BEEN
CANCELLED.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS HAVE ENDED ACROSS THE WATERS TO THE SOUTH
AND WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN
POSTED IN THAT AREA. TROPICAL STORM WINDS SHOULD CLEAR OUT OF THE
REMAINDER OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF SIDE WATERS DURING THE MORNING
HOURS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS END. ON THE ATLANTIC SIDE...SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 8 TO
13 FEET AND SEAS INSIDE THE REEF OF 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 900 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.

$$

JACOBSON





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