[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO BEYOND DRY TORTUGAS AND THE NEARSHORE GULF
WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM...
...TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS...
.AT 5 PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
22.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 82.9 WEST...OR ABOUT 160 MILES SOUTH
SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST.
GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH...AND THIS MOTION
IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE FOR THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. ON THIS
TRACK...THE CENTER OF GUSTAV WILL BE NEAR WESTERN CUBA THIS EVENING
AND TONIGHT...AND THEN EMERGE OVER THE SOUTHERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY
ON SUNDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAVE INCREASED TO NEAR 150 MPH WITH HIGHER
GUSTS. GUSTAV IS NOW AN EXTREMELY DANGEROUS CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE
ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. GUSTAV COULD BECOME A CATEGORY FIVE
HURRICANE SHORTLY BEFORE OR AFTER CROSSING WESTERN CUBA.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES.
THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
RECONNAISSANCE PLANE IS 942 MB...OR 27.82 INCHES.
GMZ032-312215-
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GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO INSERT TORNADO WATCH
UPDATED STORM SURGE FOR DRY TORTUGAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS AS WELL AS THE NEARSHORE
GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL BECAME AVAILABLE AS A SHELTER AT 5 PM. FORT
JEFFERSON NATIONAL PARK IS CLOSED. THERE ARE NO EVACUATION ORDERS
FOR ANY PART OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED BRIDGE
CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN FOR MARINE TRAFFIC.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER ATLANTIC WATERS AND
OFFSHORE WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE. BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE. ON WATERS WEST OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS
EVENING...AND TURN SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14
FEET DURING TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR INCREASING SQUALLS ON
ALL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS
GUSTAV PASSES TO ITS WEST. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS TIME. THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:21 PM TONIGHT...11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:52 PM TONIGHT...10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:41 PM TONIGHT...9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE LIKELY IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 36 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 11 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS AN 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS.
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
GMZ054-075-312215-
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WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-
KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
..TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO INSERT TORNADO WATCH
UPDATED STORM SURGE FOR DRY TORTUGAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS AS WELL AS THE NEARSHORE
GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL BECAME AVAILABLE AS A SHELTER AT 5 PM. FORT
JEFFERSON NATIONAL PARK IS NOW CLOSED. THERE ARE NO EVACUATION
ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED
BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN FOR MARINE
TRAFFIC.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER ATLANTIC WATERS AND
OFFSHORE WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE. BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE. ON WATERS WEST OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS
EVENING...AND TURN SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14
FEET DURING TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR INCREASING SQUALLS ON
ALL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS
GUSTAV PASSES TO ITS WEST. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS TIME. THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:21 PM TONIGHT...11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:52 PM TONIGHT...10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:41 PM TONIGHT...9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE LIKELY IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 36 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 11 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS AN 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS.
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
FLZ078-312215-
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MONROE LOWER KEYS-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO INSERT TORNADO WATCH
UPDATED STORM SURGE FOR DRY TORTUGAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS AS WELL AS THE NEARSHORE
GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL BECAME AVAILABLE AS A SHELTER AT 5 PM. FORT
JEFFERSON NATIONAL PARK IS NOW CLOSED. THERE ARE NO EVACUATION
ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED
BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN FOR MARINE
TRAFFIC.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER ATLANTIC WATERS AND
OFFSHORE WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE. BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE. ON WATERS WEST OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS
EVENING...AND TURN SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14
FEET DURING TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR INCREASING SQUALLS ON
ALL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS
GUSTAV PASSES TO ITS WEST. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS TIME. THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:21 PM TONIGHT...11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:52 PM TONIGHT...10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:41 PM TONIGHT...9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE LIKELY IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 36 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 11 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS AN 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS.
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
GMZ074-312215-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO INSERT TORNADO WATCH
UPDATED STORM SURGE FOR DRY TORTUGAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS AS WELL AS THE NEARSHORE
GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL BECAME AVAILABLE AS A SHELTER AT 5 PM. FORT
JEFFERSON NATIONAL PARK IS NOW CLOSED. THERE ARE NO EVACUATION
ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED
BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN FOR MARINE
TRAFFIC.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER ATLANTIC WATERS AND
OFFSHORE WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE. BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE. ON WATERS WEST OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS
EVENING...AND TURN SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14
FEET DURING TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR INCREASING SQUALLS ON
ALL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS
GUSTAV PASSES TO ITS WEST. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS TIME. THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:21 PM TONIGHT...11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:52 PM TONIGHT...10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:41 PM TONIGHT...9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE LIKELY IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 36 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 11 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS AN 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS.
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
FLZ076-077-GMZ031-052-053-312215-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-FLORIDA BAY-
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO INSERT TORNADO WATCH.
UPDATED STORM SURGE FOR DRY TORTUGAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS AS WELL AS THE NEARSHORE
GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL BECAME AVAILABLE AS A SHELTER AT 5 PM. FORT
JEFFERSON NATIONAL PARK IS NOW CLOSED. THERE ARE NO EVACUATION
ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED
BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN FOR MARINE
TRAFFIC.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER ATLANTIC WATERS AND
OFFSHORE WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE. BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE. ON WATERS WEST OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS
EVENING...AND TURN SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14
FEET DURING TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR INCREASING SQUALLS ON
ALL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS
GUSTAV PASSES TO ITS WEST. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS TIME. THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:21 PM TONIGHT...11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:52 PM TONIGHT...10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:41 PM TONIGHT...9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE LIKELY IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 36 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 11 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS AN 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS.
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
GMZ033-072-073-312215-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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-
615 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED POSITION OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS TO INSERT TORNADO WATCH
UPDATED STORM SURGE FOR DRY TORTUGAS.
...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT DETAILS SPECIFIC PREPAREDNESS AND SAFETY ACTIONS
TO BE TAKEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY CONCERNING THE
EFFECTS OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
...WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS AS WELL AS THE NEARSHORE
GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM. A TROPICAL STORM
WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE
WARNING AREA WITHIN THE NEXT 24 HOURS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT
FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL BECAME AVAILABLE AS A SHELTER AT 5 PM. FORT
JEFFERSON NATIONAL PARK IS NOW CLOSED. THERE ARE NO EVACUATION
ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED
BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK WILL CONTINUE TO OPEN FOR MARINE
TRAFFIC.
...MARINE IMPACTS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF THE
SEVEN MILE BRIDGE AND THE NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS.
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OTHER ATLANTIC WATERS AND
OFFSHORE WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE. BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT
UNTIL WINDS AND SEAS DECREASE. ON WATERS WEST OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS THIS
EVENING...AND TURN SOUTHEAST AND INCREASE TO 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
HIGHER GUSTS TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 14
FEET DURING TONIGHT. ELSEWHERE...EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25
KNOTS. IN ADDITION...WINDS WILL BE HIGHER NEAR INCREASING SQUALLS ON
ALL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE DRY TORTUGAS AS
GUSTAV PASSES TO ITS WEST. NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE IS EXPECTED
ACROSS THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS TIME. THE FOLLOWING
ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDES...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:21 PM TONIGHT...11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:52 PM TONIGHT...10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:41 PM TONIGHT...9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 50 MPH ARE POSSIBLE THIS
EVENING AND TONIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. TROPICAL STORM WINDS ARE LIKELY IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS
THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT.
...PROBABILITY OF HURRICANE/TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS...
FOR KEY WEST...THERE IS A 36 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MARATHON...THERE IS A 11 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS.
FOR MIAMI...THERE IS AN 5 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS 39 MPH
OR GREATER.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER AMOUNTS ARE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH
SUNDAY...WITH THE HEAVIEST AMOUNTS LIKELY ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS.
THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING OF
WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 9 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW
INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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APA
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