[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1108 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM
THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS...
...TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS...
.AT 11 PM EDT...THE EYE OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.1 NORTH...LONGITUDE 83.8 WEST...OR ABOUT 165 MILES
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 IS FORECAST TO MOVE INTO THE CENTRAL
GULF OF MEXICO ON SUNDAY...AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 140 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WHILE
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED DURING PASSAGE OVER CUBA...IT IS FORECAST TO RE-
INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES OVER THE WARM WATERS
OF THE GULF OF MEXICO. FLUCTUATIONS IN STRENGTH ARE LIKELY AFTER THAT
TIME...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR HURRICANE THROUGH
LANDFALL ALONG THE NORTHERN GULF COAST.
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 70 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 175
MILES. THE NOAA AUTOMATED STATION AT PULASKI SHOAL LIGHT RECENTLY
REPORTED 10-MINUTE WINDS OF 51 MPH...WITH A GUST TO 67 MPH.
THE ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE IS 948 MB...OR 27.99 INCHES.
GMZ032-054-075-310715-
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GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
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-
1108 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FOR 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE TO ADD DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2 FEET FOR THE KEYS.
UPDATED WINDS TO REFLECT CURRENT AND EXPECTED OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL TOTALS.
...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
WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS. TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE
LOWER KEYS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ONE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT AT THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...
LOCATED AT 2100 FLAGLER AVENUE. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK IS
CLOSED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IN THE LOWER KEYS. THERE
ARE NO VISITOR OR RESIDENT EVACUATION ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS. THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY REMAINS OPEN...BUT DRIVERS ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF THEY NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE LOWER KEYS
TONIGHT. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK
DRAW BRIDGE 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 OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL REMAIN BETWEEN
10 AND 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY WITHIN NUMEROUS
SQUALLS ACROSS ALL THE COASTAL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE DRY TORTUGAS AS GUSTAV PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF THOSE
ISLANDS TONIGHT. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. NO SIGNIFICANT TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
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...
10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 55 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN AND AROUND THE DRY TORTUGAS. A FEW
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN SQUALLS ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM SUNDAY
MORNING...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
FLZ078-310715-
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MONROE LOWER KEYS-
1108 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FOR 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE TO ADD DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2 FEET FOR THE KEYS.
UPDATED WINDS TO REFLECT CURRENT AND EXPECTED OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL TOTALS.
...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
WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS. TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE
LOWER KEYS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ONE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT AT THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...
LOCATED AT 2100 FLAGLER AVENUE. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK IS
CLOSED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IN THE LOWER KEYS. THERE
ARE NO VISITOR OR RESIDENT EVACUATION ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS. THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY REMAINS OPEN...BUT DRIVERS ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF THEY NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE LOWER KEYS
TONIGHT. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK
DRAW BRIDGE 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 OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL REMAIN BETWEEN
10 AND 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY WITHIN NUMEROUS
SQUALLS ACROSS ALL THE COASTAL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE DRY TORTUGAS AS GUSTAV PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF THOSE
ISLANDS TONIGHT. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. NO SIGNIFICANT TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
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...
10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 55 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN AND AROUND THE DRY TORTUGAS. A FEW
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN SQUALLS ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM SUNDAY
MORNING...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
GMZ074-310715-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.0002.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1108 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FOR 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE TO ADD DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2 FEET FOR THE KEYS.
UPDATED WINDS TO REFLECT CURRENT AND EXPECTED OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL TOTALS.
...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
WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS. TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE
LOWER KEYS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ONE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT AT THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...
LOCATED AT 2100 FLAGLER AVENUE. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK IS
CLOSED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IN THE LOWER KEYS. THERE
ARE NO VISITOR OR RESIDENT EVACUATION ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS. THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY REMAINS OPEN...BUT DRIVERS ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF THEY NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE LOWER KEYS
TONIGHT. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK
DRAW BRIDGE 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 OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL REMAIN BETWEEN
10 AND 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY WITHIN NUMEROUS
SQUALLS ACROSS ALL THE COASTAL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE DRY TORTUGAS AS GUSTAV PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF THOSE
ISLANDS TONIGHT. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. NO SIGNIFICANT TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
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...
10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 55 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN AND AROUND THE DRY TORTUGAS. A FEW
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN SQUALLS ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM SUNDAY
MORNING...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
FLZ076-077-GMZ031-052-053-310715-
/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-
1108 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FOR 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE TO ADD DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2 FEET FOR THE KEYS.
UPDATED WINDS TO REFLECT CURRENT AND EXPECTED OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL TOTALS.
...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
WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS. TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE
LOWER KEYS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ONE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT AT THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...
LOCATED AT 2100 FLAGLER AVENUE. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK IS
CLOSED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IN THE LOWER KEYS. THERE
ARE NO VISITOR OR RESIDENT EVACUATION ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS. THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY REMAINS OPEN...BUT DRIVERS ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF THEY NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE LOWER KEYS
TONIGHT. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK
DRAW BRIDGE 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 OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL REMAIN BETWEEN
10 AND 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY WITHIN NUMEROUS
SQUALLS ACROSS ALL THE COASTAL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE DRY TORTUGAS AS GUSTAV PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF THOSE
ISLANDS TONIGHT. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. NO SIGNIFICANT TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
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...
10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 55 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN AND AROUND THE DRY TORTUGAS. A FEW
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN SQUALLS ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM SUNDAY
MORNING...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
GMZ033-072-073-310715-
/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-
1108 PM EDT SAT AUG 30 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FOR 11 PM ADVISORY.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS FOR OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE TO ADD DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2 FEET FOR THE KEYS.
UPDATED WINDS TO REFLECT CURRENT AND EXPECTED OVERNIGHT CONDITIONS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO INDICATE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL TOTALS.
...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
WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS. TROPICAL
STORM WARNINGS ARE ALSO IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH AND
WEST OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE
LOWER KEYS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS.
...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ONE SHELTER IS AVAILABLE OVERNIGHT AT THE KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...
LOCATED AT 2100 FLAGLER AVENUE. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK IS
CLOSED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT IN THE LOWER KEYS. THERE
ARE NO VISITOR OR RESIDENT EVACUATION ORDERS FOR ANY PART OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS. THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY REMAINS OPEN...BUT DRIVERS ARE
URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION IF THEY NEED TO TRAVEL IN THE LOWER KEYS
TONIGHT. THERE ARE NO WEATHER-RELATED BRIDGE CLOSURES AND SNAKE CREEK
DRAW BRIDGE 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 OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS WITH STRONGER GUSTS WILL BECOME
SOUTHEAST LATE TONIGHT. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL REMAIN BETWEEN
10 AND 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30
KNOTS ARE EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY WITHIN NUMEROUS
SQUALLS ACROSS ALL THE COASTAL WATERS.
...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE NORMAL WATER LEVELS ARE POSSIBLE IN
THE DRY TORTUGAS AS GUSTAV PASSES TO THE SOUTHWEST AND WEST OF THOSE
ISLANDS TONIGHT. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS
THE REMAINDER OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...WITH TIDAL DEPARTURES OF 1 TO 2
FEET ABOVE NORMAL LEVELS. NO SIGNIFICANT TIDAL FLOODING IS EXPECTED.
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...
10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
OCCASIONAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 55 MPH WILL
CONTINUE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WITH GUSTS OVER 60 MPH
WILL CONTINUE THROUGH THE NIGHT IN AND AROUND THE DRY TORTUGAS. A FEW
WIND GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE WITHIN SQUALLS ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES...WITH LOCALLY HIGHER
AMOUNTS...ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERNIGHT THROUGH
SUNDAY. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS WOULD LIKELY CAUSE SIGNIFICANT PONDING
OF WATER IN LOW LYING AREAS AND ON SOME ROADWAYS.
...TORNADOES...
A TORNADO WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS. ISOLATED
TORNADOES WILL REMAIN POSSIBLE ACROSS THE KEYS OVERNIGHT.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 300 AM SUNDAY
MORNING...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
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JACOBSON
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