[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement
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HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
227 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER KEYS FROM
THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS...
.AT 200 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.5 NORTH...LONGITUDE 84.4 WEST...OR ABOUT 170 MILES WEST
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 LATER TODAY...AND THEN MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN
GULF COAST ON MONDAY.
MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 135 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY FOUR HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR-SIMPSON SCALE. WHILE
GUSTAV HAS WEAKENED DURING ITS PASSAGE OVER CUBA...IT IS FORECAST TO
RE-INTENSIFY DURING THE NEXT 24 HOURS AS IT MOVES OVER 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 200
MILES. A NOAA C-MAN OBSERVATION SITE AT PULASKI SHOAL IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS RECENTLY REPORTED SUSTAINED WINDS OF 56 MPH...WITH GUSTS TO 62
MPH.
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE AS ESTIMATED FROM AIR FORCE HURRICANE
HUNTER OBSERVATIONS IS 958 MB OR 28.29 INCHES.
GMZ032-054-074-075-311030-
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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-
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-
227 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FOR 2 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT LATEST CONDITIONS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE SINCE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED.
UPDATED WINDS TO INCREASE SPEEDS SLIGHTLY AND GIVE MORE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION FOR THE LOWER KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO REDUCE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO REDUCE THE REMAINING THREAT.
...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.
...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
OVERNIGHT. 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...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
KNOTS WEST OF KEY WEST...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING. SEAS
BEYOND THE REEF WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY WITHIN HEAVY 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 THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS
POSSIBLE IN PARTICULARLY LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING
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 TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD
HAS PASSED. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES FOR LATER THIS MORNING...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
FREQUENT MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 45 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING 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 THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE HALF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH TODAY. THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS.
...TORNADOES...
THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES
HAS DECREASED SINCE SATURDAY EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
FURTHER THROUGH THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
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MONROE LOWER KEYS-
227 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FOR 2 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT LATEST CONDITIONS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE SINCE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED.
UPDATED WINDS TO INCREASE SPEEDS SLIGHTLY AND GIVE MORE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION FOR THE LOWER KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO REDUCE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO REDUCE THE REMAINING THREAT.
...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.
...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
OVERNIGHT. 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...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
KNOTS WEST OF KEY WEST...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING. SEAS
BEYOND THE REEF WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY WITHIN HEAVY 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 THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS
POSSIBLE IN PARTICULARLY LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING
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 TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD
HAS PASSED. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES FOR LATER THIS MORNING...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
FREQUENT MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 45 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING 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 THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE HALF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH TODAY. THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS.
...TORNADOES...
THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES
HAS DECREASED SINCE SATURDAY EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
FURTHER THROUGH THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
FLZ076-077-GMZ031-033-052-053-072-073-311030-
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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-FLORIDA BAY-
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-
227 AM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008
...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION FOR 2 AM ADVISORY.
UPDATED MARINE IMPACTS TO REFLECT LATEST CONDITIONS.
UPDATED STORM SURGE SINCE OVERNIGHT HIGH TIDE HAS PASSED.
UPDATED WINDS TO INCREASE SPEEDS SLIGHTLY AND GIVE MORE SPECIFIC
INFORMATION FOR THE LOWER KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS.
UPDATED RAINFALL TO REDUCE EXPECTED ADDITIONAL AMOUNTS.
UPDATED TORNADOES TO REDUCE THE REMAINING THREAT.
...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.
...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
OVERNIGHT. 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...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 30 TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO 60
KNOTS WEST OF KEY WEST...WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING. SEAS
BEYOND THE REEF WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 10 AND 15 FEET. ELSEWHERE...EAST
TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE
EXPECTED. WINDS WILL BE HIGHER AND GUSTY WITHIN HEAVY 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 THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. MINOR TIDAL OVERFLOW IS
POSSIBLE IN PARTICULARLY LOW LYING AREAS THROUGH EARLY MORNING
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 TIME OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH TIDE FOR THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD
HAS PASSED. THE FOLLOWING ARE THE EXPECTED TIMES OF ASTRONOMICAL HIGH
TIDES FOR LATER THIS MORNING...
AT GARDEN KEY IN THE DRY TORTUGAS...
11:28 AM SUNDAY.
AT KEY WEST HARBOR...
10:59 AM SUNDAY.
AT VACA CUT IN MARATHON...
9:48 AM SUNDAY.
...WINDS...
FREQUENT MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 39 TO 45 MPH WITH
OCCASIONAL GUSTS UP TO 50 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY THIS
MORNING ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS...WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE.
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 50 MPH WITH GUSTS TO
NEAR 70 MPH WILL CONTINUE THROUGH EARLY MORNING 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 THROUGH EARLY MORNING.
...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS FROM ONE HALF UP TO ONE INCH WILL BE
POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THROUGH TODAY. THESE RAINFALL
AMOUNTS SHOULD NOT CAUSE ANY SIGNIFICANT FLOODING PROBLEMS.
...TORNADOES...
THERE REMAINS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR AN ISOLATED TORNADO IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS THROUGH EARLY THIS MORNING. HOWEVER...THE THREAT FOR TORNADOES
HAS DECREASED SINCE SATURDAY EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO DECREASE
FURTHER THROUGH THIS MORNING.
...NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
GUSTAV TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY 600 AM...OR
SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE.
$$
JACOBSON
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