[Tropical] Hurricane Local Statement

Sun Aug 31 16:06:05 CDT 2008

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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE GUSTAV LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
503 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING DISCONTINUED FOR THE WATERS WEST OF KEY
WEST THROUGH DRY TORTUGAS...

.AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE GUSTAV WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4 NORTH...LONGITUDE 87.3 WEST...OR ABOUT 215 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF THE MOUTH OF THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER.

GUSTAV IS MOVING TOWARD THE NORTHWEST NEAR 18 MPH. THIS GENERAL
MOTION IS EXPECTED TO CONTINUE WITH A DECREASE IN FORWARD SPEED
DURING THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAY. ON THE FORECAST TRACK...GUSTAV SHOULD
MAKE LANDFALL ON THE NORTHERN GULF COAST ON MONDAY.

MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS ARE NEAR 115 MPH...WITH HIGHER GUSTS. GUSTAV
IS A CATEGORY THREE HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR- SIMPSON SCALE. SOME
RE-INTENSIFICATION IS FORECAST DURING THE NEXT 12 TO 24 HOURS...AND
GUSTAV COULD REGAIN CATEGORY FOUR STRENGTH TONIGHT. FLUCTUATIONS IN
STRENGTH ARE LIKELY...BUT GUSTAV IS FORECAST TO REMAIN A MAJOR
HURRICANE UNTIL LANDFALL.

HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 65 MILES FROM THE
CENTER...AND TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXTEND OUTWARD UP TO 220
MILES.

THE LATEST MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE REPORTED BY AN AIR FORCE RESERVE
HURRICANE HUNTER AIRCRAFT IS 957 MB OR 28.26 INCHES.

GMZ075-012115-
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KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-
503 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS CANCELLED...

...NEW INFORMATION...

UPDATED FOR POSITION OF HURRICANE GUSTAV.
UPDATED WATCHES/WARNINGS SECTION TO REMOVE TROPICAL STORM WARNING.

...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...

ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. THERE ARE NO
TROPICAL STORM WATCHES OR WARNINGS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS.

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

UNTIL CLEAN UP IS COMPLETED...THE SOUTHERNMOST POINT AND THE SECTION
OF DUVAL STREET SOUTH OF SOUTH STREET ARE CLOSED. HOWEVER...THESE
STREETS SHOULD REOPEN BY THIS EVENING. DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK
REMAINS CLOSED. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WINDS AND
SEAS SUBSIDE.

...MARINE IMPACTS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS WATERS. ON WATERS
WEST OF KEY WEST THROUGH DRY TORTUGAS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25
KNOTS...WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS EVENING WILL DECREASE TONIGHT.
ELSEWHERE...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS THIS
EVENING WILL DECREASE TONIGHT.

...NEXT UPDATE...

THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT ISSUED FOR HURRICANE GUSTAV BY
YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN KEY WEST. VISIT US
ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST.

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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
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-
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-
503 PM EDT SUN AUG 31 2008

...NEW INFORMATION...