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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
255 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED.
PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR ALL
OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 18.0N...LONGITUDE 72.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 730 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 690 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
TAVERNIER FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
WHEN MAKING DECISIONS...DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. THE
CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS NEARING THE SOUTH COAST OF HAITI.
ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER HAITI THIS MORNING AND ACROSS EASTERN
CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...EMERGING OFF THE NORTH COAST OF
CUBA AND OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA BY EARLY SUNDAY. THE CURRENT
OFFICIAL FORECAST TRACK FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER HAS ISAAC
CROSSING THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING...AND MOVING
OVER THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT AND MONDAY. STRONG
TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE SATURDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY.

.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED IN MONROE COUNTY ON FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
HURRICANE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN
TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE
LAND-BASED SHELTER.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

THREE SHELTERS WILL OPEN AT SELECT MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS ON SATURDAY.
SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN
MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS
OF 200 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING
AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A
SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS
WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL MOST
LIKELY STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC SATURDAY EVENING AND ALL DAY SUNDAY.

CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY...AND CITY BUSES
WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED ON
SATURDAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251000-
/O.EXA.KKEY.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
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FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT
AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
255 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...HURRICANE WATCH IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN TONIGHT AFTER MIDNIGHT. MAXIMUM
WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 35 TO 55 KNOTS RANGE WITH GUSTS
TO 65 KNOTS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO GREATER THAN 12 FEET IN DEEP WATER
ACROSS A LARGE AREA.

$$

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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
255 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...HURRICANE WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

PREPARATIONS SHOULD BE MADE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE...BEFORE
CONDITIONS DETERIORATE. KEEP INFORMED WHILE LISTENING FOR
POSSIBLE WARNINGS. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE
BLOWN AROUND. STRONGLY CONSIDER EVACUATING IF YOU LIVE IN A
MOBILE HOME...AND DO SO IF ORDERED BY LOCAL OFFICIALS. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT.

A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY WAS DECLARED IN MONROE COUNTY ON FRIDAY.

NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS
ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
HURRICANE WARNINGS AND BE READY TO EVACUATE IF NECESSARY. HEED THE
ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT
YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY
OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN
TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE
LAND-BASED SHELTER.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

THREE SHELTERS WILL OPEN AT SELECT MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS ON SATURDAY.
SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN
MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS
OF 200 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING
AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A
SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY.

COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS
WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL MOST
LIKELY STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC SATURDAY EVENING AND ALL DAY SUNDAY.

CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY...AND CITY BUSES
WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED ON
SATURDAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS.
&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 3 TO
9 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT
THIS TIME IS UP TO 71 PERCENT. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS COULD START AS EARLY AS SUNDAY MORNING.

...WINDS...
NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 MPH OVERNIGHT WITH GUSTS
OF 30 TO 40 MPH POSSIBLE IN NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS. WINDS WILL INCREASE FURTHER TO 20 TO 30 MPH ON
SATURDAY...WITH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS EXPECTED SATURDAY NIGHT
THROUGH EARLY MONDAY.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF STORM
TIDES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. GIVEN THE
LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STORM TIDES OF 1 TO
3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR
DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.

...TORNADOES...
AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
SURROUNDING WATERS.

$$

KASPER






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