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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1214 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...

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

.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 HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE
COUNTY.

FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF
FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED
NEAR LATITUDE 20.1N...LONGITUDE 74.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 550 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
MARATHON FLORIDA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS VERY NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA LATE THIS
MORNING...AND WILL MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF
EASTERN CUBA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL BE
APPROACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY
MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON.

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

A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED.

NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION
OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY
WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED.

FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE
PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN
FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL
PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SNAKE CREEK
DRAW BRIDGE IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE LOCKED DOWN AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON
TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC.

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.

DUE TO A HURRICANE WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT...THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN MONROE COUNTY HAS DECIDED TO OPEN A FOURTH
SHELTER TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A
SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST
HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF
KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH
SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS OF 200 PM TODAY. 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.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS
EVENING AT 7 PM TODAY AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THIS CLOSURE
WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT WILL ALSO BE CLOSED AT 7
PM TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE LAST GREYHOUND BUS IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE
THE KEY WEST TERMINAL AT 530 PM THIS EVENING.

COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS
WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY.

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

&&

.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 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-252230-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
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-
1214 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS
PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS
WINDS
STORM SURGE AND TIDE UPDATED

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

MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO
COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS
AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS.

IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK
OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS
ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME.

IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP
IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL
THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE
AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT
DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO
COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT.

DUE TO A HURRICANE WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT...THE OFFICE OF
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN MONROE COUNTY HAS DECIDED TO OPEN A FOURTH
SHELTER TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A
SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST
HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF
KEY...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.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS
EVENING AT 7 PM TODAY AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THIS CLOSURE
WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY...THE LAST GREYHOUND BUS IS
SCHEDULED TO LEAVE THE KEY WEST TERMINAL AT 530 PM THIS EVENING.

COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS
WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY.

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

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS CLOSE TO 15 PERCENT.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO
82 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY SHOULD REMAIN SAFE THROUGH THIS
EVENING...BECOMING UNSAFE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM
ISAAC APPROACHES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED
TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY EVENING MAINLY IN THE VICINITY
OF WHERE ISAAC CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST
TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS
ARE LIKELY.

POORLY ANCHORED AND OLDER MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR MOVED OFF
FOUNDATION BLOCKS. OLDER HOMES AND BUILDINGS WILL HAVE MINOR DAMAGE
TO SHINGLES...GUTTERS AND SIDING.

LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING POSSIBLE
INJURY AND DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO UNPROTECTED WINDOWS.

SOME POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY
FALLING TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES...WITH SCATTERED POWER...PHONE
AND NETWORK OUTAGES AFFECTING A FEW ISLANDS LASTING MANY HOURS.

NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WILL BE SNAPPED...WITH A FEW TREES
UPROOTED. A FEW STREETS MAY BE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND
FLORIDA BAY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME
SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE
EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE
GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET.

...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...EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH HIGHER
AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS.

...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.

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