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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
248 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 PM EDT...

.NEW INFORMATION...
STORM INFORMATION UPDATED
SITUATION OVERVIEW 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 HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE
COUNTY.
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 PM EDT.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.9N...LONGITUDE 81.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 60 MILES
SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR
300 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS
AFTERNOON. ISAAC MAY INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY AS ITS CENTER OF CIRCULATION
MOVES NEAR THE LOWER KEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS
AFTERNOON...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE LOWER
KEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT.

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

A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY.
CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON
AND EARLY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR
LOCATION...AND BE READY TO TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION IF A
TORNADO APPROACHES.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY
THROUGH ISAAC MUST REMAIN INDOORS THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE
CLOSED.

THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED.

ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE
CLOSED.

ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO
EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY
AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE
ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND
BUSINESSES.

CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND 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>075-262230-
/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-
248 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012

...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM...

...NEW INFORMATION...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED
RAINFALL IMPACTS UPDATED

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY.
CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH
THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS
FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION
IF A TORNADO APPROACHES.

RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY
THROUGH ISAAC MUST REMAIN INDOORS FROM NOW THROUGH THE DURATION OF
THE STORM.

INTERMITTENT POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED IN SECTIONS OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL INTERMITTENT
POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORM PASSES THE FLORIDA KEYS
LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE
CLOSED.

THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED.

ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE
CLOSED.

ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO
EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS ON TUESDAY.
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS
ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND
BUSINESSES.

CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND 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 AROUND 11
PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS
NEARLY 100 PERCENT.

...WINDS...
TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IS UNSAFE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO CROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE
FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING.
DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE
OVERSPREADING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY
...AND WILL EXTEND INTO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS
AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND
TONIGHT. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH. SEAS IN DEEP WATER
BEYOND THE REEF WILL BE 15 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER. IN THE DEEP GULF
WATERS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...
EXPECT MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN
THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE
LOWER KEYS.

THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL ARE AT
527 PM THIS EVENING AND 542 AM MONDAY.

THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT BOOT KEY HARBOR BRIDGE ARE AT
629 PM THIS EVENING AND 544 AM MONDAY.

THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT KEY WEST HARBOR ARE AT
732 PM THIS EVENING AND 647 AM MONDAY.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW REPORTS OF MINOR FLOODING THIS MORNING AND
AFTERNOON ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN THE UPPER KEYS.

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 TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF
SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON
THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS.

...TORNADOES...
THE TORNADO THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IS MODERATE FOR THE FLORIDA
KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM
EDT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

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