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URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
253 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE
FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING REPORTED ALONG SOUTH-FACING SHORES...

.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 CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF
MONROE COUNTY.

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

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.8N...LONGITUDE 83.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 110 MILES WEST
OF KEY WEST FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 14 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF
MEXICO THIS MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES
NORTHWESTWARD OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT WATERS
EARLY THIS MORNING.

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

WHILE HURRICANE IMPACTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS...
A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY EXISTS DUE TO SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. FOR THOSE STILL UNDER A WARNING...CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT
YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS.

THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY OFF
THE ROADWAYS EARLY THIS MORNING. MANY MOTORISTS HAVE FOUND
THEMSELVES STRANDED AFTER DRIVING THROUGH WATER DEEPER THAN THEY
REALIZED. DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT BE
INUNDATED WITH WATER CAN CAUSE A WAKE THAT CAN WASH INTO YARDS AND
HOMES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PERIODIC FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IN
ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT
REMAIN CLOSED. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS TO RESUME OPERATIONS
LATER TODAY AND A REGULAR COMMERCIAL FLIGHT SCHEDULE IS TO COMMENCE
TUESDAY.

THE PORT OF KEY WEST REMAINS CLOSED.

MAJOR ROADS...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERSEAS HIGHWAY ARE OPEN
WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIONS. UTILITY COMPANIES...INCLUDING ELECTRICITY AND
WATER...ARE OPERATING AT NORMAL LEVELS.

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

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

CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

MOST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS TOURISM INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK IN
FULL OPERATION BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
&&

.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.

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-271000-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.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-
253 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...
...MINOR COASTAL FLOODING REPORTED ALONG SOUTH-FACING SHORES...

...NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE.
UPDATED WINDS.

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

WHILE HURRICANE IMPACTS ARE NO LONGER EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA KEYS...
A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY EXISTS DUE TO SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM
FORCE WINDS. FOR THOSE STILL UNDER A WARNING...CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT
YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR
BUSINESS.

THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY OFF
THE ROADWAYS EARLY THIS MORNING. MANY MOTORISTS HAVE FOUND
THEMSELVES STRANDED AFTER DRIVING THROUGH WATER DEEPER THAN THEY
REALIZED. DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT BE
INUNDATED WITH WATER CAN CAUSE A WAKE THAT CAN WASH INTO YARDS AND
HOMES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PERIODIC FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IN
ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS.

IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM
YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT
AGENCY.

KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT
REMAIN CLOSED. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS TO RESUME OPERATIONS
LATER TODAY AND A REGULAR COMMERCIAL FLIGHT SCHEDULE IS TO COMMENCE
TUESDAY.

THE PORT OF KEY WEST REMAINS CLOSED.

MAJOR ROADS...INCLUDING THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERSEAS HIGHWAY ARE OPEN
WITHOUT OBSTRUCTIONS. UTILITY COMPANIES...INCLUDING ELECTRICITY AND
WATER...ARE OPERATING AT NORMAL LEVELS.

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

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

CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

MOST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS TOURISM INDUSTRY IS EXPECTED TO BE BACK IN
FULL OPERATION BY TUESDAY OR WEDNESDAY.
&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS LITTLE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME.
ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS NEAR
100 PERCENT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
PERSISTENT TROPICAL STORM-FORCE WINDS FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND
SOUTH ARE PILING UP WATER NEARSHORE...AND MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC
RECENTLY HAVE REPORTED OVERWASH AND STREET FLOODING IN LOW-LYING
AREAS ALONG SOUTH-FACING SHORES. COASTAL FLOODING LIKELY WILL PEAK
AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE THIS MORNING...BETWEEN 500 AM AND
800 AM...WITH WATER LEVELS GRADUALLY SUBSIDING BY MIDDAY.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL IS AT 542 AM.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT BOOT KEY HARBOR BRIDGE IS AT 544 AM.

THE NEXT HIGH TIDE AT KEY WEST HARBOR IS AT 647 AM.

...WINDS...
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS
MORNING. POTENTIALLY DAMAGING WIND GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE WITHIN PASSING VIOLENT SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FOR MARINE INTERESTS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL PERSIST
ACROSS FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. NEARSHORE WATERS
WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH. SEAS IN DEEP WATER WITHIN THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA AND EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL BE 15 TO
20 FEET.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 2 TO 5 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE
FLORIDA KEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING
WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS THROUGH TODAY...AS
WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS.

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

$$

KASPER





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