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| #536981 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:12 PM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 900 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. 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 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 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.7N...LONGITUDE 76.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 380 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN CUBA THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL APPROACH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATER TONIGHT AND 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... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS EVENING. SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. 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 AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE NOW CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO ALL MARITIME TRAFFIC AT 1100 PM. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND 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 1200 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-260700- /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- 900 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS EVENING. SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. 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 AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE NOW CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO ALL MARITIME TRAFFIC AT 1100 PM. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND 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. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 16 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 89 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL... AND FLORIDA BAY LATE TONIGHT 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 OR HIGHER. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS... WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. ...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...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$ |
| #536941 (Received by flhurricane at: 6:03 PM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 559 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/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 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 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 430 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF CUBA THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA 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. PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED. 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. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN 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 OPENED AT 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 AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. THIS CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT IS CLOSED. 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 THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING 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 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-260400- /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- 559 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS UPDATED WINDS UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE UPDATED ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED. 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. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN 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 OPENED AT 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 AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. THIS CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT IS CLOSED. 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 THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING 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 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS NEAR 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY SHOULD REMAIN SAFE THROUGH LATE 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 POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE ISAAC CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY LATE TONIGHT 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... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. ...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...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$ |
| #536911 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:15 PM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 307 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 CORRECTED. THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT ONLY CORRECTS THE TIME OF POSITION FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC FROM 1 PM EDT TO 2 PM EDT. .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 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.8N...LONGITUDE 75.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF CUBA LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA 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. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN 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 OPENED AT 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 AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 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- 307 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. THIS STATEMENT CORRECTS THE TIME OF POSITION FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IN THE STORM INFORMATION SECTION ABOVE. ...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. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN 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 OPENED AT 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 AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 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. && ...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 LATE TONIGHT 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. $$ |
| #536897 (Received by flhurricane at: 2:15 PM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 213 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/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 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 1 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.8N...LONGITUDE 75.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF CUBA LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA 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. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN 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 OPENED AT 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 AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 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- 213 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTION... ...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. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN 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 OPENED AT 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 AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT 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. && ...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 LATE TONIGHT 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. $$ |
| #536873 (Received by flhurricane at: 12:23 PM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY 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. $$ |
| #536832 (Received by flhurricane at: 9:18 AM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 911 AM 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 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7N...LONGITUDE 73.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 610 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BETWEEN HAITI AND CUBA THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEFORE 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 TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. 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 TODAY. 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. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM TODAY AND LAST THROUGH ALL DAY SUNDAY. 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 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251700- /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- 911 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS 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. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE URGING VISITORS TO LEAVE THE KEYS IF THEY HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SO SAFELY. FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT...OFFICIALS ARE DIRECTING THEM TO STAY INSIDE DURING THE STORM. 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. A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. 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 TODAY. 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. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM TODAY AND LAST THROUGH ALL DAY SUNDAY. 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 LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 72 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. 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...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 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. $$ |
| #536797 (Received by flhurricane at: 6:47 AM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 620 AM 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 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. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.0N...LONGITUDE 73.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 660 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BETWEEN HAITI AND CUBA THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEFORE EMERGING OUT OVER 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 TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. 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 TODAY. 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. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL MOST LIKELY STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AND ALL DAY SUNDAY. 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 1200 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251600- /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- 620 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. WINDS UPDATED. WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED. STORM SURGE AND STORM 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. A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. 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 TODAY. 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. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL MOST LIKELY STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AND ALL DAY SUNDAY. 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 LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 72 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. 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...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 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. $$ |
| #536782 (Received by flhurricane at: 5:03 AM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 453 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. .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 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 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. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE NOW UNDER THE NEW WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .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 SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE FLORIDA KEYS. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251500- /O.UPG.KKEY.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.HU.W.1009.120825T0853Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KKEY.HU.A.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- 453 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ |
| #536757 (Received by flhurricane at: 3:06 AM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY 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/ /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ 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. $$ |
| #536732 (Received by flhurricane at: 12:39 AM 25.Aug.2012) HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1230 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS... ...HURRICANE WATCH ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED EARLIER ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED .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 IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE WITHIN THE NEXT 48 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WATCH AREAS SHOULD REVIEW THEIR PREPAREDNESS PLAN AND BE READY TO IMPLEMENT IT SHOULD A WARNING BE ISSUED FOR THEIR AREA. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.7N...LONGITUDE 72.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 760 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 720 MILES SOUTHEAST OF TAVERNIER FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH HAVE NOW BEEN ISSUED. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS GETTING BETTER ORGANIZED AS IT MOVES NORTHWESTWARD TOWARD HAITI. ISAAC IS FORECAST TO MOVE OVER HAITI TONIGHT AND ACROSS EASTERN CUBA ON SATURDAY...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 600 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251000- /O.UPG.KKEY.TR.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.TR.W.1009.120825T0430Z-000000T0000Z/ 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- 1230 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SATURDAY NIGHT...AFFECTING ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND FLORIDA BAY EARLY MONDAY. ROUGH SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 25 FEET IN DEEP WATER. $$ |
