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HURRICANE WILMA LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
530 PM EDT MON OCT 24 2005

...HURRICANE WILMA MOVING AWAY FROM AREA...
...TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE KEYS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...
...WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
WATCHES AND WARNINGS.
STORM INFORMATION.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS.
WIND IMPACTS.
MARINE IMPACTS.

...AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS STATEMENT IS SPECIFIC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY.

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING 
WATERS HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED.

...STORM INFORMATION...
HURRICANE WILMA IS LOCATED ABOUT 400 MILES NORTHEAST OF KEY 
WEST...MOVING AWAY FROM THE KEYS TOWARDS THE NORTHEAST AT NEAR 37 
MPH. WILMA IS A CATEGORY THREE STORM WITH WINDS NEAR 120 MPH. WILMA 
IS LOCATED NEAR 29.0 NORTH AND 77.4 WEST...AND HAS A MEASURED 
MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE OF 954 MB...OR 28.17 INCHES OF MERCURY

...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
THE MAIN REMAINING IMPACT OF HURRICANE WILMA WILL BE THE EXTENSIVE 
AND SEVERE STORM TIDE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. TRAVEL IN FLOODED 
AREAS WILL BE VERY DIFFICULT AND DANGEROUS DUE TO UNKNOWN WATER 
DEPTH AND STORM DEBRIS. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY OFFICIALS HAVE ASKED 
RESIDENTS TO STAY PUT WHILE KEYS INFRASTRUCTURE ASSESSMENTS ARE 
COMPLETED. RESIDENTS DRIVING THROUGH DEEP WATER COULD CAUSE FURTHER 
WAKE DAMAGE AND HINDER THE RECOVERY EFFORT. FOR QUESTIONS CONCERNING 
ROAD CLOSURES...ELECTRIC OR WATER OUTAGES...OR OTHER EMERGENCY 
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION CONTACT THE MONROE COUNTY HOTLINE AT 
1-800-955-5504...OR THE CITY OF KEY WEST AT 1-305-809-1108. MONROE 
COUNTY OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED AT LEAST THROUGH TOMORROW. MONROE 
COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE WEEK. 

...STORM SURGE FLOOD AND STORM TIDE IMPACTS...
THE STORM SURGE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS HAS PEAKED AND IS SLOWLY 
RECEDING. THE UPPER KEYS WERE THE LAST PORTION OF THE ISLAND CHAIN 
TO PEAK WITH A STORM SURGE OF AROUND 4 TO 5 FEET. 
HOWEVER...SIGNIFICANT AMOUNTS OF STANDING WATER FROM WILMAS STORM 
SURGE REMAIN ACROSS MANY KEYS LOCATIONS.

...WIND IMPACTS...
ALTHOUGH WILMA HAS PASSED THE FLORIDA KEYS...AND NO LONGER IS A 
DIRECT THREAT...THE INTERACTION OF HURRICANE WILMA AND A COLD FRONT 
APPROACHING FROM THE NORTHWEST WILL KEEP WINDS NEAR 35 
KNOTS...GRADUAL DIMINISHING LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY TOMORROW MORNING. 
A GALE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR OUR COASTAL WATERS AND A WIND 
ADVISORY FOR THE KEYS ISLAND CHAIN.

...MARINE IMPACTS...
A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT AND SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO 
REMAIN IN PORT FOR WINDS AND SEAS. 

...NEXT UPDATE...
THIS IS THE LAST STATEMENT THAT WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL 
WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST FLORIDA ON HURRICANE WILMA. PLEASE VISIT 
OUR KEY WEST NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE WEBSITE AT 
WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST.

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