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Hurricane Local Statement 1018, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this hurricane local statement at Oct 23, 2012, 5:36 PM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 66 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 23, 2012, 5:36 PM EDT (21:36 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 26, 2012, 11:43 AM EDT
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
County Monroe County, FL
The radar
The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 21:36 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 9.6 hours before the alert went out and 69 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1282 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 9 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -17 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 54 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
424 WTUS82 KKEY 232136 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 536 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS... .NEW INFORMATION... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH 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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR ONLY FOR FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM 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. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3N...LONGITUDE 77.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 760 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 780 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CURRENTLY THERE ARE NO LAND AREAS UNDER A TROPICAL STORM WATCH. HOWEVER...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS POSSIBLE FOR THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS LATER TONIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY. FOR THOSE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS...NOW IS THE TIME TO REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN AND BECOME READY TO ACT IF A WATCH OR A WARNING IS LATER ISSUED FOR YOUR AREA. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO MAKE ALL NECESSARY PREPARATIONS TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY IMPORTANT FOR THOSE INTERESTS ALONG THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS. 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 SANDY 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 SANDY AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE FLORIDA KEYS. GMZ052-072-232315- /O.NEW.KKEY.TR.A.1018.121023T2136Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 536 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY IN EFFECT ON THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT CONCERNING SPECIFIC MARINE CONDITIONS WILL BE ISSUED SOON. $$ FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-042>044-232315- /O.NEW.KKEY.HU.S.1018.121023T2136Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- 536 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ONLY FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS... AT THIS TIME NO LAND AREAS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS ISLAND CHAIN ARE UNDER THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE WATERS BEYOND THE REEF OFF THE UPPER KEYS. $$ BWC/04
24 follow-up statements
625 WTUS82 KKEY 232211 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 611 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS... .NEW INFORMATION... SITUATIONAL 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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.3N...LONGITUDE 77.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 760 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 780 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE REEF FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY. AT THIS TIME...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS FLORIDA KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH ONLY INCLUDES THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS...MARINERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS...INCLUDING THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 5 FATHOMS. POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY...OR AN INCREASE IN ITS WIND ENVELOPE...COULD ENLARGE THE WATCH AREA. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 8 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ052-072-240500- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 611 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... ALL SEGMENTS BELOW ARE UPDATED FROM THE ABBREVIATED INITIAL STATEMENT. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF OFF OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND LASTING UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND LASTING UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO AFFECTED MARINE ZONES SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THERE IS A LOW PROBABILITY OF TORNADOES FOR THESE WATERS AT SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-042>044-240500- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- 611 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ONLY FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS... ...NEW INFORMATION... NO NEW INFORMATION. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AT THIS TIME NO LAND AREAS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS ISLAND CHAIN ARE UNDER THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE WATERS BEYOND THE REEF OFF THE UPPER KEYS. THIS IS A GOOD OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS PLAN. AT THIS TIME...THE MAJOR CONCERN IS FOR THE MARINE INTERESTS OFF OF THE UPPER KEYS. HOWEVER...ANY CHANGE IN INTENSITY OR DEVIATION TO THE FORECAST WIND FIELD COULD PROMPT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST ISSUANCES FROM THIS OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE LOCAL AFFECTS FROM TROPICAL STORM SANDY. && ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... THE TORNADO THREAT FROM TROPICAL STORM SANDY IS LOW. $$
908 WTUS82 KKEY 240042 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 842 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS... .NEW INFORMATION... SITUATIONAL 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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 14.8N...LONGITUDE 77.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 730 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 750 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 20 DEGREES AT 8 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 50 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE REEF FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY. AT THIS TIME...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS FLORIDA KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH ONLY INCLUDES THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS...MARINERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS...INCLUDING THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 5 FATHOMS. POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY...OR AN INCREASE IN ITS WIND ENVELOPE...COULD ENLARGE THE WATCH AREA. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 11 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ052-072-240645- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 842 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NEW POSITION INFORMATION FOR TROPICAL STORM SANDY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF OFF OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND LASTING UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE DETERMINING THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND LASTING UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO AFFECTED MARINE ZONES SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW FOR THESE WATERS AT SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-042>044-240645- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- 842 PM EDT TUE OCT 23 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ONLY FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS... ...NEW INFORMATION... POSITION INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AT THIS TIME NO LAND AREAS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS ISLAND CHAIN ARE UNDER THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE WATERS BEYOND THE REEF OFF THE UPPER KEYS. TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS PLAN. AT THIS TIME...THE MAJOR CONCERN IS FOR THE MARINE INTERESTS OFF OF THE UPPER KEYS. HOWEVER...ANY CHANGE IN INTENSITY OR DEVIATION TO THE FORECAST WIND FIELD COULD PROMPT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST ISSUANCE FROM THIS OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE LOCAL AFFECTS FROM TROPICAL STORM SANDY. && ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ BWC
348 WTUS82 KKEY 240404 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1204 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS... .NEW INFORMATION... SITUATIONAL 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... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 15.2N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 710 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...OR ABOUT 730 MILES SOUTH SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF. STORM MOTION WAS TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 10 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE REEF FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY. AT THIS TIME...TROPICAL STORM WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NOT IN EFFECT ANYWHERE ACROSS FLORIDA KEYS ISLAND CHAIN. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. ALTHOUGH THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH ONLY INCLUDES THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS...MARINERS SHOULD BE AWARE THAT A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE REMAINING WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS...INCLUDING THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 5 FATHOMS. POSSIBLE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE TRACK OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY...OR AN INCREASE IN ITS WIND ENVELOPE...COULD ENLARGE THE WATCH AREA. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY 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. GMZ052-072-241000- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1204 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NEW POSITION INFORMATION FOR TROPICAL STORM SANDY. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF OFF OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND LASTING UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE DETERMINING THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND LASTING UNTIL EARLY SATURDAY MORNING. SMALL ADJUSTMENTS TO AFFECTED MARINE ZONES SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE NEXT DAY OR SO. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW FOR THESE WATERS AT SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ FLZ076>078-GMZ031-032-042>044-241000- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- 1204 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH ONLY FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS... ...NEW INFORMATION... POSITION INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... AT THIS TIME NO LAND AREAS ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS ISLAND CHAIN ARE UNDER THE TROPICAL STORM WATCH. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BE CONFINED TO THE WATERS BEYOND THE REEF OFF THE UPPER KEYS. TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPAREDNESS PLAN. AT THIS TIME...THE MAJOR CONCERN IS FOR THE MARINE INTERESTS OFF OF THE UPPER KEYS. HOWEVER...ANY CHANGE IN INTENSITY OR DEVIATION TO THE FORECAST WIND FIELD COULD PROMPT ADJUSTMENTS TO THE WATCH AREA. STAY ABREAST OF THE LATEST ISSUANCE FROM THIS OFFICE AND THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER CONCERNING THE LOCAL AFFECTS FROM TROPICAL STORM SANDY. && ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ BWC
083 WTUS82 KKEY 241055 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH EXTENDED ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND NOW ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY AND THE REEF WATERS NORTHEAST OF CRAIG KEY... .NEW INFORMATION... WATCHES/WARNINGS UPDATED. STORM INFORMATION UPDATED. SITUATIONAL 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 TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3N...LONGITUDE 77.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 660 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 10 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...NAMELY FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE REEF WATERS ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM MILES. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATION PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD TODAY AND THURSDAY. 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...ESPECIALLY IN THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE UPPER KEYS...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN KEY WEST AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY NOON...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-241700- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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- 655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS OR SURROUNDING WATERS... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FLORIDA MIDDLE OR LOWER KEYS...OR SURROUNDING WATERS...TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AMERICAN RED CROSS...OR VISIT FLORIDADISASTER.ORG A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR THESE WATERS. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THEIR VESSELS AS WINDS STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET OF EITHER TROPICAL STORM IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS...OR THE ADJACENT AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. ...WINDS... ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES...GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH IN THE ISLAND CHAIN AS CLOSE TO 35 KNOTS IN THE SURROUNDING WATERS ARE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. .WINDS AND SEAS... ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. FAST-PACED SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL ALSO AMPLIFY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ052-072-241700- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THE THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND LAST AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE COMPLETING THEIR PLANS FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AND TOWARDS THE BAHAMAS. SEAS WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET BY TONIGHT...AND BE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS LOW FOR THESE WATERS AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-241700- /O.CAN.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- 655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN NOW IN EFFECT TO ADD THE UPPER KEYS...FLORIDA BAY...AND HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THEIR VESSELS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ...WINDS... WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE EXPECTED IN THE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RESIDENTS IN THE UPPER KEYS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE EXAGGERATED AS SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THAT TIME. ...WINDS AND SEAS... BAY WATERS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY ROUGH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL GUST FROM 40 TO 45 KNOTS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW AS THE CENTER OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ALSO...NO FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM INCREASED TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ053-054-073-074-241700- /O.EXA.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 655 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THESE ATLANTIC WATERS... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN THESE WATERS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR IN THESE WATERS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THESE WATERS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THESE WATERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 40 KNOTS THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 14 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$
761 WTUS82 KKEY 241140 CCA HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 716 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH EXTENDED ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND NOW ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY AND THE REEF WATERS NORTHEAST OF CRAIG KEY... .NEW INFORMATION... WATCHES/WARNINGS UPDATED. STORM INFORMATION UPDATED. SITUATIONAL 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 TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 16.3N...LONGITUDE 77.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 650 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 660 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOW IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...NAMELY FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE REEF WATERS ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH...NOW IS THE TIME TO BEGIN PREPARING YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE PREPARATION PLAN. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD TODAY AND THURSDAY. 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...ESPECIALLY IN THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE UPPER KEYS...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION... PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN KEY WEST AND LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY NOON...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-241745- /O.COR.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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- 716 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS OR SURROUNDING WATERS... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE FLORIDA MIDDLE OR LOWER KEYS...OR SURROUNDING WATERS...TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN. IF YOU DO NOT HAVE A PLAN...MAKE ONE. IF YOU NEED ASSISTANCE WITH YOUR PLAN...CONTACT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE...LOCAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT...AMERICAN RED CROSS...OR VISIT FLORIDADISASTER.ORG A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR THESE WATERS. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THEIR VESSELS AS WINDS STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE UNLIKELY TO OCCUR IN THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS...OR THE ADJACENT AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. ...WINDS... ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS CURRENTLY NOT IN EFFECT...NOR ARE THEY LIKELY UNDER PRESENT CIRCUMSTANCES...GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH IN THE ISLAND CHAIN ARE POSSIBLE THURSDAY EVENING THROUGH LATE FRIDAY. ...WINDS AND SEAS... ALTHOUGH A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS NOT IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT. FAST-PACED SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL ALSO AMPLIFY GUSTY WINDS THROUGH AT LEAST FRIDAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY WITH GUSTS ABOVE 35 KNOTS. SEAS IN THE NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 7 FEET. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ052-072-241745- /O.COR.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 716 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN IN THE THE ATLANTIC WATERS BEYOND THE REEF SOUTHEAST OF THE UPPER KEYS BY THURSDAY EVENING AND LAST AT LEAST THROUGH FRIDAY EVENING. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE COMPLETING THEIR PLANS FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE THIS WEEK. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 45 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN AND TOWARDS THE BAHAMAS. SEAS WILL BUILD ABOVE 10 FEET BY TONIGHT...AND BE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ...TORNADOES... THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS LOW FOR THESE WATERS AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-241745- /O.CAN.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.COR.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- 716 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH NOW INCLUDES THE UPPER KEYS...FLORIDA BAY...AND HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO SECURE THEIR VESSELS FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ...WINDS... WINDS IN EXCESS OF 39 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. RESIDENTS IN THE UPPER KEYS SHOULD SECURE LOOSE OBJECTS. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE EXAGGERATED AS SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THAT TIME. ...WINDS AND SEAS... BAY WATERS WILL BECOME EXTREMELY ROUGH OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS...AND SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF BY THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS WILL GUST FROM 40 TO 45 KNOTS THURSDAY AND THURSDAY NIGHT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW AS THE CENTER OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ALSO...NO FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM INCREASED TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$ GMZ053-054-073-074-241745- /O.EXA.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 716 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN EAST OF THESE ATLANTIC WATERS... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... ALTHOUGH TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED IN THESE WATERS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...THE ONSET TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS UNLIKELY TO OCCUR IN THESE WATERS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... ALTHOUGH THERE IS NO TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THESE WATERS...WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THESE WATERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 40 KNOTS THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 14 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME...THE THREAT OF TORNADOES IS VERY LOW AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD EAST OF THE AREA. $$
421 WTUS82 KKEY 241601 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1201 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SANDY REACHES HURRICANE STRENGTH... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION 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 WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FLORIDA UPPER KEYS...AND THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA STRAITS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.1N...LONGITUDE 76.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 610 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 15 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...NAMELY FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE REEF WATERS ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 5 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-242200- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 1201 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS OR SURROUNDING WATERS... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THESE WATERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 40 KNOTS THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 14 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-242200- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1201 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA UPPER KEYS...AND THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL...AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO BE AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE EXAGGERATED AS SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THAT TIME. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN...TOWARD THE BAHAMAS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF...AND AS HIGH AS 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW AS THE CENTER OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ALSO...NO FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM INCREASED TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE INCH. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. $$
792 WTUS82 KKEY 241809 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 209 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SANDY APPROACHING THE SOUTHEASTERN COAST OF JAMAICA... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION 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 WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE FLORIDA UPPER KEYS...AND THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA STRAITS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 17.6N...LONGITUDE 76.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 580 MILES SOUTH- SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNE OR 5 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...NAMELY FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE REEF WATERS ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 5 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-250015- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 209 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS OR SURROUNDING WATERS... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THESE WATERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 40 KNOTS THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 14 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-250015- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 209 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA UPPER KEYS...AND THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL...AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO BE AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE EXAGGERATED AS SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THAT TIME. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN...TOWARD THE BAHAMAS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF...AND AS HIGH AS 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW AS THE CENTER OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ALSO...NO FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM INCREASED TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE INCH. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. $$
067 WTUS82 KKEY 242125 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 525 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...SANDY EMERGING OFF THE NORTHEAST COAST OF JAMAICA... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION 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 WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF COASTAL FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WATCH CONTINUES FOR PORTIONS OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.3N...LONGITUDE 76.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 540 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 10 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...NAMELY FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE REEF WATERS ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 10 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-250330- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 525 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS OR SURROUNDING WATERS... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES AND EVALUATE THEIR STATE OF READINESS FOR THIS SEASON. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL STRENGTHEN AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THESE WATERS TODAY AND TOMORROW. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS CLOSE TO 40 KNOTS THURSDAY THROUGH EARLY FRIDAY...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 14 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-250330- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 525 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA UPPER KEYS...AND THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL...AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO STRENGTHEN TODAY THROUGH THURSDAY ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... AS HURRICANE SANDY MOVES CLOSER...THE THREAT FOR SUSTAINED HIGH WINDS IS LIKELY TO INCREASE. THE LATEST FORECAST IS FOR WINDS TO BE AROUND 40 MPH...WITH GUSTS NEAR 50 MPH. GUSTY CONDITIONS WILL ALSO BE EXAGGERATED AS SCATTERED SHOWERS MOVE THROUGH THE AREA DURING THAT TIME. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. THE ONSET OF TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY LATE THURSDAY EVENING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS POSSIBLE. SEAS WILL ALSO BUILD TODAY AND TONIGHT AS SANDY MOVES NORTHWARD THROUGH THE CARIBBEAN...TOWARD THE BAHAMAS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF...AND AS HIGH AS 18 FEET THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... STORM SURGE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED TO REMAIN LOW AS THE CENTER OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE AREA. ALSO...NO FLOODING PROBLEMS FROM INCREASED TIDE LEVELS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND ONE INCH. ANY HEAVY RAINFALL ASSOCIATED WITH HURRICANE SANDY ARE EXPECTED TO BE BRIEF. ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS IS MINIMAL AT THIS TIME. $$
827 WTUS82 KKEY 250113 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 913 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...EYE OF SANDY NOW BETWEEN JAMAICA AND CUBA... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED WINDS ADDED FOR MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED FOR MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS WATERS WINDS UPDATED FOR UPPER KEYS WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED FOR UPPER KEYS WATERS STORM SURGE UPDATED RAINFALL IMPACTS 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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS... FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD TO OCEAN REEF. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.7N...LONGITUDE 76.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF...AND ABOUT 530 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 14 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN CUBA OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS MOVING AROUND THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 12 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-250430- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 913 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH DOES NOT INCLUDE THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS OR SURROUNDING WATERS... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-250430- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 913 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER KEYS... FLORIDA BAY...AND HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 40 TO 45 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AND LIKELY FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY... ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY BEGIN ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE FORECAST. SEAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BUILD... REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF AND UP TO 18 FEET WELL OFFSHORE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ JACOBSON
524 WTUS82 KKEY 250349 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1149 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...EYE OF SANDY APPROACHING THE COAST OF SOUTHEASTERN CUBA... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED PROBABILITIES UPDATED WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS 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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS... FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD TO OCEAN REEF. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.4N...LONGITUDE 76.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...OR ABOUT 480 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN CUBA OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS MOVING AROUND THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS TIME. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-250700- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1149 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...ABOUT 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AND LIKELY FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY BEGIN ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE FORECAST. SEAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF AND UP TO 18 FEET WELL OFFSHORE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-250700- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1149 PM EDT WED OCT 24 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$ JACOBSON
636 WTUS82 KKEY 250448 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1248 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SANDY STRENGTHENS AS IT NEARS CUBA...BUT NO SIGNIFICANT CHANGE TO THE POTENTIAL IMPACTS ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION 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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS... FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD TO OCEAN REEF. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1230 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.6N...LONGITUDE 76.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...OR ABOUT 475 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF. STORM MOTION WAS NORTH NORTHEAST AT 13 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS HAD INCREASED TO 110 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS EASTERN CUBA OVERNIGHT...THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS MOVING AROUND THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS TIME. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-250700- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1248 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...ABOUT 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH WILL BE POSSIBLE IN THE UPPER KEYS FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE LATE TONIGHT INTO THURSDAY...AND LIKELY FROM LATE THURSDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE OVERNIGHT AND THURSDAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY BEGIN ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THURSDAY AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE FORECAST. SEAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF AND UP TO 18 FEET WELL OFFSHORE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM THURSDAY INTO FRIDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-250700- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1248 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED FROM TONIGHT THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS TONIGHT...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$ JACOBSON
564 WTUS82 KKEY 250654 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 254 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...CATEGORY TWO HURRICANE SANDY LOCATED JUST INLAND OVER SOUTHEASTERN CUBA... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS 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 WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS... FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD TO OCEAN REEF. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY...THE WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF OUT TO 60 NM. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.1N...LONGITUDE 75.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF. STORM MOTION WAS TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 15 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 110 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE MOVING TO THE NORTH NORTHEAST ACROSS EASTERN CUBA DURING THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...EMERGING OFF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA THIS MORNING. SANDY WILL THEN MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS... MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS MOVING AROUND THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS TIME. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 630 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076-GMZ031-042-052-072-251030- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 254 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...ABOUT 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS FROM LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 50 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS MAY BEGIN ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS ARE FORECAST IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS...WITH WINDS EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA BAY. SEAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF AND UP TO 18 FEET WELL OFFSHORE FROM THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT...AND A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE NECESSARY ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM TODAY INTO FRIDAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-251030- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 254 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... AS CURRENTLY ASSESSED...TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$ JACOBSON
458 WTUS82 KKEY 250950 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 550 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HURRICANE SANDY ABOUT TO MOVE OFF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS UPDATED STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS .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 HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...FROM CRAIG KEY NORTHEASTWARD TO OCEAN REEF. THIS WATCH ALSO INCLUDES FLORIDA BAY AND THE WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.9N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES EAST SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST...OR ABOUT 420 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF. STORM MOTION WAS TO THE NORTH AT 18 MPH. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE OFF THE NORTH COAST OF CUBA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL TO THE EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS MOVING AROUND THE WESTERN EDGE OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS TIME. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ052-072-251330- /O.UPG.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.TR.W.1018.121025T0950Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 550 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...CONTINUING THROUGH TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-251330- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- 550 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE AROUND 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA BAY. SEAS WILL ALSO CONTINUE TO BUILD... REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL IS EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM ONE TO TWO INCHES. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-251330- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 550 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY OCCURRING IN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$ JACOBSON
363 WTUS82 KKEY 251241 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 841 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SANDY MOVING BETWEEN THE NORTHEAST COAST OF CUBA AND THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION .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 THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.6N...LONGITUDE 75.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 10 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ROTATING AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS TIME. CLOSELY MONITOR NO AA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY NOON...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ052-072-251845- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 841 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-251845- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- 841 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA BAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD... REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-251845- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 841 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY OCCURRING IN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$
602 WTUS82 KKEY 251553 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1153 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SANDY APPROACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION .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 THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.4N...LONGITUDE 75.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 420 MILES EAST- SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 360 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ROTATING AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS TIME. CLOSELY MONITOR NO AA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY NOON...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ052-072-252200- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1153 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-252200- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- 1153 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA BAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD... REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-252200- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 1153 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY OCCURRING IN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$
534 WTUS82 KKEY 251820 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...CENTER OF SANDY MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION .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 THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT FLORIDA BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES EAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 330 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 5 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ROTATING AROUND THE WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE WATERS...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS TIME. CLOSELY MONITOR NO AA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 5 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ052-072-260030- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ FLZ076-GMZ031-042-260030- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- 220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA BAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD... REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET INSIDE THE REEF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260030- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY OCCURRING IN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$
658 WTUS82 KKEY 252237 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS UPDATED STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/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 TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.5N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 390 MILES EAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 300 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE KEYS EASTERN WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR HURRICANE SANDY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 10 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ052-072-260445- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WIND TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. $$ FLZ076-260445- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- 637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ GMZ031-042-260445- /O.UPG.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.EXA.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- 637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WIND TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING SQUALLS. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260445- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$
484 WTUS82 KKEY 260130 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 930 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.8N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES EAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 280 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE KEYS EASTERN WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ031-042-052-072-260500- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 930 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS AND FLORIDA BAY THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WIND TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET. $$ FLZ076-260500- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- 930 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260500- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 930 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$
280 WTUS82 KKEY 260141 CCA HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 935 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS 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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.8N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES EAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 280 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 100 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE KEYS EASTERN WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ031-042-052-072-260515- /O.COR.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 935 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS AND FLORIDA BAY THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET. $$ FLZ076-260515- /O.COR.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- 935 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260515- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 935 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$
613 WTUS82 KKEY 260408 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW .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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.3N...LONGITUDE 76.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 360 MILES EAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 260 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 90 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE KEYS FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN WATERS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ031-042-052-072-260715- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET. $$ FLZ076-260715- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- 1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS THROUGH FRIDAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS THROUGH FRIDAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260715- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY. ...WINDS AND SEAS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$
105 WTUS82 KKEY 260646 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION .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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 25.8N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN WATERS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY 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. GMZ031-042-052-072-261000- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET. $$ FLZ076-261000- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- 246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN A FEW LOCATIONS TODAY. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261000- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH TODAY. ...WINDS AND SEAS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY TODAY. A FEW SQUALLS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS TODAY. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS. $$
517 WTUS82 KKEY 260955 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 555 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SANDY MOVING NORTHWESTWARD CLOSE TO THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION .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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.3N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY. THE CORE OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN WATERS TODAY...MAINLY IN FREQUENT GUSTS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ031-042-052-072-261330- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 555 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 4 TO 7 FEET. $$ FLZ076-261330- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- 555 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD REMAIN SECURED TODAY. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD KEEP VESSELS SECURED. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL PROBABILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH EARLY. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261330- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 555 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN GUSTY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE CLOSER TO 25 MPH. ...WINDS AND SEAS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY TODAY. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS...AND UP TO 11 FEET IN THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 5 FATHOMS. $$
281 WTUS82 KKEY 261215 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED REMNANTS OF PATTY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...SANDY NEAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION .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 REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.4N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS TODAY. THE CORE OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN WATERS TODAY...MAINLY IN FREQUENT GUSTS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY. CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE FORECAST. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF REMNANTS OF PATTY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 10 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. GMZ031-042-052-072-261815- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...WINDS AND SEAS... FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 4 TO 7 FEET. $$ FLZ076-261815- /O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- 815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD REMAIN SECURED TODAY. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD KEEP VESSELS SECURED. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... THERE IS A SMALL PROBABILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS IN THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 30 MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH EARLY. $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261815- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY. RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED. ...WINDS... SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN GUSTY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE CLOSER TO 25 MPH. ...WINDS AND SEAS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY TODAY. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS...AND UP TO 11 FEET IN THE GULF WATERS BEYOND 5 FATHOMS. $$
978 WTUS82 KKEY 261543 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1143 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND KEYS COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED. .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... TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS OR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 26.7N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 6 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... HURRICANE SANDY IS STEADILY MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS...AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY DECREASE OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST. GMZ031-042-052-072-261645- /O.CAN.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1143 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO STILL STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... WHILE TRENDING DOWNWARDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN DOWN TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK DUE NORTHERLY SWELL MIGRATING THROUGH THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS. $$ FLZ076-261645- /O.CAN.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS- 1143 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS DISCONTINUED... ...WINDS... NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL DECREASE IN SPEED AND FREQUENCY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY. && $$ FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261645- /O.CAN.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 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 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- 1143 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012 ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND DUE TO STILL STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. && ...WINDS AND SEAS... WHILE TRENDING DOWNWARDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WINDS WILL REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN DOWN TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR KEYS GULF WATERS AND MUCH OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK DUE TO SWELLS MOVING INTO KEYS WESTERN WATERS AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS. $$
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Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 23, 5:36 PM EDT | Tropical Storm Watch | KEY | Monroe | 66 hr |
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