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Hurricane Warning 1009, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this hurricane warning at Aug 25, 2012, 4:53 AM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 38 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Aug 25, 2012, 4:53 AM EDT (08:53 UTC)
- Expired
- Aug 26, 2012, 6:35 PM EDT
- In force
- 38 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 08:52 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 8.9 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
- 14 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -336 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 1966 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 10 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 35 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 67 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
281 WTUS82 KKEY 250853 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 453 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. A HURRICANE WARNING MEANS THAT HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. ALL PERSONS IN THE WARNING AREAS SHOULD ALREADY HAVE PREPARATIONS UNDERWAY TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. IN ORDER TO MAKE THE BEST DECISIONS...BE SURE THAT YOU UNDERSTAND THE TERMINOLOGY AND DEFINITIONS ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL CYCLONE EVENTS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 4 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 18.0N...LONGITUDE 72.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 730 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 70 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A HURRICANE WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. A MORE DETAILED STATEMENT WILL FOLLOW SHORTLY. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... FOR THOSE NOW UNDER THE NEW WARNING...NOW IS THE TIME TO INITIATE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS...IF YOU HAVE NOT ALREADY DONE SO. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR FORTHCOMING INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. MARINERS ARE URGED TO RETURN TO PORT...SEEK SAFE HARBOR...AND SECURE THEIR CRAFT. NOW IS THE TIME TO COMPLETE PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY PLAN FOR TROPICAL SYSTEMS. MONITOR WEATHER BROADCASTS FOR CHANGES TO THE LATEST FORECAST AND LISTEN FOR FURTHER STATEMENTS FROM LOCAL OFFICIALS. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE FLORIDA KEYS. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251500- /O.UPG.KKEY.TR.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.HU.W.1009.120825T0853Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.UPG.KKEY.HU.A.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 453 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT... $$ KASPER
14 follow-up statements
280 WTUS82 KKEY 251020 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 620 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED. SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.0N...LONGITUDE 73.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 660 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 630 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BETWEEN HAITI AND CUBA THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE ALONG THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEFORE EMERGING OUT OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND-BASED SHELTER. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. THREE SHELTERS WILL OPEN AT SELECT MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS TODAY. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS OF 200 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL MOST LIKELY STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AND ALL DAY SUNDAY. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 1200 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251600- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 620 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. WINDS UPDATED. WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED. STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN... DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND-BASED SHELTER. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. THREE SHELTERS WILL OPEN AT SELECT MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS TODAY. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS OF 200 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL MOST LIKELY STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AND ALL DAY SUNDAY. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 72 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. POORLY ANCHORED AND OLDER MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR MOVED OFF FOUNDATION BLOCKS. OLDER HOMES AND BUILDINGS WILL HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...GUTTERS AND SIDING. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY AND DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO UNPROTECTED WINDOWS. SOME POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES...WITH SCATTERED POWER...PHONE AND NETWORK OUTAGES AFFECTING A FEW ISLANDS LASTING MANY HOURS. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WILL BE SNAPPED...WITH A FEW TREES UPROOTED. A FEW STREETS MAY BE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF STORM TIDES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$ KASPER
530 WTUS82 KKEY 251311 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 911 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 19.7N...LONGITUDE 73.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 610 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 590 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 320 DEGREES AT 14 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING OVER THE WINDWARD PASSAGE BETWEEN HAITI AND CUBA THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT...BEFORE APPROACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND-BASED SHELTER. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. THREE SHELTERS WILL OPEN AT SELECT MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS TODAY. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS OF 200 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM TODAY AND LAST THROUGH ALL DAY SUNDAY. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251700- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 911 AM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS ARE URGING VISITORS TO LEAVE THE KEYS IF THEY HAVE THE MEANS TO DO SO SAFELY. FOR THOSE THAT CANNOT...OFFICIALS ARE DIRECTING THEM TO STAY INSIDE DURING THE STORM. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN... DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO TAKE ACTION TO PREPARE YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS ACCORDING TO YOUR HURRICANE DISASTER PLAN. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT YOU PERFORM THE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...BEGIN TO SAFELY SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND-BASED SHELTER. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. THREE SHELTERS WILL OPEN AT SELECT MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS TODAY. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS OF 200 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM TODAY AND LAST THROUGH ALL DAY SUNDAY. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 72 PERCENT. ...WINDS... AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AND HURRICANE FORCE WINDS EARLY SUNDAY EVENING. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. POORLY ANCHORED AND OLDER MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR MOVED OFF FOUNDATION BLOCKS. OLDER HOMES AND BUILDINGS WILL HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...GUTTERS AND SIDING. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY AND DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO UNPROTECTED WINDOWS. SOME POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES...WITH SCATTERED POWER...PHONE AND NETWORK OUTAGES AFFECTING A FEW ISLANDS LASTING MANY HOURS. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WILL BE SNAPPED...WITH A FEW TREES UPROOTED. A FEW STREETS MAY BE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF STORM TIDES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...THERE IS A CHANCE FOR STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 4 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$
073 WTUS82 KKEY 251614 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1214 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.1N...LONGITUDE 74.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 550 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 520 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FLORIDA. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS VERY NEAR THE EASTERN TIP OF CUBA LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL BE APPROACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SNAKE CREEK DRAW BRIDGE IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE LOCKED DOWN AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. DUE TO A HURRICANE WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT...THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN MONROE COUNTY HAS DECIDED TO OPEN A FOURTH SHELTER TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS OF 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM TODAY AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THIS CLOSURE WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT WILL ALSO BE CLOSED AT 7 PM TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE LAST GREYHOUND BUS IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE THE KEY WEST TERMINAL AT 530 PM THIS EVENING. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-252230- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1214 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS WINDS STORM SURGE AND TIDE UPDATED ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. DUE TO A HURRICANE WARNING CURRENTLY IN EFFECT...THE OFFICE OF EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT IN MONROE COUNTY HAS DECIDED TO OPEN A FOURTH SHELTER TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE OPEN AS OF 200 PM. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM TODAY AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THIS CLOSURE WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. ADDITIONALLY...THE LAST GREYHOUND BUS IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE THE KEY WEST TERMINAL AT 530 PM THIS EVENING. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS CLOSE TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY SHOULD REMAIN SAFE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING UNSAFE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY EVENING MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE ISAAC CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. POORLY ANCHORED AND OLDER MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR MOVED OFF FOUNDATION BLOCKS. OLDER HOMES AND BUILDINGS WILL HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...GUTTERS AND SIDING. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY AND DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO UNPROTECTED WINDOWS. SOME POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES...WITH SCATTERED POWER...PHONE AND NETWORK OUTAGES AFFECTING A FEW ISLANDS LASTING MANY HOURS. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WILL BE SNAPPED...WITH A FEW TREES UPROOTED. A FEW STREETS MAY BE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY SATURDAY NIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF STORM TIDES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$
732 WTUS82 KKEY 251813 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 213 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 1 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.8N...LONGITUDE 75.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF CUBA LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL BE APPROACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SNAKE CREEK DRAW BRIDGE IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE LOCKED DOWN AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA OPENED AT 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT WILL ALSO BE CLOSED AT 7 PM TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE LAST GREYHOUND BUS IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE THE KEY WEST TERMINAL AT 530 PM THIS EVENING. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-252230- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 213 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTION... ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA OPENED AT 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT WILL ALSO BE CLOSED AT 7 PM TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE LAST GREYHOUND BUS IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE THE KEY WEST TERMINAL AT 530 PM THIS EVENING. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS CLOSE TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY SHOULD REMAIN SAFE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING UNSAFE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY EVENING MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE ISAAC CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. POORLY ANCHORED AND OLDER MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR MOVED OFF FOUNDATION BLOCKS. OLDER HOMES AND BUILDINGS WILL HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...GUTTERS AND SIDING. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY AND DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO UNPROTECTED WINDOWS. SOME POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES...WITH SCATTERED POWER...PHONE AND NETWORK OUTAGES AFFECTING A FEW ISLANDS LASTING MANY HOURS. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WILL BE SNAPPED...WITH A FEW TREES UPROOTED. A FEW STREETS MAY BE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF STORM TIDES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$
383 WTUS82 KKEY 251907 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 307 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION CORRECTED. THE INFORMATION IN THIS STATEMENT ONLY CORRECTS THE TIME OF POSITION FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC FROM 1 PM EDT TO 2 PM EDT. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 20.8N...LONGITUDE 75.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 480 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 450 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 315 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF CUBA LATE THIS MORNING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL BE APPROACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SNAKE CREEK DRAW BRIDGE IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE LOCKED DOWN AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA OPENED AT 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT WILL ALSO BE CLOSED AT 7 PM TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE LAST GREYHOUND BUS IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE THE KEY WEST TERMINAL AT 530 PM THIS EVENING. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-252230- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 307 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... NONE. THIS STATEMENT CORRECTS THE TIME OF POSITION FOR TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IN THE STORM INFORMATION SECTION ABOVE. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA OPENED AT 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC THIS EVENING AT 7 PM AFTER THE LAST COMMERCIAL FLIGHT. THE CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT WILL ALSO BE CLOSED AT 7 PM TODAY. IN ADDITION...THE LAST GREYHOUND BUS IS SCHEDULED TO LEAVE THE KEY WEST TERMINAL AT 530 PM THIS EVENING. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED TODAY TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS CLOSE TO 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 82 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY SHOULD REMAIN SAFE THROUGH THIS EVENING...BECOMING UNSAFE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED EARLY SUNDAY EVENING MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE ISAAC CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. MAXIMUM WINDS ARE FORECAST TO BE IN THE 55 TO 75 MPH RANGE WITH GUSTS TO 90 MPH. DAMAGING WINDS ARE LIKELY. POORLY ANCHORED AND OLDER MOBILE HOMES MAY BE DAMAGED OR MOVED OFF FOUNDATION BLOCKS. OLDER HOMES AND BUILDINGS WILL HAVE MINOR DAMAGE TO SHINGLES...GUTTERS AND SIDING. LOOSE OUTDOOR ITEMS WILL BECOME AIRBORNE...CAUSING POSSIBLE INJURY AND DAMAGE...ESPECIALLY TO UNPROTECTED WINDOWS. SOME POWER AND COMMUNICATIONS LINES WILL BE KNOCKED DOWN BY FALLING TREES OR LARGE BRANCHES...WITH SCATTERED POWER...PHONE AND NETWORK OUTAGES AFFECTING A FEW ISLANDS LASTING MANY HOURS. NUMEROUS LARGE TREE LIMBS WILL BE SNAPPED...WITH A FEW TREES UPROOTED. A FEW STREETS MAY BE TEMPORARILY BLOCKED. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... IT IS STILL TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE THE EXACT HEIGHTS OF STORM TIDES FOR SPECIFIC LOCATIONS WITHIN THE FORECAST AREA. GIVEN THE LATEST FORECAST...EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL...WITH HIGHER AMOUNTS OF 2 TO 4 FEET IN FLOOD PRONE AREAS. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$
879 WTUS82 KKEY 252159 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 559 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.3N...LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 430 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS ALONG THE NORTHERN COAST OF THE EASTERN PORTION OF CUBA THIS EVENING...AND WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE ALONG OR VERY NEAR THE NORTH COAST OF EASTERN CUBA TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL BE APPROACHING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A LOCAL STATE OF EMERGENCY FOR MONROE COUNTY HAS BEEN DECLARED. PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED. HEED THE ADVICE OF LOCAL OFFICIALS AND COMPLY WITH ANY ORDERS THAT ARE ISSUED. FOR INTERESTS AT PORTS...DOCKS...AND MARINAS...URGENTLY COMPLETE PRESCRIBED PREPARATIONS ACCORDING TO YOUR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL CYCLONES. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT BEFORE LEAVING IT. SNAKE CREEK DRAW BRIDGE IN ISLAMORADA WILL BE LOCKED DOWN AT 3 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA OPENED AT 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. THIS CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT IS CLOSED. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 12 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-260400- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 559 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS UPDATED WINDS UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE UPDATED ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY SHOULD BE COMPLETED. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. IF STAYING IN A HOME...TURN THE REFRIGERATOR TO MAXIMUM COLD AND KEEP IT CLOSED. TURN OFF PROPANE TANKS AND UNPLUG SMALL APPLIANCES. FILL THE BATHTUB WITH WATER IN CASE THE TAP WATER BECOMES UNAVAILABLE AFTER THE STORM. THIS IS FOR CLEANING AND FLUSHING PURPOSES. DO NOT DRINK IT. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD RUSH TO COMPLETION THE SECURING OF THEIR CRAFT. FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WANT TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO DURING THE APPROACHING STORM. SHELTERS AT KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE...SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY...STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON...AND CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA OPENED AT 200 PM TODAY. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL STOP COMMERCIAL TRAFFIC AT 7 PM THIS EVENING. THIS CLOSURE OF KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT WILL LAST THROUGH SUNDAY. MARATHON AIRPORT IS CLOSED. COUNTY OFFICES...SHERIFF'S OFFICES...SCHOOLS...AND THE COUNTY COURTS WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY. HOWEVER...EXTRA BUSES ARE SCHEDULED THROUGH 8 PM THIS EVENING TO AID THE VOLUNTARY MOVE TO SHELTERS. CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS 15 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS NEAR 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY SHOULD REMAIN SAFE THROUGH LATE EVENING...BECOMING UNSAFE EARLY SUNDAY MORNING AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN EARLY SUNDAY MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE SUNDAY EVENING MAINLY IN THE VICINITY OF WHERE ISAAC CROSSES THE ISLAND CHAIN. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC...EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$
017 WTUS82 KKEY 260100 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 900 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED. PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 21.7N...LONGITUDE 76.7W. THIS WAS ABOUT 380 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 340 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING NORTHWESTWARD JUST OFF THE COAST OF NORTHEASTERN CUBA THIS EVENING...AND IS EXPECTED TO MOVE JUST NORTH OF THE COAST OF CENTRAL CUBA TONIGHT. ISAAC WILL APPROACH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA LATER TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS EVENING. SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE NOW CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO ALL MARITIME TRAFFIC AT 1100 PM. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 1200 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-260700- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 900 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETED THIS EVENING. SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE NOW CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS EXPECTED TO CLOSE TO ALL MARITIME TRAFFIC AT 1100 PM. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 16 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 89 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL... AND FLORIDA BAY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 OR 20 FEET OR HIGHER. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS... WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$ KASPER
617 WTUS82 KKEY 260359 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1159 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW. UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.1N...LONGITUDE 77.2W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 300 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HEADED TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OVER OR NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY AFTERNOON AND SUNDAY NIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE SUNDAY AFTERNOON. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS NOW CLOSED. SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 600 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-261000- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1159 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... MAKE THE FINAL PREPARATIONS TO PROTECT LIFE AND PROPERTY. RUSH TO COMPLETION THE HARDENING OF YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS BY CLOSING SHUTTERS AND BRACING GARAGE DOORS. IF EVACUATING...LEAVE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. GUARD AGAINST BEING STUCK OUT ON ROADWAYS WHEN DANGEROUS WINDS AND HEAVY RAINS ARRIVE. AGAIN...DO NOT STAY IN A MOBILE OR MANUFACTURED HOME. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS NOW CLOSED. SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 20 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME OVER 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL... AND FLORIDA BAY LATE TONIGHT AND SUNDAY MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATER IN THE DAY SUNDAY. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL IS AT 527 PM. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT VACA CUT IS AT 617 PM. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT KEY WEST HARBOR IS AT 732 PM. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. HOWEVER...TORNADO POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITHIN SPIRAL RAIN BANDS AS THE LARGE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES LATER THIS MORNING. $$ KASPER
274 WTUS82 KKEY 260630 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 230 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED. 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 HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 22.9N...LONGITUDE 78.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 260 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HEADED TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OVER OR NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS LATE THIS MORNING AND EARLY THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-261000- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 230 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. SNAKE CREEK DRAWBRIDGE IS LOCKED DOWN TO ACCOMMODATE VEHICULAR TRAFFIC. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 20 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS OVER 90 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY WILL BECOME UNSAFE LATER THIS MORNING AS AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN LATE THIS MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL... AND FLORIDA BAY LATE THIS MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER LATER TODAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY AFTERNOON AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL IS AT 527 PM. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT VACA CUT IS AT 617 PM. HIGH TIDE SUNDAY EVENING AT KEY WEST HARBOR IS AT 732 PM. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. HOWEVER...TORNADO POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITHIN SPIRAL RAIN BANDS AS THE LARGE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES LATER THIS MORNING. $$ KASPER
133 WTUS82 KKEY 261000 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED STORM INFORMATION. UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW. UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.1N...LONGITUDE 79.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 200 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 170 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 305 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HEADED TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THIS MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OVER OR NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE LOWER KEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-261600- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 600 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...NEW INFORMATION... UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS. UPDATED WINDS. UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE. ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO ALL MONDAY...AND TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS UP TO 95 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY WILL BECOME UNSAFE LATER THIS MORNING AS AS TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BEGIN THIS MORNING ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL... AND FLORIDA BAY LATE THIS MORNING...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER LATER TODAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL ARE AT 527 PM THIS EVENING AND 542 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT BOOT KEY HARBOR BRIDGE ARE AT 629 PM THIS EVENING AND 544 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT KEY WEST HARBOR ARE AT 732 PM THIS EVENING AND 647 AM MONDAY. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TORNADO POTENTIAL IS EXPECTED TO INCREASE WITHIN SPIRAL RAIN BANDS AS THE LARGE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THIS MORNING. $$ KASPER
053 WTUS82 KKEY 261320 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 920 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 PM EDT... .NEW INFORMATION... WATCHES/WARNINGS UPDATED STORM INFORMATION UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. PLEASE LISTEN CLOSELY FOR ANY TORNADO WARNINGS THAT MIGHT BE IN EFFECT FOR YOUR AREA. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.5N...LONGITUDE 80.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 130 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 110 MILES SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC HEADED TOWARD THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS MORNING...AND IS EXPECTED TO INTENSIFY AS IT MOVES OVER OR NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE LOWER KEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETE. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 12 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-261630- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 920 AM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS UPDATED WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED TORNADOES UPDATED ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... STORM PREPARATIONS...INCLUDING THE SECURING OF PROPERTY AND BOATS... SHOULD BE COMPLETE. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY. CONDITIONS WILL BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. THE FOLLOWING FOUR SHELTERS ARE OPEN TO ACCOMMODATE THOSE PEOPLE IN THE KEYS WHO WISH TO HAVE A SAFE PLACE TO GO FOR THE STORM... KEY WEST HIGH SCHOOL ON FLAGLER AVENUE IN KEY WEST... SUGARLOAF SCHOOL ON UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY... STANLEY SWITLIK SCHOOL IN MARATHON... CORAL SHORES HIGH SCHOOL IN ISLAMORADA. IF YOU LIVE IN A MOBILE HOME...ON A BOAT...IN A LOW LYING AREA...OR ARE HOMELESS...YOU ARE STRONGLY RECOMMENDED TO GO TO A SHELTER FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY. A BOAT IS NO PLACE TO BE IN A HURRICANE. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS ON TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 12 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS IN EXCESS OF 95 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IS BECOMING UNSAFE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE BEGINNING TO CROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVERSPREADING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL... AND FLORIDA BAY ...AND WILL EXTEND INTO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH...AND SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD UP TO 15 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER LATER TODAY. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL ARE AT 527 PM THIS EVENING AND 542 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT BOOT KEY HARBOR BRIDGE ARE AT 629 PM THIS EVENING AND 544 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT KEY WEST HARBOR ARE AT 732 PM THIS EVENING AND 647 AM MONDAY. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... ALTHOUGH THERE IS A TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT...AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TORNADO POTENTIAL MAY INCREASE WITHIN SPIRAL RAIN BANDS AS THE LARGE CIRCULATION ASSOCIATED WITH TROPICAL STORM ISAAC APPROACHES THIS AFTERNOON. $$
221 WTUS82 KKEY 261605 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1205 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 PM EDT... .NEW INFORMATION... WATCHES/WARNING UPDATED STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 PM EDT. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.9N...LONGITUDE 80.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 70 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 65 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. ISAAC MAY INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY AS IT MOVES CLOSER TO THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON OR EARLY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE LOWER KEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY. CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY THROUGH ISAAC MUST REMAIN INDOORS FROM NOW THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-262230- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1205 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS UPDATED WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED TORNADOES UPDATED ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY. CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY THROUGH ISAAC MUST REMAIN INDOORS FROM NOW THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS ON TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS NEARLY 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IS UNSAFE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO CROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVERSPREADING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY ...AND WILL EXTEND INTO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH. SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF WILL BE 15 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER. IN THE DEEP GULF WATERS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL ARE AT 527 PM THIS EVENING AND 542 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT BOOT KEY HARBOR BRIDGE ARE AT 629 PM THIS EVENING AND 544 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT KEY WEST HARBOR ARE AT 732 PM THIS EVENING AND 647 AM MONDAY. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... THE TORNADO THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON HAS INCREASED TO MODERATE FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. $$
626 WTUS82 KKEY 261848 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 248 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...A HURRICANE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... ...A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 PM EDT... .NEW INFORMATION... STORM INFORMATION UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS UNTIL 5 PM EDT. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 23.9N...LONGITUDE 81.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 50 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 60 MILES SOUTH-SOUTHWEST OF MARATHON FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 300 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... TROPICAL STORM ISAAC IS MOVING THROUGH THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THIS AFTERNOON. ISAAC MAY INTENSIFY SLIGHTLY AS ITS CENTER OF CIRCULATION MOVES NEAR THE LOWER KEYS THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS WILL CONTINUE TO OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH HURRICANE CONDITIONS POSSIBLE MAINLY IN THE LOWER KEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY TONIGHT. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY. CONDITIONS REMAIN FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY THROUGH ISAAC MUST REMAIN INDOORS THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 6 PM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION BECOMES AVAILABLE. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-262230- /O.CON.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 248 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT... ...TORNADO WATCH IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED RAINFALL IMPACTS UPDATED ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS UNTIL 5 PM TODAY. CONDITIONS HAVE BECOME MORE FAVORABLE FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGH THE AFTERNOON AND EARLY EVENING. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE TORNADO WARNINGS FOR YOUR LOCATION...AND BE READY TO TO TAKE QUICK PROTECTIVE ACTION IF A TORNADO APPROACHES. RESIDENTS AND VISITORS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS WHO HAVE CHOSEN TO STAY THROUGH ISAAC MUST REMAIN INDOORS FROM NOW THROUGH THE DURATION OF THE STORM. INTERMITTENT POWER OUTAGES HAVE BEEN EXPERIENCED IN SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON. ADDITIONAL INTERMITTENT POWER OUTAGES CAN BE EXPECTED AS THE STORM PASSES THE FLORIDA KEYS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST IS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS ON TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS AT THIS TIME IS AROUND 11 PERCENT. ALSO...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS IS NEARLY 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TRAVEL ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IS UNSAFE. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS CONTINUE TO CROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS. HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE LATER THIS AFTERNOON OR THIS EVENING. DAMAGING WINDS ARE POSSIBLE IN PASSING SQUALLS. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE OVERSPREADING THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...AND FLORIDA BAY ...AND WILL EXTEND INTO EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS AFTERNOON. HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE POSSIBLE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH. SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF WILL BE 15 TO 20 FEET OR HIGHER. IN THE DEEP GULF WATERS...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 12 TO 18 FEET THROUGH THE AFTERNOON. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS...WITH 2 TO 4 FEET POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER KEYS. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL ARE AT 527 PM THIS EVENING AND 542 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT BOOT KEY HARBOR BRIDGE ARE AT 629 PM THIS EVENING AND 544 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT KEY WEST HARBOR ARE AT 732 PM THIS EVENING AND 647 AM MONDAY. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... THERE HAVE BEEN A FEW REPORTS OF MINOR FLOODING THIS MORNING AND AFTERNOON ALONG THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN THE UPPER KEYS. RAINFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 10 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS FROM TODAY THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. MOTORISTS SHOULD BE PREPARED FOR STANDING WATER ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY IN HEAVY DOWNPOURS. ...TORNADOES... THE TORNADO THREAT THROUGH THE AFTERNOON IS MODERATE FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. A TORNADO WATCH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. $$
326 WTUS82 KKEY 262235 HLSKEY URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 635 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...THE HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS... .NEW INFORMATION... WATCHES AND WARNINGS UPDATED. STORM INFORMATION UPDATED. SITUATION OVERVIEW UPDATED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED. .AREAS AFFECTED... THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .WATCHES/WARNINGS... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS OF MONROE COUNTY. FOR MARINE INTERESTS...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MEANS THAT TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITHIN THE NEXT 36 HOURS SOMEWHERE WITHIN THE SPECIFIED AREAS. .STORM INFORMATION... AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE 24.2N...LONGITUDE 82.3W. THIS WAS ABOUT 40 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST FL. STORM MOTION WAS WNW OR 295 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS 60 MPH. .SITUATION OVERVIEW... A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS NOW BEEN ISSUED. TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WILL CONTINUE TO SKIRT THE LOWER KEYS THIS EVENING...AND PUSH FURTHER INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO OVERNIGHT. TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT PERIOD AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. .PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHILE THE INTENSITY OF THIS STORM IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG...THERE IS STILL A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOR THOSE STILL UNDER A WARNING...CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY OFF THE ROADWAYS THIS EVENING. MANY MOTORISTS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES STRANDED AFTER DRIVING THROUGH WATER DEEPER THAN THEY REALIZED. DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT BE INUNDATED WITH WATER CAN CAUSE A WAKE THAT CAN WASH INTO YARDS AND HOMES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PERIODIC FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IN ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. IT IS IMPORTANT TO ACTIVELY LISTEN FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION FROM YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST REMAINS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && .NEXT UPDATE... THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST SHORTLY. IT WILL PROVIDE ADDITIONAL IMPORTANT DETAILS REGARDING TROPICAL STORM ISAAC AND ITS POTENTIAL IMPACT ON THE FLORIDA KEYS. FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-270430- /O.CAN.KKEY.HU.W.1009.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.TR.W.1009.120826T2235Z-000000T0000Z/ MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 635 PM EDT SUN AUG 26 2012 ...HURRICANE WARNING HAS BEEN DOWNGRADED TO A TROPICAL STORM WARNING... ...NEW INFORMATION... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS UPDATED PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS UPDATED WINDS UPDATED WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE UPDATED RAINFALL IMPACTS UPDATED TORNADOES ...PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... WHILE THE INTENSITY OF THIS STORM IS NO LONGER EXPECTED TO BE AS STRONG...THERE IS STILL A THREAT TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. FOR THOSE STILL UNDER A WARNING...CONTINUE TO IMPLEMENT YOUR TROPICAL CYCLONE DISASTER PLAN SPECIFIC TO YOUR HOME OR BUSINESS. THE MONROE COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE ADVISES THE PUBLIC TO STAY OFF THE ROADWAYS THIS EVENING. MANY MOTORISTS HAVE FOUND THEMSELVES STRANDED AFTER DRIVING THROUGH WATER DEEPER THAN THEY REALIZED. DRIVING THROUGH RESIDENTIAL NEIGHBORHOODS THAT MIGHT BE INUNDATE WITH WATER CAN CAUSE A WAKE THAT CAN WASH INTO YARDS AND HOMES. ADDITIONAL RAINFALL MAY CAUSE PERIODIC FLOODING OF ROADWAYS IN ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AND FLORIDA KEYS MARATHON AIRPORT ARE CLOSED. THE PORT OF KEY WEST REMAINS CLOSED. ALL FEDERAL...STATE...COUNTY...AND MUNICIPAL PARKS AND BEACHES ARE CLOSED. ALL COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL OFFICES AND PUBLIC SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TO EVERYONE MONDAY. SCHOOL WILL BE CLOSED TO STUDENTS ON TUESDAY. COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL GARBAGE PICKUP IS CANCELED MONDAY...SO RESIDENTS ARE ASKED TO NOT PLACE REFUSE CONTAINERS OUTSIDE RESIDENCES AND BUSINESSES. CITY BUSES WILL NOT BE RUNNING SUNDAY...AND CITY OF KEY WEST OFFICES WILL BE CLOSED ON MONDAY. && ...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS... THE CHANCE FOR HURRICANE CONDITIONS HAS FALLEN CLOSE TO ZERO. HOWEVER...THE CHANCE FOR TROPICAL STORM CONDITIONS REMAINS NEAR 100 PERCENT. ...WINDS... TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY IN SQUALLS OVERNIGHT. DAMAGING WINDS ARE STILL POSSIBLE WITHIN THESE SQUALLS. DRIVERS SHOULD EXERCISE EXTREME CAUTION IF IT BECOMES NECESSARY TO TRAVEL. ...WINDS AND SEAS... FOR MARINE INTERESTS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS EXPECTED FOR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...HAWK CHANNEL...FLORIDA BAY...AND FURTHER INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO THIS EVENING. NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH. SEAS IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF AND IN THE DEEP GULF WATER WILL BE 14 TO 18 FEET. ...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... GIVEN THE LATEST OFFICIAL FORECAST OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC... EXPECT MAXIMUM STORM TIDES OF 1 TO 3 FEET ABOVE MEAN SEA LEVEL IN SECTIONS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL IS AT 542 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT BOOT KEY HARBOR BRIDGE IS AT 544 AM MONDAY. THE NEXT TWO HIGH TIDES AT KEY WEST HARBOR ARE AT 732 PM THIS EVENING AND 647 AM MONDAY. ...RAINFALL IMPACTS... ADDITIONAL RAINFALL TOTALS OF 3 TO 6 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA KEYS OVERNIGHT AND EARLY MONDAY MORNING. EXPECT FLOODING AND STANDING WATER IN LOW LYING AND POOR DRAINAGE AREAS THROUGH MONDAY...AS WELL AS MODERATE FLOODING OF SECONDARY ROADS. ...TORNADOES... THE TORNADO THREAT HAS DIMINISHED THIS EVENING IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. AT THIS TIME THE TORNADO THREAT IS LOW FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. $$
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Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 24, 8:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 89 min | |
| Aug 24, 8:41 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 49 min | |
| Aug 24, 8:47 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 43 min | |
| Aug 24, 9:01 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 59 min | |
| Aug 24, 9:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 57 min | |
| Aug 24, 9:23 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 52 min | |
| Aug 24, 9:27 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 48 min | |
| Aug 24, 10:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 60 min | |
| Aug 24, 11:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 45 min | |
| Aug 25, 12:30 AM EDT | Hurricane Watch | KEY | Monroe | 4 hr |
| Aug 25, 12:30 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | KEY | Monroe | 59 hr |
| Aug 25, 7:11 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | KEY | Monroe | 34 min |
| Aug 25, 7:22 AM EDT | Severe Thunderstorm Warning | KEY | Monroe | 38 min |
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