Tropical Storm Warning 1018, NWS Key West, FL

363 
WTUS82 KKEY 251241
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
841 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SANDY MOVING BETWEEN THE NORTHEAST COAST OF CUBA AND THE
CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA
KEYS...FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT FLORIDA
BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.6N...LONGITUDE 75.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 450 MILES
EAST-SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 400 MILES SOUTHEAST OF
OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 10 DEGREES AT 18 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF
SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ROTATING AROUND THE
WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE
WATERS...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY WITHIN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR
HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS
TIME. 

CLOSELY MONITOR NO AA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY NOON...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ052-072-251845-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
841 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

$$

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-251845-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
841 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE
YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED
SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST
LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING
PASSING SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA
BAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD... REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET
INSIDE THE REEF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE
EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO
RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-251845-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
841 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY OCCURRING IN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS
TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS
BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

602 
WTUS82 KKEY 251553
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1153 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SANDY APPROACHING THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA
KEYS...FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT FLORIDA
BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 22.4N...LONGITUDE 75.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 420 MILES EAST-
SOUTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 360 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN
REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 16 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF
SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ROTATING AROUND THE
WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE
WATERS...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY WITHIN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR
HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS
TIME. 

CLOSELY MONITOR NO AA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY NOON...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ052-072-252200-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1153 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

$$

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-252200-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
1153 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE
YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED
SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST
LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING
PASSING SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA
BAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD... REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET
INSIDE THE REEF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE
EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO
RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-252200-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1153 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY OCCURRING IN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS
TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS
BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

534 
WTUS82 KKEY 251820
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...CENTER OF SANDY MOVING NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA
KEYS...FROM CRAIG KEY TO OCEAN REEF...INCLUDING THE ADJACENT FLORIDA
BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 23.5N...LONGITUDE 75.4W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES EAST
OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 330 MILES EAST-SOUTHEAST OF OCEAN REEF
FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 5 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF
SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ALONG WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS ROTATING AROUND THE
WESTERN PERIPHERY OF THE STORM MAY IMPACT THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW
TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE
WATERS...BUT WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...MAINLY WITHIN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR
HURRICANE SANDY...BUT HAS NO PLANS FOR ANY PROTECTIVE ACTIONS AT THIS
TIME. 

CLOSELY MONITOR NO AA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 5 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ052-072-260030-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO GRADUALLY INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED
TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE EASTERN
FLORIDA STRAITS DURING THE AFTERNOON...TONIGHT AND INTO FRIDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO
BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 16 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND
FRIDAY.

$$

FLZ076-GMZ031-042-260030-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT
OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST
STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE
YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED
SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS.

REGARDING THE COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD
RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST
LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE TODAY...BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT LATE THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING
PASSING SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS
WITH GUSTS UP TO 40 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED IN HAWK CHANNEL AND FLORIDA
BAY. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD... REACHING AS HIGH AS 8 FEET
INSIDE THE REEF. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE
EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO
RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260030-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
220 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 45 MPH CAN
BE EXPECTED TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...MAINLY OCCURRING IN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WINDS WILL GRADUALLY INCREASE AND SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD
ACROSS THE COASTAL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS
TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT. EXPECT
OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BECOMING
MORE FREQUENT THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS
BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

658 
WTUS82 KKEY 252237
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
TROPICAL STORM WARNING ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA BAY AND HAWK CHANNEL
ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION 
UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW
WINDS UPDATED
WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA BAY AND
HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS.

A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE EASTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60
NAUTICAL MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA
KEYS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.5N...LONGITUDE 75.6W. THIS WAS ABOUT 390 MILES EAST
OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 300 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM
MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 20 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
105 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND
NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF
SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...MINIMAL TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE KEYS EASTERN WATERS THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL
STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE
WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS.
HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY
WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

MONROE COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT CONTINUES TO CLOSELY MONITOR
HURRICANE SANDY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 10 PM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ052-072-260445-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40
TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WIND TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN
PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS
20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.

$$

FLZ076-260445-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND
BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST
LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS.


...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE
EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO
RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

$$

GMZ031-042-260445-
/O.UPG.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
/O.EXA.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS
ARE EXPECTED TO BE NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45
KNOTS. EXPECT WIND TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING
SQUALLS. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH
SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET.

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260445-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
637 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS
WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20
TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35
TO 45 KNOTS THIS EVENING...THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS
BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

484 
WTUS82 KKEY 260130
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
930 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION
UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW
WINDS UPDATED
WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL
ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS FROM
OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL MILES. 

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.8N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES EAST
OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 280 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM
MOTION WAS NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST
OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE KEYS
EASTERN WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY
WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ031-042-052-072-260500-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
930 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS AND FLORIDA BAY THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WIND TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45
TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH
WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET. 

$$

FLZ076-260500-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
930 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN
AROUND. BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND
BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST
LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE
EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO
RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. 

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260500-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
930 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS
WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20
TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35
TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS
16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

280 
WTUS82 KKEY 260141 CCA
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
935 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION
UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW
WINDS UPDATED
WINDS AND SEAS UPDATED

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK
CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 9 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 24.8N...LONGITUDE 75.8W. THIS WAS ABOUT 370 MILES EAST
OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 280 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM
MOTION WAS NNW OR 345 DEGREES AT 17 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
100 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST
OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE KEYS
EASTERN WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY
WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 1 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE.

GMZ031-042-052-072-260515-
/O.COR.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
935 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE
EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS AND FLORIDA BAY THIS EVENING INTO FRIDAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35 KNOTS WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST AS HIGH AS 45
TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL
CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT
AND FRIDAY. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH
WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET.

$$

FLZ076-260515-
/O.COR.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
935 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS
AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR
SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND
MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR
ANY WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY.
HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. MOST
LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THIS EVENING
THROUGH FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE
EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO
RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260515-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
935 PM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH CAN BE
EXPECTED THIS EVENING THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...ESPECIALLY WITHIN
PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS
WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20
TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35
TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS
16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

613 
WTUS82 KKEY 260408
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION
UPDATED SITUATION OVERVIEW

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK
CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 PM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.3N...LONGITUDE 76.1W. THIS WAS ABOUT 360 MILES EAST
OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 260 MILES EAST OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM
MOTION WAS NNW OR 335 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM INTENSITY WAS
90 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE CENTRAL AND NORTHWESTERN
BAHAMAS THROUGH FRIDAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY WILL REMAIN WELL EAST
OF THE FLORIDA KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT THE KEYS
FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN
WATERS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM
FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS
FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND
GUSTS OVER 40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND
SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 3 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ031-042-052-072-260715-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FLORIDA
BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS THROUGH FRIDAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30
TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO
GUST AS HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITHIN PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE
OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD...REACHING AS HIGH AS 20
FEET WELL OFFSHORE TONIGHT AND FRIDAY. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS
WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5 TO 7 FEET.

$$

FLZ076-260715-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS
AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR
SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND
MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR
ANY WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR TROPICAL STORM
CONDITIONS TO OCCUR ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS THROUGH FRIDAY. HURRICANE
CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS AROUND 40 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS THROUGH FRIDAY. MOST
LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL RANGE FROM 25 TO 35 MPH. OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS IN THE 40 TO 45 MPH RANGE ARE POSSIBLE THROUGH
FRIDAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
STORM TOTAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS EXPECTED. BRIEF PERIODS
OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO
RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL. 

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-260715-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1208 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH THROUGH FRIDAY.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS
WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20
TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY OVERNIGHT. EXPECT OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OF 35
TO 45 KNOTS THROUGH FRIDAY MORNING...AND SEAS BUILDING TO AS HIGH AS
16 FEET OVER THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

105 
WTUS82 KKEY 260646
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SANDY MOVING NORTH THROUGH THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION 

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK
CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 2 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 25.8N...LONGITUDE 76.5W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 240 MILES EAST OF OCEAN
REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NNW OR 330 DEGREES AT 13 MPH. STORM
INTENSITY WAS 85 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWARD ACROSS THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
TODAY. WHILE THE CORE OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT FLORIDA BAY...HAWK
CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN WATERS TODAY.
SUSTAINED WINDS WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS
THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE
MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. HOWEVER...OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS OVER
40 MPH WILL OCCUR...ESPECIALLY WITHIN PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 6 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ031-042-052-072-261000-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS FLORIDA
BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE FROM 30 TO 35
KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS. EXPECT WINDS TO GUST AS
HIGH AS 45 TO 55 KNOTS WITH PASSING SQUALLS. SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC
WATERS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 20 FEET WELL OFFSHORE. BAY WATERS AND
NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 5
TO 7 FEET.

$$

FLZ076-261000-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

SECURE LOOSE OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND. BOAT OWNERS
AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT NEED TO DETERMINE THE BEST STRATEGY FOR
SECURING THEIR CRAFT. IF YOU LIVE ON A BOAT...SECURE YOUR CRAFT AND
MAKE PLANS TO LEAVE IT FOR ADEQUATE LAND BASED SHELTER. LISTEN FOR
ANY WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL POSSIBILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE
WINDS IN THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. MOST LIKELY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL
RANGE FROM 25 TO 30 MPH. OCCASIONAL WIND GUSTS AROUND 40 MPH ARE
POSSIBLE TODAY...ESPECIALLY DURING PASSING SQUALLS.

...STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE...
NO SIGNIFICANT STORM SURGE OR COASTAL FLOODING PROBLEMS ARE EXPECTED.

...RAINFALL IMPACTS...
ADDITIONAL RAINFALL OF ONE TO TWO INCHES IS POSSIBLE IN A FEW
LOCATIONS TODAY. BRIEF PERIODS OF HEAVY RAINFALL WILL BE
POSSIBLE...BUT ANY FLOODING IMPACTS DUE TO RAINFALL IN THE FLORIDA
KEYS ARE EXPECTED TO BE MINIMAL.

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261000-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
246 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY THROUGH FRIDAY...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. PASSING SHOWERS AND SQUALLS MAY PRODUCE OCCASIONAL
WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 MPH TODAY.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS
WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20
TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY TODAY. A FEW SQUALLS MAY PRODUCE WIND GUSTS OF
OF 40 TO 45 KNOTS TODAY. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER THE
OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS.

$$

517 
WTUS82 KKEY 260955
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
555 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SANDY MOVING NORTHWESTWARD CLOSE TO THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION 

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK
CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 5 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.3N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 13 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
TODAY. THE CORE OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT
FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE
EASTERN WATERS TODAY...MAINLY IN FREQUENT GUSTS. SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS
AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF HURRICANE
SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 9 AM EDT...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ031-042-052-072-261330-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
555 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE
EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS.
SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH
WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 4 TO 7 FEET.

$$

FLZ076-261330-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
555 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD REMAIN SECURED TODAY.
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD KEEP VESSELS SECURED. 
LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL PROBABILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IN THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 30
MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH EARLY. 

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261330-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
555 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN
GUSTY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE CLOSER TO 25 MPH.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS
WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20
TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY TODAY. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER
THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS...AND UP TO 11 FEET IN THE GULF WATERS
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS.

$$

281 
WTUS82 KKEY 261215
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
REMNANTS OF PATTY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...SANDY NEAR NORTHERN BAHAMAS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
UPDATED STORM INFORMATION

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FLORIDA BAY...HAWK
CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY BEYOND THE REEF AND OUT TO 60 NAUTICAL
MILES.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER FLORIDA KEYS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 8 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.4N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 330 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 220 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 325 DEGREES AT 10 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY WILL MOVE NORTHWESTWARD NEAR THE NORTHWESTERN BAHAMAS
TODAY. THE CORE OF SANDY REMAINS WELL EAST-NORTHEAST OF THE FLORIDA
KEYS EARLY THIS MORNING. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS MAY IMPACT
FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE
EASTERN WATERS TODAY...MAINLY IN FREQUENT GUSTS. SUSTAINED WINDS
WILL LIKELY REMAIN BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS
AND ADJACENT NEAR AND OFFSHORE WATERS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO THE DRY
TORTUGAS.

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED TODAY.

CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS OUTLETS FOR
OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE CHANGES TO THE
FORECAST.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THE NEXT LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF REMNANTS OF
PATTY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS WILL BE ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST BY 10 AM...OR SOONER IF NEW INFORMATION
BECOMES AVAILABLE. 

GMZ031-042-052-072-261815-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT...

...WINDS AND SEAS...
FREQUENT TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS
FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...AND THE
EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. SUSTAINED WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO RANGE
FROM FROM 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS.
SEAS IN THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 18 FEET WELL
OFFSHORE. BAY WATERS AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH
WITH SEAS IN HAWK CHANNEL 4 TO 7 FEET.

$$

FLZ076-261815-
/O.CON.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...HIGH WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

OUTDOOR OBJECTS WHICH CAN BE BLOWN AROUND SHOULD REMAIN SECURED TODAY.
BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD KEEP VESSELS SECURED. 
LISTEN FOR ANY WARNINGS.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
THERE IS A SMALL CHANCE...LESS THAN 10 PERCENT...FOR SUSTAINED TROPICAL
STORM CONDITIONS ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. HURRICANE CONDITIONS
ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
THERE IS A SMALL PROBABILITY OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS
IN THE UPPER KEYS TODAY. EXPECT SUSTAINED WINDS FROM 25 TO 30
MPH...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH EARLY. 

$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261815-
/O.CON.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
815 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...GUSTY WINDS LIKELY TODAY...

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

MONROE COUNTY SCHOOLS WILL BE CLOSED ON FRIDAY.

RESIDENTS...BOAT OWNERS AND CAPTAINS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD TAKE THIS
OPPORTUNITY TO REVIEW THEIR EMERGENCY OPERATIONS PLAN FOR TROPICAL
CYCLONES.

&&

...PROBABILITY OF TROPICAL STORM/HURRICANE CONDITIONS...
TROPICAL STORM OR HURRICANE CONDITIONS ARE NOT EXPECTED.

...WINDS...
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS ARE NOT EXPECTED ACROSS THE
MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS TODAY. ALTHOUGH IT WILL REMAIN
GUSTY...SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE CLOSER TO 25 MPH.

...WINDS AND SEAS...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL SURROUNDING KEYS
WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. SUSTAINED WINDS WILL BE 20
TO 30 KNOTS AND GUSTY TODAY. SEAS WILL BE AS HIGH AS 16 FEET OVER
THE OPEN ATLANTIC WATERS...AND UP TO 11 FEET IN THE GULF WATERS
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS.

$$

978 
WTUS82 KKEY 261543
HLSKEY

URGENT - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
HURRICANE SANDY LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1143 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...ALL TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS AND WATCHES HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR
THE FLORIDA KEYS AND KEYS COASTAL WATERS...

.NEW INFORMATION...
WARNINGS HAVE BEEN DISCONTINUED.

.AREAS AFFECTED...
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINERS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS
OF MONROE COUNTY AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. 

.WATCHES/WARNINGS...
TROPICAL CYCLONE WATCHES AND WARNINGS ARE NO LONGER IN EFFECT FOR
THE FLORIDA KEYS OR THE ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

PLEASE CHECK THE LATEST PUBLIC AND MARINE FORECASTS FOR DETAILED
INFORMATION ABOUT ADDITIONAL HAZARDS.

.STORM INFORMATION...
AT 11 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE SANDY WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 26.7N...LONGITUDE 76.9W. THIS WAS ABOUT 340 MILES
EAST-NORTHEAST OF KEY WEST FL...OR ABOUT 230 MILES EAST-NORTHEAST
OF OCEAN REEF FL. STORM MOTION WAS N OR 360 DEGREES AT 6 MPH.
STORM INTENSITY WAS 80 MPH.

.SITUATION OVERVIEW...
HURRICANE SANDY IS STEADILY MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA
KEYS...AND NORTH TO NORTHWEST WINDS WILL STEADILY DECREASE OVER THE
NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.

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

MARINERS SHOULD CHECK THE LATEST COASTAL WATERS FORECAST BEFORE
MAKING ANY DEFINITE PLANS.

&&

.NEXT UPDATE...
THIS WILL BE THE LAST LOCAL STATEMENT CONCERNING THE IMPACTS OF
HURRICANE SANDY TO THE FLORIDA KEYS ISSUED BY THE NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST. 

GMZ031-042-052-072-261645-
/O.CAN.KKEY.TR.W.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1143 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS DISCONTINUED...

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND
DUE TO STILL STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS.

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WHILE TRENDING DOWNWARDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WINDS WILL
REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE WITH A FEW GALE FORCE GUSTS
THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN DOWN TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. A SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK DUE NORTHERLY SWELL MIGRATING
THROUGH THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS.

$$

FLZ076-261645-
/O.CAN.KKEY.TR.A.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE UPPER KEYS-
1143 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS DISCONTINUED...

...WINDS...
NORTHWEST TO NORTH WIND GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH WILL DECREASE IN SPEED
AND FREQUENCY TONIGHT AND SATURDAY.

&&


$$

FLZ077-078-GMZ032-043-044-053-054-073-074-261645-
/O.CAN.KKEY.HU.S.1018.000000T0000Z-000000T0000Z/
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1143 AM EDT FRI OCT 26 2012

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

SMALL CRAFT SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT OR SAFE HARBOR THROUGH THE WEEKEND
DUE TO STILL STRONG WINDS AND HIGH SEAS. 

&&

...WINDS AND SEAS...
WHILE TRENDING DOWNWARDS OVER THE NEXT SEVERAL DAYS...WINDS WILL
REMAIN IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE THROUGH SATURDAY...THEN DOWN TO 15
TO 20 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT
FOR KEYS GULF WATERS AND MUCH OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH THE
WEEKEND AND INTO EARLY NEXT WEEK DUE TO SWELLS MOVING INTO KEYS
WESTERN WATERS AND THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS.

$$

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
544 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

.DISCUSSION...
HURRICANE SANDY IS NEAR THE NORTHEASTERN CUBAN COAST EARLY THIS
MORNING...AS A CATEGORY 2 HURRICANE. CLOSER TO THE KEYS...POCKETS
OF RAIN AND ISOLATED HEAVIER SHOWERS ARE PASSING QUICKLY THROUGH THE
SERVICE AREA...CONCENTRATED MOSTLY SOUTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN.
STRONGER INDIVIDUAL CONVECTIVE CORES ARE EMBEDDED WITHIN THESE SMALL
AREAS. EARLY MORNING IR SATELLITE IMAGES SHOW MORE PERSISTENT DENSE
CLOUDS OVER THE KEYS SERVICE AREA THIS MORNING...WITH TEMPERATURES
BETWEEN 75 AND 80 DEGREES AT ISLAND SENSORS. AVAILABLE CMANS IN THE
SERVICE AREA ARE CLOSE TO 20 KNOTS SUSTAINED...OCCASIONALLY GUSTING
NEAR 35 KNOTS IN OUR EASTERN WATERS.

HURRICANE SANDY WILL CONTINUE TO MOVE NORTH/NORTHEASTWARD OFF THE
NORTHEAST CUBAN COAST THIS MORNING...AND CROSS THE BAHAMAS LATER
TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT. FORECAST REASONING HAS NOT CHANGED
SIGNIFICANTLY FROM OUR PREVIOUS ISSUANCE OF PRODUCTS. ALTHOUGH THE
FORECAST TRACK OF SANDY HAS BEEN NUDGED VERY SLIGHTLY TO THE EAST IN
THE SHORT TERM...THAT ADJUSTMENT IS NOT LARGE AT ALL. AN EXPANDED
WIND FIELD OF SANDY AS IT SEPARATES FROM THE CUBAN COAST SHOULD KEEP
CONDITIONS VERY CLOSE TO WHAT WE HAVE BEEN ADVERTISING OVER THE PAST
FEW CYCLES. THERE IS NO NEED TO MAKE SIGNIFICANT CHANGES TO THE ZONE
FORECAST ON THE UPCOMING ISSUANCE. EXPECT WINDY CONDITIONS TODAY
THROUGH AT LEAST LATE FRIDAY. WE SHOULD SEE WIND GUSTS ABOVE 30 MPH
OVER THE BULK OF THE ISLAND CHAIN FROM TODAY THROUGH LATE
FRIDAY...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 35 MPH IN THE UPPER KEYS LATER
TODAY...TONIGHT AND THROUGH FRIDAY. A WIND ADVISORY FOR THE KEYS WAS
CONTEMPLATED. BUT THE EXPECTATION OF REACHING THAT CRITERIA AT THIS
TIME IS MARGINAL...AND DECIDED AGAINST THAT HEADLINE. NONETHELESS...TRAVEL
ON THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY FOR THE NEXT FEW PERIODS WILL BE AFFECTED BY
THE STRONG NORTHERLY WINDS. THIS IS ESPECIALLY TRUE FOR HIGH PROFILE
VEHICLES. ALLOW EXTRA TIME TRAVELING THROUGH THE KEYS FOR THE BALANCE
OF THIS WEEK AND THROUGH THE WEEKEND. ALSO CONTEMPLATED RAISING OUR
RAIN CHANCES IN THE IMMEDIATE AND SHORT TERM...BUT THE RECENT RADAR
TREND ARGUES AGAINST THAT. STILL A MID RANGE CHANCE OF MEASURABLE
PRECIPITATION ALL ISLAND LOCATIONS. POCKETS OF RAIN AND BRIEF HEAVIER
SHOWERS WILL ALSO AGGRAVATE THE WINDY CONDITIONS.

THE GRIDDED WEATHER ELEMENTS FOR THE MID THROUGH LATE PERIODS OF
THIS FORECAST WERE NOT ADJUSTED. EXPECT COOLER AND DRIER AIR TO WORK
INTO THE KEYS EARLY NEXT WEEK. WE SHOULD SEE A BREAK FROM THE
RELATIVELY WARM AND HUMID CONDITIONS THAT HAVE LINGERED THUS FAR INTO
THE SEASON. HIGH PRESSURE AT THE SURFACE WILL SETTLE CLOSER TO SOUTH
FLORIDA AND THE KEYS BY THE MIDDLE OF NEXT WEEK...FINALLY ALLOWING
WINDS TO SLACKEN.

&&

.MARINE...
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN POSTED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATER
BEYOND THE REEF OF THE UPPER KEYS...FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT
TO 60 NM. A TROPICAL STORM WATCH REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR HAWK CHANNEL
ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS...THE UPPER KEYS...AND FLORIDA BAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS SURROUNDING THE
FLORIDA KEYS...EXCEPT BEYOND THE REEF OFF THE UPPER KEYS WHERE THE
TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS NOW IN EFFECT. THESE CONDITIONS ARE
EXPECTED TO REMAIN THROUGH FRIDAY AS THE WINDS TURN FROM THE
NORTHEAST EARLY TODAY...THROUGH THE NORTH TONIGHT...AND MORE TO THE
NORTHWEST ON FRIDAY. A MODERATING TREND FOR WINDS IS NOT EXPECTED
UNTIL LATE THIS WEEKEND OR EARLY NEXT WEEK. HOWEVER...THAT TREND MAY
BE COUNTERED BY COOLER AND DRIER AIR MIXING CLOSER TO THE SURFACE
THROUGH LATE MONDAY NIGHT OR EARLY TUESDAY.

&&

.AVIATION...
THROUGH 26/06Z...VFR...MIXED WITH BRIEF MVFR FROM FAST MOVING
SHOWERS...WILL PREVAIL AT THE EYW AND MTH TERMINALS. WIND GUSTS
APPROACHING 30 KNOTS MAY ACCOMPANY THE SHOWERS. NORTH NORTHEAST
SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OVER 25 KNOTS
WILL GRADUALLY BACK AROUND TO NEARLY DUE NORTH THROUGH THE FORECAST
PERIOD. UPON SANDYS CLOSEST APPROACH...THE WINDOW FOR STRONGEST
CROSSWINDS WINDS WILL BE 18 THROUGH 00Z.

&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR FLZ076.
GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING GMZ052-072.
     TROPICAL STORM WATCH FOR GMZ031-042.
     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ031>034-042>044-053>055-073>075.

&&

PUBLIC/MARINE.........04
HAZARDS/HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...JACOBSON
AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....CLR
DATA COLLECTION.......ULRICH

VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
706 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-251100-
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-
706 AM EDT WED OCT 24 2012

...TROPICAL STORM WATCH IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER KEYS...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS
DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR
30 KNOTS. SEAS IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL RANGE FROM 5 TO 9 FEET.
STRONG NORTHEAST WINDS AND HIGH SEAS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT...AND
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST
SURFACE WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS.

A TROPICAL STORM WATCH IS IN EFFECT FOR THE UPPER KEYS...FLORIDA BAY
AND THE ADJACENT ATLANTIC WATERS. TROPICAL CYCLONE SANDY IS
PROJECTED TO MOVE TO THE NORTH ACROSS THE CENTRAL BAHAMAS THURSDAY
NIGHT AND FRIDAY. SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 TO 60
MPH ARE POSSIBLE OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS OFFSHORE OF THE UPPER KEYS
THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. THERE IS ALSO A SMALL CHANCE THAT MINIMAL
SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 39 TO 45 MPH MAY IMPACT PARTS
OF THE UPPER KEYS AND FLORIDA BAY AS WELL ON THURSDAY NIGHT AND
FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND GUSTS OF 40 TO 50 MPH ARE LIKELY IN
THE UPPER KEYS THURSDAY NIGHT AND FRIDAY. TROPICAL STORM FORCE WIND
GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH ARE POSSIBLE IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS THURSDAY
NIGHT. A TROPICAL STORM WARNING MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE UPPER KEYS
AND FOR PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS THURSDAY THROUGH
FRIDAY.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL
WATERS FRIDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH
TUESDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1242 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1155 PM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 SSE KEY LARGO         25.01N 80.38W
10/24/2012  M39 MPH          GMZ052             FL   C-MAN STATION

            THE MOLASSES REEF LIGHT C-MAN STATION RECORDED A 34-KNOT
            WIND GUST OUT OF THE EAST AT 1155PM LOCAL.

&&

ULRICH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
114 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1231 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 8 SSE KEY LARGO         25.01N 80.38W
10/25/2012  M48 MPH          GMZ052             FL   C-MAN STATION

            THE MOLASSES REEF LIGHT C-MAN STATION MEASURED A WIND
            GUST OF 42 KNOTS OUT OF THE EAST AT 1231AM LOCAL.

&&

ULRICH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
223 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

1210 AM     TSTM WND GST     KEY WEST                24.56N 81.78W
10/25/2012  M39 MPH          LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL   MESONET

            A WEATHERFLOW MESONET STATION AT THE UNITED STATES COAST
            GUARD KEY WEST MEASURED A 34-KNOT WIND GUST OUT OF THE
            NORTHEAST AT 1210AM LOCAL AS A REMNANT BOUNDARY FROM
            EARLIER SHOWERS PUSHED OVER THE LOWER KEYS.

1215 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 14 NW KEY WEST          24.71N 81.93W
10/25/2012  M39 MPH          GMZ033             FL   MESONET

            THE WEATHERFLOW STATION AT SMITH SHOAL LIGHT RECORDED A
            34-KNOT WIND GUST OUT OF THE EAST NORTHEAST AT 1215AM
            LOCAL AS AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY PUSHED ACROSS THE AREA.

0121 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST LONG KEY                24.82N 80.83W
10/25/2012  M40 MPH          MIDDLE KEYS IN MON FL   MESONET

            THE LONG KEY CWOP STATION RECORDED A WIND GUST TO 35
            KNOTS OR 40 MPH OUT OF THE NORTH NORTHEAST AT 121AM
            LOCAL.

&&

ULRICH

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
313 AM EDT THU OCT 25 2012

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0234 AM     NON-TSTM WND GST 5 S BOOT KEY            24.63N 81.11W
10/25/2012  M40 MPH          GMZ043             FL   C-MAN STATION

            THE SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT C-MAN STATION MEASURED A 35-KNOT
            WIND GUST OUT OF THE NORTHEAST AT 234AM LOCAL.

&&

ULRICH