Officials in Miami are urging residents and tourists not to take tropical Storm Isaac lightly. They say the time to prepare is now.
Hurricane Isaac is currently moving along the northern coast of Cuba and should move near or over eastern & central Cuba by Saturday night and near or over the Florida Keys & southern Florida Sunday or Sunday night. A Hurricane Warning is in effect for the Florida Keys and parts of the west coast of Florida, with Hurricane Watches and Tropical Storm Watches and Warnings in effect for other parts of Florida.
Hurricane Warning for Monroe, Far South Miami Dade, Key Largo, Key West, Marco Island, Naples
Tropical Storm Warning for Inland Miami Dade, Metro Miami Dade and other communities
Tropical Storm Watch for Bonita Springs, Fort Myers, Sarasota, Tampa, St. Petersburg, Lakeland, Orlando
Hurricane Warning Warning for Marco Island …
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.
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Tropical Storm Warning and Hurricane Watch for Miami Dade area
TROPICAL STORM ISAAC LOCAL STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
632 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012
…CONDITIONS DETERIORATING STARTING EARLY SUNDAY AS ISAAC
APPROACHES THE VICINITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA…
.NEW INFORMATION…
STORM INFORMATION.
SURGE SECTION FOR SOUTHWEST COAST.
WIND SECTIONS.
.AREAS AFFECTED…
THIS LOCAL STATEMENT PROVIDES IMPORTANT INFORMATION AND
RECOMMENDED ACTIONS FOR PEOPLE AND MARINE INTERESTS IN SELECT
LOCATIONS AND COASTAL WATER LEGS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
.WATCHES/WARNINGS…
A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…
COASTAL COLLIER…MAINLAND MONROE AND FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS…A HURRICANE WARNING CONTINUES FOR
THE LOCAL GULF WATERS.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE
FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…INLAND MIAMI DADE…METRO MIAMI DADE AND
COASTAL MIAMI DADE.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING AND A HURRICANE
WATCH CONTINUES FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF GOLDEN BEACH AND
BISCAYNE BAY.
A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR THE FOLLOWING LOCATIONS…
GLADES…HENDRY…INLAND PALM BEACH…METRO PALM BEACH…INLAND
COLLIER…INLAND BROWARD…METRO BROWARD…COASTAL PALM BEACH AND
COASTAL BROWARD.
FOR MARINE INTERESTS…A TROPICAL STORM WARNING CONTINUES FOR
ALL OF THE ATLANTIC WATERS AND LAKE OKEECHOBEE.
.STORM INFORMATION…
AT 5 PM EDT…THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED NEAR
LATITUDE 21.3N…LONGITUDE 76.0W. THIS WAS ABOUT 410 MILES
SOUTHEAST OF MIAMI FL…OR ABOUT 500 MILES SOUTHEAST OF NAPLES
FL. STORM MOTION WAS NW OR 310 DEGREES AT 21 MPH. STORM INTENSITY
WAS 60 MPH.
.SITUATION OVERVIEW…
IT IS VITAL THAT YOU DO NOT FOCUS ON THE EXACT FORECAST TRACK. TO
DO SO COULD RESULT IN BAD DECISIONS AND PLACE YOU OR THOSE YOU ARE
RESPONSIBLE FOR AT GREATER RISK.
A GENERAL CONCERN SHOULD BE MAINLY FOR THE LIKELIHOOD OF TROPICAL
STORM FORCE WINDS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA WITH A SLIGHT POTENTIAL FOR
HURRICANE FORCE WINDS ALONG THE GULF COAST AND EXTREME SOUTH AND
SOUTHEAST MIAMI-DADE COUNTY AT THIS TIME. SHOULD THAT POTENTIAL BE
REALIZED IT WOULD MATERIALIZE WITHIN 18 TO 30 HOURS FROM NOW.
THEREFORE…A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR PORTIONS
OF THOSE AREAS.
THERE IS ALSO THE CONCERN FOR SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ACROSS
PORTIONS OF SOUTH FLORIDA SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY AS THE SYSTEM
APPROACHES AND PASSES BY THE AREA. TOTAL RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 4 TO 8
INCHES ARE CURRENTLY FORECAST THROUGH MONDAY. THERE IS THE
POTENTIAL FOR MUCH HIGHER AMOUNTS IF RAINBANDS TRAIN REPEATEDLY
OVER THE SAME AREA AS ISAAC PASSES SOUTH OF THE AREA. A FLOOD
WATCH WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA BY SUNDAY.
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED TORNADOES WILL ALSO BE POSSIBLE ACROSS ALL
OF SOUTH FLORIDA, REGARDLESS OF STORM INTENSITY. WHILE A TORNADO
IS POSSIBLE AT ANY TIME FROM TONIGHT THE GREATEST RISK WILL BE
SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY.
MAJOR COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE GULF COAST. LOW TO
MODERATE COASTAL FLOODING IS POSSIBLE ALONG PORTIONS OF THE
SOUTHEAST FLORIDA COAST.
SURF WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY…PEAK BY SUNDAY
NIGHT…THEN STEADILY SUBSIDE MONDAY THROUGH TUESDAY ALONG THE
ATLANTIC BEACHES OF SOUTHEAST FLORIDA. ALONG THE GULF COAST…SURF
WILL QUICKLY BUILD LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING AND PEAK BY
MONDAY AFTERNOON. THE COMBINATION OF SURF AND ONSHORE WINDS WILL
RESULT IN LIFE THREATENING RIP CURRENTS ALONG WITH MODERATE TO MAJOR
BEACH EROSION ALONG THE GULF AND ATLANTIC BEACHES.
.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…
FOR THOSE UNDER A WARNING…NOW IS THE TIME TO RUSH TO COMPLETION
PREPARATIONS FOR THE PROTECTION OF LIFE AND PROPERTY. EVACUATE IF
DIRECTED TO DO SO BY LOCAL OFFICIALS… OR IF YOUR HOME IS
VULNERABLE TO HIGH WINDS OR FLOODING.
ALL COASTAL AND MARINE INTERESTS IN WARNING AREAS SHOULD
COMPLETE PREPARATIONS AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. IF YOU LIVE ON A
BOAT…MAKE FINAL PREPARATIONS NOW AND SECURE YOUR VESSEL
BEFORE LEAVING. BE SURE TO ACCOUNT FOR THE POSSIBLE CLOSURE
OF BRIDGES AND CAUSEWAYS.
REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WARNING…SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT AND WELL SECURED.
FOR THOSE UNDER A WATCH…CONTINUE WITH YOUR PREPARATIONS
AND LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE WARNINGS.
REGARDING ANY COASTAL WATERS UNDER A WATCH…SMALL CRAFT
SHOULD RETURN TO PORT OR SEEK SAFE HARBOR. DETERMINE THE
BEST STRATEGY FOR SECURING YOUR CRAFT.
CLOSELY MONITOR NOAA WEATHER RADIO OR OTHER LOCAL NEWS
OUTLETS FOR OFFICIAL STORM INFORMATION. LISTEN FOR POSSIBLE
CHANGES TO THE FORECAST.
FOR ADDITIONAL PRECAUTIONARY AND PREPAREDNESS INFORMATION…
PLEASE REFER TO THE DETAILED RECOMMENDATIONS RELATIVE TO
YOUR LOCATION AS FURTHER DESCRIBED BY YOUR LOCAL NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE AND COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT. YOU
CAN ALSO GO TO READY.GOV, READYSOUTHFLORIDA.ORG,
FLORIDADISASTER.ORG, THE AMERICAN RED CROSS AT REDCROSS.ORG
OR YOUR COUNTY EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT WEB SITE.
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