HURRICANE LOCAL STATEMENT...HURRICANE IVAN
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
155 PM EDT THU SEP 9 2004

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF ALL VISITORS AND NON-RESIDENTS...

...MANDATORY EVACUATION OF ALL RECREATIONAL VEHICLES...

...A MANDATORY EVACUATION MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL RESIDENTS IN THE
FLORIDA KEYS AND FLAMINGO FRIDAY MORNING AT 700 AM...

...RESIDENTS THAT WISH TO LEAVE TODAY ARE ENCOURAGED TO DO SO...

...NEW INFORMATION SINCE LAST ISSUANCE...
THE STORM INFORMATION HAS BEEN UPDATED.

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

...WATCHES AND WARNINGS...
NO WATCHES OR WARNINGS ARE IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AT THIS
TIME. HOWEVER...REMEMBER THAT A HURRICANE WATCH MEANS THAT SUSTAINED
WINDS OF 74 MPH OR GREATER AND DAMAGING STORM SURGE IS POSSIBLE
WITHIN 36 HOURS.

...STORM INFORMATION...
AT 200 PM...THE CENTER OF HURRICANE IVAN WAS LOCATED NEAR LATITUDE
14.8 NORTH...LONGITUDE 72.0 WEST...ABOUT 930 MILES SOUTHEAST OF KEY
WEST...OR ABOUT 360 MILES SOUTHEAST OF JAMAICA. IVAN IS MOVING
TOWARD THE WEST-NORTHWEST NEAR 15 MPH. IVAN IS A CATEGORY FIVE
HURRICANE ON THE SAFFIR SIMPSON HURRICANE SCALE...CAPABLE OF
CATASTROPHIC DAMAGE. MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS WERE NEAR 160 MPH...
WITH HIGHER GUSTS. ESTIMATED MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE 923 MB...OR
27.26 INCHES.