PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT # 3
Hurricane Gustav
Monroe County Emergency Management
Division of Emergency Services
August 26, 2008
Published at 11:30 AM EDT
Monroe County Emergency Operations Center Level 3: - Monitoring
Operational Period: August 26, 2008; 6:00 am to August 27, 2008; 6:00 am
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CURRENT SITUATION:
Monroe County Emergency Management continues to monitor the progress of Hurricane Gustav.
Gustav is a category one hurricane located 765 statue miles to the southeast of Key West and moving northwest at 9 mph. Gustav is expected to make landfall in Haiti this afternoon and will likely be between Haiti and eastern Cuba tonight.
As it is forecasted that Gustav will take a path to the south of Cuba it is likely that tropical storm force winds will remain well south of the Keys. For the marine community, this will mean “breezy winds and choppy seas” for the weekend.
LOCAL ACTIONS:
Monroe County Emergency Management has taken the following actions:
· Emergency Operations Center Activation at Level 3 – Monitoring
· The Emergency Management office will continue to collect and disseminate information regarding the weather conditions
Monroe County Emergency Management encourages all residents, visitors and interested parties to:
· Closely monitor the Hurricane through local weather reports, radio stations, TV channel 76 or the Monroe County Website at www.monroecounty-fl.gov.
· Review their Emergency Plan
· Recognize that due to the location of this storm, it may intensify rapidly and threaten the Florida peninsula necessitating the rapid implementation of all preparations and response plans
· Questions regarding Monroe County Weather; please call the Key West National Weather Service at (303) 295-1316 or visit their website at www.weather.gov/keywest
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