PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT # 7
Hurricane GUSTAV
Monroe County Emergency Management
Division of Emergency Services
Emergency Management Information Hotline: 1-800-955-5504
August 31, 2008
Published at 11:30 AM EDT
Monroe County Emergency Operations Center Level 3: -Partial Activation
Operational Period: August 31, 2008; 6:00 am to September 1, 2008; 6:00 am
__________________________________________________________________________
CURRENT SITUATION:
Monroe County Emergency Management continues to monitor the progress of Hurricane Gustav.
A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for the Lower Florida Keys, west of the Seven Mile Bridge to Key West and the Dry Tortugas.
· The U.S. 1, Overseas Highway, is open.
· There is no tourist, or resident evacuation order, in effect.
LOCAL ACTIONS:
Monroe County Emergency Management has taken the following actions:
· EOC Activation at Level 2 – Partial Activation
· The Key West High School Shelter has deactivated as of 0730 hour today.
· 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 this 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 hurricane, it may, unexpectedly, 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
| 
