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CONDITION ZULU – KEY WEST; MIAMI, PORT EVERGLADES, PALM BEACH; PORT CANAVERAL (09/1000)
ZULU – PORT IS CLOSED TO ALL VESSEL TRAFFIC
CONDITION YANKEE: TAMPA/PORT MANATEE;
JACKSONVILLE
YANKEE – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 24 HOURS – NO INCOMING VESSELS ALLOWED – ALL VESSELS IN PORT MUST MAKE ARRANGEMENTS TO DEPART AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.
CONDITIONS X-RAY –SAVANNAH, GA;
CHARLESTON, SC; WILMINGTON
X-RAY – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 48 HOURS. The ports remain open to all commercial traffic. Oceangoing vessels greater than 500 gross tons, including oceangoing tugs and barges greater than 500 gross
tons, already in port or arriving during Hurricane Port Condition X-RAY shall continue with preparations and safely depart the port before the setting of Hurricane Port. Any vessel conducting cargo operations should be prepared to depart within 24 hours.
CONDITION WHISKEY – MOREHEAD CITY (NC)
PORT CONDITION WHISKEY – TROPICAL STORM WINDS EXPECTED WITHIN 72 HOURS. ALL VESSELS SHOULD MAKE PREPARATIONS.
ALL OFFICES ARE CLOSED AND PERSONNEL ARE EITHER SHELTERING IN PLACE OR HAVE EVACUATED.
CURRENT LOCATION – WARNINGS FOR ALL CURRENT STORMS BEING TRACKED:
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1100 PM EDT Fri Sep 08 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...IRMA MAKING LANDFALL ON THE CAMAGUEY ARCHIPELAGO OF CUBA AS A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE......HURRICANE WARNINGS EXTENDED NORTHWARD ALONG THE FLORIDA
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUMMARY OF 1100 PM EDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LOCATION...22.1N 77.7W
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM ESE OF CAIBARIEN CUBA
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ABOUT 300 MI...485 KM SSE OF MIAMI FLORIDA
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...160 MPH...260 KM/H
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRESENT MOVEMENT...W OR 280 DEGREES AT 13 MPH...20 KM/H
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...924 MB...27.29 INCHES
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Storm Surge Warning has been extended northward on the east coast of Florida to the Volusia/Brevard County Line
and on the west coast of Florida to Anclote River, including Tampa Bay.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Hurricane Warning has been extended northward on the east coast of Florida to the Volusia/Brevard County Line
and on the west coast of Florida to Anclote River.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Storm Surge Watch has been extended northward on the west coast of Florida to Suwanee River.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The Hurricane Watch has been extended northward on the east coast of Florida to Fernandina Beach and on the west
coast of Florida to Indian Pass.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New";background:yellow;mso-highlight:yellow">The government of Cuba has upgraded the Hurricane Watch for the province of Matanzas to a Hurricane Warning. A Tropical
Storm Warning has been issued for the provinces of La Habana and Ciudad de la Habana. The Hurricane Watch and Tropical Storm Warning for Guantanamo have been discontinued.<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Storm Surge Warning is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Volusia/Brevard County Line southward around the Florida peninsula to Anclote River
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Florida Keys
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Tampa Bay
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Storm Surge Watch is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* North of the Volusia/Brevard County Line to the Flagler/Volusia County line
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* North of Anclote River to Suwannee River
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Volusia/Brevard County Line southward around the Florida peninsula to Anclote River
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Florida Keys
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Lake Okeechobee
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Florida Bay
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Cuban provinces of Camaguey, Ciego de Avila, Sancti Spiritus,Villa Clara, and Matanzas
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Central Bahamas and Ragged Island
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Northwestern Bahamas
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* North of the Volusia/Brevard County Line to Fernandina Beach
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* North and west of Anclote River to Indian Pass
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Cuban provinces of Holguin and Las Tunas
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Cuban provinces of Holguin, Las Tunas, La Habana, and Ciudad de la Habana
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">1100 PM AST Fri Sep 08 2017
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...AIR FORCE HURRICANE HUNTERS FIND JOSE EVEN STRONGER......ALMOST A CATEGORY 5 HURRICANE...
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUMMARY OF 1100 PM AST...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">LOCATION...16.9N 59.3W
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ABOUT 265 MI...430 KM ESE OF THE NORTHERN LEEWARD ISLANDS
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...155 MPH...250 KM/H
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRESENT MOVEMENT...WNW OR 285 DEGREES AT 14 MPH...22 KM/H
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...938 MB...27.70 INCHES
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">WATCHES AND WARNINGS
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">CHANGES WITH THIS ADVISORY:
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">None.
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Barbuda and Anguilla
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Sint Maarten
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* St. Martin
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* St. Barthelemy
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Hurricane Watch is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Antigua
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Antigua
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Saba and St. Eustatius
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* Montserrat, St Kitts, and Nevis
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* British Virgin Islands
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* St. Thomas and St. John
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">...KATIA MAKING LANDFALL NORTH OF TECOLUTLA MEXICO...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUMMARY OF 1000 PM CDT...0300 UTC...INFORMATION
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ABOUT 120 MI...190 KM SSE OF TAMPICO MEXICO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">ABOUT 115 MI...185 KM NW OF VERACRUZ MEXICO
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS...75 MPH...120 KM/H
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">PRESENT MOVEMENT...WSW OR 250 DEGREES AT 7 MPH...11 KM/H
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">MINIMUM CENTRAL PRESSURE...988 MB...29.18 INCHES
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<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">SUMMARY OF WATCHES AND WARNINGS IN EFFECT:
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Hurricane Warning is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">A Tropical Storm Warning is in effect for...
<span-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"">* South of Laguna Verde to Puerto Veracruz