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Small Craft Advisory 28, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Sep 9, 2008, 11:30 PM EDT. It was in force for 65 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Sep 9, 2008, 11:30 PM EDT (03:30 UTC)
- Expired
- Sep 12, 2008, 4:33 PM EDT
- In force
- 65 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
688 WHUS72 KKEY 100330 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 GMZ031-052-053-072-073-101130- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.080910T0330Z-080910T2100Z/ FLORIDA BAY-OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. THIS WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES TO THE WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SLOWLY PULLS AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY MORNING. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 9 TO 14 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT AND THURSDAY. ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. MORE FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY...WHEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS ARE FORECAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. && $$ JACOBSON
12 follow-up statements
893 WHUS72 KKEY 100405 CCA MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE...CORRECTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 GMZ031-052-053-072-073-101130- /O.COR.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.080910T0330Z-080910T2100Z/ FLORIDA BAY-OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1130 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 CORRECTED DAY OF THE WEEK REFERENCES ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTHEAST OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FOR FLORIDA BAY. THIS WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES TO THE WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SLOWLY PULLS AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL PERSIST ACROSS THE ADVISORY AREA THROUGH THE OVERNIGHT HOURS. THESE WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 9 TO 14 FEET WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE LATE TONIGHT AND WEDNESDAY. ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. MORE FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY...WHEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS ARE FORECAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. && $$ JACOBSON
433 WHUS72 KKEY 100937 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 537 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 GMZ032-033-054-074-101700- /O.EXB.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080911T0900Z/ GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 537 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS...THE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE GULF WATERS WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY. THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND FOR THE GULF SIDE WATERS. THIS WARNING HAS BEEN REPLACED BY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES TO THE WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SLOWLY PULLS AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET BEYOND THE REEF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. MORE FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY...WHEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS ARE FORECAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. && $$ GMZ031-052-053-072-073-101700- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080911T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY-OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 537 AM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...AND FLORIDA BAY. AS HURRICANE IKE MOVES TO THE WEST NORTHWEST OVER THE GULF OF MEXICO AND SLOWLY PULLS AWAY FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS...SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO 45 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET BEYOND THE REEF WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH TODAY AND TONIGHT. ALL BOATERS ARE STRONGLY ADVISED TO REMAIN IN PORT UNTIL WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS SUBSIDE. MORE FAVORABLE BOATING CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED BY FRIDAY...WHEN EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS ARE FORECAST. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. && $$ JACOBSON
674 WHUS72 KKEY 101622 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1222 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 GMZ031>033-052>054-072>074-110030- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080911T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1222 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KEYS NEAR AND OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO KEY WEST. THE PROXIMITY OF LARGE HURRICANE IKE IS PRODUCING WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS AROUND 40 KNOTS. WINDS ARE A BIT LESS OFF OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. IN ADDITION...LARGE SEAS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS KEYS WATERS AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE IKE'S PASSAGE NEAR KEYS WATERS...WITH SEAS AS HIGH AS 9 TO 13 FEET EXPECTED. THROUGH THE NEXT DAY OR SO...HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL FURTHER AWAY FROM KEYS WATERS. IN RESPONSE...WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AND SEAS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. $$
709 WHUS72 KKEY 102047 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 447 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 GMZ031>033-052>054-072>074-110500- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080911T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 447 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR KEYS NEAR AND OFFSHORE COASTAL WATERS FROM OCEAN REEF TO KEY WEST. THE PROXIMITY OF LARGE HURRICANE IKE IS PRODUCING SUSTAINED WINDS IN EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS. IN ADDITION...LARGE SEAS HAVE DEVELOPED ACROSS KEYS WATERS AS A RESULT OF HURRICANE IKE'S PASSAGE NEAR KEYS WATERS. THROUGH THE NEXT DAY OR SO...HURRICANE IKE WILL CONTINUE TO PULL FURTHER AWAY FROM KEYS WATERS...AND WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE AND SEAS SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. $$
549 WHUS72 KKEY 110305 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1105 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 GMZ075-110900- /O.EXA.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080911T0900Z/ KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 1105 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE WATERS FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO DRY TORTUGAS...AND SOUTH FOR 60 NM. WITH HURRICANE IKE PULLING SLOWLY AWAY FROM OUR REGION...THERE ARE NO LONGER SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS. HENCE...THE TROPICAL STORM WARNING FOR WATERS FROM WEST OF KEY WEST TO DRY TORTUGAS HAS BEEN REPLACED WITH A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS OF OVER 35 KNOTS WILL PERSIST INTO THE OVERNIGHT HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING TO NEAR 25 KNOTS TOWARD MORNING. SEAS OF 10 TO 14 FEET WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. $$ GMZ031>033-052>054-072>074-110900- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080911T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1105 PM EDT WED SEP 10 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEARSHORE AND SURROUNDING OFFSHORE WATERS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS BY MORNING. BECAUSE OF THE SLOWLY DECREASING WINDS...DANGEROUSLY HIGH SEAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. $$ APA
850 WHUS72 KKEY 110900 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 500 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-111430- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 500 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOR ALL OF THE WATERS ADJOINING THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A SPRAWLING WESTERN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHEAST BREEZES OVER THE KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS TODAY. FULLY DEVELOPED SEAS UP TO 14 FEET SOUTH AND WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNDER RESIDUAL WESTERLY SWELLS FROM IKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ KASPER
827 WHUS72 KKEY 111444 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1044 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-112245- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 1044 AM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOR ALL OF THE WATERS ADJOINING THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A SPRAWLING WESTERN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHEAST BREEZES OVER THE KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS TODAY. FULLY DEVELOPED SEAS UP TO 14 FEET SOUTH AND WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNDER RESIDUAL WESTERLY SWELLS FROM IKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
223 WHUS72 KKEY 112006 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 406 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-120415- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 406 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOR ALL OF THE WATERS ADJOINING THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN A SPRAWLING WESTERN ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM AND A VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WILL MAINTAIN STRONG SOUTHEAST BREEZES OVER THE KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS TODAY. FULLY DEVELOPED SEAS UP TO 12 FEET SOUTH AND WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNDER RESIDUAL WESTERLY SWELLS FROM IKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
644 WHUS72 KKEY 120222 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1022 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-120900- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 1022 PM EDT THU SEP 11 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF THE WATERS ADJOINING THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE PRESSURE GRADIENT BETWEEN HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN UNITED STATES AND A VERY LARGE HURRICANE IKE WILL MAINTAIN FRESH TO STRONG SOUTHEAST BREEZES OVER THE KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS TONIGHT. FULLY DEVELOPED SEAS UP TO 10 FEET SOUTH AND WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE DURING THE NEXT FEW DAYS UNDER RESIDUAL WESTERLY SWELLS FROM IKE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$ APA
781 WHUS72 KKEY 120827 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 427 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 GMZ052-072-121530- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.SW.Y.0014.080912T0827Z-080912T2100Z/ OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 427 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ADJACENT TO THE UPPER KEYS. ALTHOUGH THE AVERAGE SUSTAINED WINDS ACROSS THESE WATERS HAVE DECREASED TO BELOW 20 KNOTS...SEAS REMAIN WELL DEVELOPED...AND WILL GRADUALLY SUBSIDE THROUGH THE EARLY PORTION OF THE WEEKEND. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ031-120930- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY- 427 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... ...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. HOWEVER...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION DUE TO WINDS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS...ESPECIALLY THROUGH THE EARLY AFTERNOON. $$ GMZ032-033-053-054-073>075-121530- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T2100Z/ GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 427 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS...THE GULF WATERS ADJACENT TO THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE GULF WATERS OFFSHORE OF MAINLAND MONROE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
325 WHUS72 KKEY 121445 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1045 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 GMZ032-033-054-074-122100- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.SW.Y.0015.080912T1445Z-080912T2100Z/ GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1045 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR THE ATLANTIC AND GULF WATERS OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. WINDS HAVE DECREASED AND REMAINED BELOW 20 KNOTS FOR SEVERAL HOURS. HOWEVER...HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL CONTINUE THIS AFTERNOON. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ053-073-121545- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T2100Z/ CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1045 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE WATERS OF THE MIDDLE KEYS...AS WINDS HAVE FINALLY DECREASED TO AROUND 15 KNOTS. HOWEVER...AN EXERCISE CAUTION WILL REMAIN IN THESE WATERS DUE TO RESIDUAL SEAS. $$ GMZ052-072-121545- /O.CAN.KKEY.SW.Y.0014.000000T0000Z-080912T2100Z/ OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1045 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR THE WATERS OF THE UPPER KEYS. AN EXERCISE CAUTION WILL REMAIN FOR RESIDUAL SEAS...ESPECIALLY IN THE OUTER WATERS. $$ GMZ075-122100- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T2100Z/ KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 1045 AM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST TO THE TORTUGAS. WINDS REMAIN NEAR 20 KNOTS WATERS...IN ADDITION TO RESIDUAL SEAS FROM HURRICANE IKE. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
554 WHUS72 KKEY 122033 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 GMZ075-130445- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0028.000000T0000Z-080912T2100Z/ /O.EXB.KKEY.SW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080913T0900Z/ KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT... ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS FOR THE WATERS FROM KEY WEST TO THE DRY TORTUGAS DUE TO A WESTERLY SWELL OF 6 TO 8 FEET FROM HURRICANE IKE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ032-033-054-074-130445- /O.EXT.KKEY.SW.Y.0015.000000T0000Z-080913T0900Z/ GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 433 PM EDT FRI SEP 12 2008 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE NEAR AND OUTER WATERS SURROUNDING THE LOWER KEYS DUE TO A WESTERLY SWELL FROM HURRICANE IKE IN THE GULF OF MEXICO. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT SEAS OF 7 FEET OR HIGHER ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. $$
What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.
NWS Key West, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Sep 9, 11:15 PM EDT, 15 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Sep 9, 11:15 PM EDT, 15 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...RETRANSMITTED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1115 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 .DISCUSSION...IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS...(700-200 MB)...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY OVERLAID WITH STREAMLINE ANALYSIS AS OF 1000 PM DEPICT A NEARLY ZONAL PATTERN ACROSS THE CENTRAL CONUS. ACROSS THE SOUTH...A DEEP AND WARM CORE ANTICYCLONE IS ANCHORED OVER SOUTH TEXAS AND NORTHERN MEXICO. A MID AND UPPER RIDGE EXTENDS EASTWARD FROM THIS ANTICYCLONE INTO THE CENTRAL ATLANTIC OCEAN ALONG THE 30TH PARALLEL...PASSING ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA. HURRICANE IKE IS PUSHING WEST NORTHWESTWARD INTO THE SOUTHEAST GULF TOWARDS A WEAKNESS SOUTH OF THE STRONG RIDGING. IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE LEVELS...(SURFACE OT 700 MB)...LATEST SATELLITE IMAGERY OVERLAID WITH SURFACE OBSERVATIONS AND ANALYSIS DETAIL A COLD FRONT THAT EXTENDS FROM WESTERN NEW ENGLAND SOUTHWEST TO NORTHEAST TEXAS. WEAK RIDGING IS IN PLACE ACROSS THE NORTHERN GULF COAST AND NORTH FLORIDA. SOUTH OF THAT AND OF MORE IMMEDIATE CONCERN IS HURRICANE IKE. AT 1100 PM...HURRICANE IKE WAS LOCATED NEAR WHICH IS 185 MILES SOUTHWEST OF KEY WEST. .CURRENTLY...AS OF 930 PM...KEY WEST RADAR CONTINUES TO DEPICT A VERY STRONG RAINBAND WITH OCCASIONAL SQUALLS CONTINUOUSLY MOVING FROM SOUTHWEST NORTHWESTWARD TO ACROSS THE EXTREME WESTERN LOWER KEYS INCLUDING KEY WEST. SAND KEY AND PULASKI SHOAL LIGHT HAVE RECORDED GUSTS OVER HURRICANE FORCE IN THE HEAVIEST SQUALLS...BETWEEN 63 AND AS HIGH AS 76 KNOTS. FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THE HIGHEST GUSTS...CONSULT THE LATEST LOCAL STORM REPORTS (LSRS). OVER THE LOWER KEYS...ISLAND SENSORS HAVE CONTINUED TO REGISTER SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS BETWEEN 35 TO 45 KNOTS OVER THE LOWER KEYS WITH GUSTS OVER STORM FORCE BETWEEN 50 AND 60 KNOTS. ACROSS THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS...WINDS HAVE TAPERED DOWN CONSIDERABLY. OVER THE ISLANDS...WINDS ARE SUSTAINED BETWEEN 25 AND 30 MPH WITH GUSTS TO OVER 40 MPH. ACROSS THE IMMEDIATE WATERS...THE FOWEY ROCKS...MOLASSES REEF LIGHT AND SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT C-MAN PLATFORMS ARE NOW REGISTERING SUSTAINED WINDS THAT ARE NOW BELOW 34 KNOTS...MAINLY BETWEEN 25 AND 30 KNOTS...WITH ISOLATED GUSTS OVER GALE FORCE...BETWEEN 35 AND 45 KNOTS. .FORECASTS...OVERNIGHT...HURRICANE IKE IS FORCASTED BY NHC TO CONTINUE TO MOVE SLOWLY WEST NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE SOUTHEAST GULF AND AWAY FROM THE KEYS ALLOWING FOR THINGS TO SLOWLY BEGIN TO TAPER DOWN...THUS NHC HAS DROPPED THE TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS ACROSS THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS AND THE ADJOINING ATLANTIC WATERS OUT 60 NM FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...AS WELL AS FLORIDA BAY. THE RISK FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES WILL REMAIN IN PLACE ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS FOR THE NEXT SEVERAL HOURS...BUT SHOULD DIMINISH A FEW HOURS AFTER MIDNIGHT. SO THE MAIN THING WILL BE TO LOWER WINDS DOWN A FEW NOTCHES ACROSS THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS. WILL ALSO LOWER RAIN CHANCES ACROSS THE UPPER AND MIDDLE KEYS. OUTER RAINBANDS WILL STILL DELIVER SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THE LIGHT TO MODERATE RAINFALL SHOULD TAPER OFF. && .MARINE... OVERNIGHT...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT ACROSS THE LOWER KEYS AS WELL AS THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO THE DRY TORTUGAS...THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS...AND THE OFFSHORE CHOKOLOSKEE WATERS 20 TO 60 NM WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY. AS IKE PULLS WEST-NORTHWESTWARD TONIGHT THROUGH WEDNESDAY...WE WILL BE FEELING SLOW BUT STEADY MODERATION OF THE WINDS AND SUBSIDING SEAS FROM THE EAST TO WEST. AS A RESULT...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE ISSUED FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS OUT 60 NM FROM THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO OCEAN REEF AND FLORIDA BAY. GALE FORCE GUSTS WILL STILL BE POSSIBLE OVERNIGHT ACROSS THE WATERS. TOMORROW MORNING...TROPICAL STORM WARNINGS MAY BE DROPPED EVEN FARTHER TO THE WEST...WHICH WILL BE QUICKLY REPLACES BY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES. HOWEVER THIS MANIFESTS ITSELF...OPERATORS OF SMALL CRAFT SHOULD BE IN NO HURRY TO GET OUT IN THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. THIS LATEST FORECAST WILL ACTUALLY HAVE A SLOWER DECLINE IN WIND SPEEDS THROUGH THE NEXT 48 HOURS THAN ON PREVIOUS FORECASTS. EXPECT MORE AGREEABLE MARINE CONDITIONS LATER THIS WEEK AND EVEN MORESO THIS WEEKEND AS WE ARE INFLUENCED MORE BY THE ATLANTIC HIGH PRESSURE. KEEP ABREAST OF THE LATEST OFFICIAL NHC FORECAST ON IKE AND THE LATEST STATEMENTS FROM THE KEY WEST WEATHER FORECAST OFFICE TO ASCERTAIN THE LOCAL AFFECTS TONIGHT THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. && .AVIATION...COMMERCIAL AND GENERAL AVIATION SERVICE REMAINS SUSPENDED AT BOTH KEY WEST AND MARATHON TERMINALS. AN ASSESSMENT WILL BE MADE AFTER DAYLIGHT WEDNESDAY AND IF ALL IS WELL THEY WILL RE-OPEN AT NOON. MVFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT BOTH ISLAND TERMINALS WITH THE EXCEPTION OF POTENTIAL IFR CEILINGS AND VISIBILITIES AT KEYW IN SQUALLS THAT PAST NEARBY. AT THE MTH TERMINAL...STEADY LIGHT RAIN PREVAIL OVERNIGHT...ALONG WITH SOUTHEAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTS TO 30 KNOTS. AT THE EYW TERMINAL...SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TO TRACK NORTH-NORTHWESTWARD ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND REMAIN BETWEEN KEY WEST AND MOLASSES REEF. SURFACE WINDS WILL CONTINUE FROM THE SOUTHEAST OVERNIGHT AT 30 TO 40 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 50 KNOTS. WINDS WILL BEGIN TO DIMINISH GRADUALLY AFTER MIDNIGHT. BY MORNING WINDS WILL BE FROM THE SOUTHEAST NEAR 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS TO 35 KNOTS. && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FLZ078. GM...TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT GMZ032-033-054-074-075 && PUBLIC/MARINE/GRIDS.................FUTTERMAN AVIATION/NOWCASTS/STATEMENTS........COTTRILL/DFM UPPER AIR/DATA ACQUISITION..........PARKE COORD/MEDIA/HLS.....................RIZZO/JACOBSON VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST
Hazardous weather outlook, Sep 9, 6:44 AM EDT, 16 hours 46 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 644 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-101045- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM- OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT- KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM- 644 AM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ...A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS AND THE SURROUNDING WATERS... STORM TIDES OF 2 TO 3 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL ARE EXPECTED THROUGH TODAY AND THIS EVENING...WITH THE HIGHEST LEVELS NEAR 3 FEET OCCURRING IN KEY WEST AND VICINITY. LOCAL STORM TIDES OF UP TO 4 FEET ABOVE SEA LEVEL WILL BE POSSIBLE IN KEY WEST AND VICINITY NEAR THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND EARLY THIS EVENING. THE HIGHEST STORM TIDES ARE EXPECTED TO COME FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE. PERIODS OF SUSTAINED TROPICAL STORM FORCE WINDS OF 30 TO 40 MPH ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY...WITH GUSTS OF 50 TO 60 MPH DURING HEAVIER SQUALLS WITHIN RAIN BANDS. RAINFALL AMOUNTS OF 1 TO 3 INCHES ARE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. THESE RAINFALL AMOUNTS MAY CAUSE MINOR PONDING OF FRESH WATER ON ROADWAYS AND IN LOW LYING AREAS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY FOR ISOLATED TORNADOES THROUGHOUT THE FLORIDA KEYS TODAY THROUGH TONIGHT...AS HURRICANE IKE PASSES SOUTH AND SOUTHWEST OF THE AREA. ALL BOATERS SHOULD REMAIN IN PORT...WITH A TROPICAL STORM WARNING IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS WATERS. EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 35 TO 45 KNOTS WITH GUSTS UP TO 60 KNOTS IN SQUALLS WILL CONTINUE TODAY...THEN SLOWLY DECREASE TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BE 10 TO 15 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...EXCEPT 15 TO 20 FEET OVER THE OFFSHORE WATERS SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS AND THE DRY TORTUGAS. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY HURRICANE IKE WILL BE MOVING FURTHER AWAY FROM THE REGION ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO ON WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO BE BELOW TROPICAL STORM FORCE...BUT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES WILL BE NEEDED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS DUE TO LINGERING HAZARDOUS WIND AND SEA CONDITIONS. A FEW SQUALLS WITHIN FAR OUTER RAIN BANDS OF IKE WILL BE POSSIBLE WEDNESDAY MORNING...PRODUCING STRONG WIND GUSTS. OTHERWISE... ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED THROUGHOUT THE PERIOD. DAILY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL INCLUDE LIGHTNING AND GUSTY WINDS. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTERS SHOULD REPORT ANY WIND DAMAGE...FLOODING...WATERSPOUTS OR TORNADOES TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE IN KEY WEST.
In the hours before
Local storm report, Sep 9, 8:57 PM EDT, 2 hours 33 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
857 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0702 PM TROPICAL STORM 10 SW KEY WEST 24.46N 81.88W
09/09/2008 GMZ075 FL C-MAN STATION
A WIND GUST OF 63 KNOTS...OR 73 MPH...FROM THE EAST
SOUTHEAST WAS REPORTED BY THE SAND KEY LIGHT C-MAN
PLATFORM.
0707 PM TROPICAL STORM 8 ENE FORT JEFFERSON AT 24.69N 82.77W
09/09/2008 GMZ075 XX C-MAN STATION
A WIND GUST OF 58 KNOTS...OR 67 MPH...FROM THE EAST
SOUTHEAST WAS REPORTED BY THE PULASKI SHOAL C-MAN
PLATFORM.
0853 PM TROPICAL STORM KEY WEST 24.55N 81.76W
09/09/2008 LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
A WIND GUST OF 52 KNOTS...OR 60 MPH...FROM THE EAST
SOUTHEAST WAS REPORTED AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
FORECAST OFFICE IN KEY WEST.
&&
MPARKELocal storm report, Sep 9, 9:17 PM EDT, 2 hours 13 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
917 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0828 PM TROPICAL STORM 10 SW KEY WEST 24.46N 81.88W
09/09/2008 GMZ075 FL C-MAN STATION
A WIND GUST OF 76 KNOTS...OR 88 MPH...FROM THE EAST WAS
REPORTED BY THE SAND KEY LIGHT C-MAN PLATFORM.
0848 PM TROPICAL STORM 8 ENE FORT JEFFERSON AT 24.69N 82.77W
09/09/2008 GMZ075 XX C-MAN STATION
A WIND GUST OF 60 KNOTS...OR 69 MPH...FROM THE EAST
SOUTHEAST WAS REPORTED BY THE PULASKI SHOAL LIGHT C-MAN
PLATFORM.
&&
MPARKESpecial weather statement, Sep 9, 9:33 PM EDT, 1 hour 57 minutes before
SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 933 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 FLZ076>078-100345- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST 933 PM EDT TUE SEP 9 2008 ...RAIN BAND OVER THE LOWER KEYS... AN OUTER RAIN BAND OF HURRICANE IKE IS MOVING OVER KEY WEST AND STOCK ISLAND. THROUGH 1130 PM...AT REGULAR INTERVALS OUR WINDS WILL GUST TO 50 OR 60 MILES AN HOUR AS THE SQUALLS ARRIVE. IN A RECENT OCCURRENCE...WINDS REACHED 60 MILES AN HOUR AT OUR WEATHER OFFICE AND 88 MILES AN HOUR //76 KNOTS// AT SAND KEY LIGHT JUST OFF SHORE. WE DETECT ROTATION IN THE SHOWERS WITHIN THIS BAND. ONLY A SLIGHT SHIFT IN THEIR DIRECTION OF MOTION IS REQUIRED TO BRING THESE CIRCULATIONS RIGHT OVER THE ISLAND ITSELF. SHOULD THIS TAKE PLACE...WE WILL ISSUE A TORNADO WARNING. LEAD-TIME WILL BE SHORT...15 MINUTES OR LESS...SINCE THE STORMS ARE MOVING AT 50 MILES AN HOUR. LISTEN FOR LATER STATEMENTS AND POSSIBLE WARNINGS FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE. DFM
Local storm report, Sep 9, 9:34 PM EDT, 1 hour 56 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
934 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0845 PM TROPICAL STORM KEY WEST 24.55N 81.76W
09/09/2008 LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL ASOS
A WIND GUST OF 51 KNOTS...OR 59 MPH...FROM THE EAST
SOUTHEAST WAS REPORTED BY THE ASOS AT KEY WEST
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
&&
MPARKELocal storm report, Sep 9, 9:44 PM EDT, 1 hour 46 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
944 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0929 PM TROPICAL STORM KEY WEST 24.55N 81.76W
09/09/2008 LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL ASOS
A WIND GUST OF 50 KNOTS...OR 58 MPH...FROM THE EAST
SOUTHEAST WAS REPORTED BY THE ASOS AT KEY WEST
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT.
&&
MPARKELocal storm report, Sep 9, 11:01 PM EDT, 29 minutes before
PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1101 PM EDT TUE SEP 09 2008
..TIME... ...EVENT... ...CITY LOCATION... ...LAT.LON...
..DATE... ....MAG.... ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
..REMARKS..
0947 PM TROPICAL STORM 10 SW KEY WEST 24.46N 81.88W
09/09/2008 GMZ075 FL C-MAN STATION
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 43 KNOTS...OR 49 MILES PER HOUR WAS
REPORTED BY THE C-MAN STATION AT SAND KEY LIGHT.
ALSO...THERE WAS A WIND GUST OF 57 KNOTS...OR 66 MILES
PER HOUR. THE WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH A RAINBAND FROM
HURRICANE IKE.
0957 PM TROPICAL STORM 8 ENE FORT JEFFERSON AT 24.69N 82.77W
09/09/2008 GMZ075 XX C-MAN STATION
SUSTAINED WINDS OF 45 KNOTS...OR 52 MILES PER HOUR WAS
REPORTED BY THE C-MAN STATION AT PULASKI SHOAL LIGHT.
ALSO...THERE WAS A WIND GUST OF 56 KNOTS...OR 64 MILES
PER HOUR. THE WINDS WERE ASSOCIATED WITH A RAINBAND FROM
HURRICANE IKE.
1019 PM TROPICAL STORM KEY WEST 24.55N 81.76W
09/09/2008 LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL ASOS
A WIND GUST OF 52 KNOTS...OR 60 MILES PER HOUR WAS
REPORTED AT THE KEY WEST AIRPORT. THE GUST WAS ASSOCIATED
WITH A RAINBAND FROM HURRICANE IKE.
1030 PM TROPICAL STORM 2 W KEY WEST 24.55N 81.79W
09/09/2008 LOWER KEYS IN MONR FL OFFICIAL NWS OBS
A WIND GUST OF 50 KNOTS...OR 58 MILES PER HOUR WAS
REPORTED BY AN AEROVANE AT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE. THE GUST WAS ASSOCIATED WITH A RAINBAND FROM
HURRICANE IKE.
&&
WHOVORKAThe office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 10, 12:53 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | KEY | Monroe | 22 min |
| Sep 10, 1:05 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 85 min | |
| Sep 10, 2:13 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | KEY | Monroe | 32 min |
| Sep 10, 2:27 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 63 min | |
| Sep 10, 3:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 57 min | |
| Sep 10, 3:45 AM EDT | Tornado Warning | KEY | Monroe | 30 min |
| Sep 10, 4:22 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | KEY | Monroe | 3 hr |
| Sep 10, 4:35 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 55 min | |
| Sep 10, 6:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 111 min | |
| Sep 10, 8:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 45 min | |
| Sep 10, 5:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 58 min |
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