Gale Warning 1, NWS Key West, FL

657 
WHUS72 KKEY 311545
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1045 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

GMZ031>033-312100-
/O.CAN.KKEY.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090131T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.090131T1539Z-090131T2100Z/
FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1045 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING FOR FLORIDA BAY AND THE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS. 
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THESE AREAS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ052>054-072>075-312100-
/O.CON.KKEY.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090131T1800Z/
/O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.090131T1800Z-090131T2100Z/
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-
1045 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC WATERS FROM OCEAN
REEF THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NAUTICAL MILES.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OR FREQUENT GUSTS OF 34 TO
47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE
CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT
IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT BOATERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK
SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

985 
WHUS72 KKEY 311743
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1243 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

GMZ052>054-072>075-312130-
/O.CAN.KKEY.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-090131T1800Z/
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.090131T1737Z-090201T0400Z/
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-
1243 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING FOR THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

GMZ031>033-312130-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-090201T0400Z/
FLORIDA BAY-GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
1243 PM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL FLORIDA KEYS
COASTAL WATERS.

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.

&&

$$

BWC

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERNG NORTHERLY WINDS EARLY
THIS MORNING ACROSS THE KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS...WITH
ADDITIONAL COLDER ADVECTION THROUGH THE EARLY MORNING HOURS. THE MID
TO UPPER LEVEL FLOW WILL BE MORE ZONAL IN THE SHORT TERM AS THE
AMPLIFIED SHORTWAVE PUSHES WELL EAST OF THE EAST COAST TODAY. AS A
RESULT...THE HIGH SURFACE PRESSURE CURRENTLY CENTERED IN THE
NORTHWESTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL EXPAND QUICKLY EASTWARD. THE CENTER
OF THAT HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE CENTERED OFF THE EAST COAST OF FLORIDA
BY DAYTIME ON SUNDAY...AND THE LOCAL FLOW THROUGH ABOUT 5 KFT WILL
CLOCK AROUND MORE TOWARDS THE EAST. THIS WILL ALLOW THE AIRMASS TO
MODERATE BACK TOWARDS MORE SEASONAL TEMPERATURES BY EARLY NEXT WEEK.
IN THE MORE IMMEDIATE TERM...TODAYS DAYTIME HEATING WILL BE
COUNTERED BY THE COLDER ADVECTION...AND TEMPERATURES MAY HAVE A HARD
TIME CLIMBING MUCH HIGHER THAN THE LOWER 60S. CURRENT OBS ARE
RUNNING A FEW DEGREES BELOW ALL MOS NUMBERS...SO KEEPING THINGS ON
THE COOLER SIDE OF GUIDANCE SEEMS LIKE A MORE COMFORTABLE BET. IT
WILL REMAIN RELATIVELY COOL TONIGHT BEFORE THE MODERATION KICKS IN
ON SUNDAY. IN ALL...NO REASON TO MAKE ANY LARGE ADJUSTMENTS TO THE
ONGOING FORECAST.

ANOTHER TROUGH WILL DIG THROUGH THE MS VALLEY ON MONDAY...LOWERING
SURFACE PRESSURE IN THE NORTHERN GULF OF MEXICO. THERE REMAINS A BIT
OF A TIMING DIFFERENCE WITH THE TRAILING FRONT THAT IS PULLED
THROUGH THE KEYS. THE GFS IS STILL SEVERAL HOURS AHEAD OF THE
ECM...DEPICTING STRONG NW/N WINDS ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN MONDAY
NIGHT. THE ECM HOLDS OFF UNTIL THE EARLY DAYTIME HOURS OF TUESDAY.
ALSO...THE LATEST MODEL RUNS ACTUALLY KEEPS THE IMMEDIATE AREA UNDER
AN UNFAVORABLE REGION OF THE UPPER JET. BUT THAT IS COUNTERED BY A
MARKED SHOT OF MID LEVEL VORTICITY. THAT SAID...HAVE LOW INCENTIVE
TO ADJUST ANY PORTION OF THE MID TO LATE PORTIONS OF THE GOING
FORECAST...WITH ISOLD TSTMS ADVERTISED MONDAY NIGHT PRECEDED BY SCT
SHOWERS MONDAY...AND FOLLOWED ISOLD SHOWERS EARLY TUESDAY. EXPECT
TEMPERATURES THROUGH THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK AOA WHAT WE EXPECT TODAY
AND TONIGHT.

.MARINE...
THE LATEST HOURLY CMANS HAVE COME IN A FEW KNOTS HIGHER THAN WHEN I
WAS TYPING ABOVE...WITH A COUPLE OF THE CMANS ACTUALLY GUSTING
BETWEEN 30 AND 35 KNOTS. OF COURSE A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE
MAINTAINED TODAY. AS THE CENTER OF SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE EXTENDS
EASTWARD...THE VEERING WINDS WILL SLOWLY BUT STEADILY DECREASE
THROUGH SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS WILL
LIKELY REMAIN THROUGH SUNDAY OUT OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS. MORE
MODERATE CONDITIONS WILL SET IN AHEAD OF THE NEXT FRONT AS THEY
CLOCK AROUND THROUGH THE SOUTHEAST AND SOUTH. AGAIN...PLAN NO GRID
CHANGES THROUGH THE FIRST HALF OF THE UPCOMING WORK WEEK. ANOTHER
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRE BEHIND THE COLD FRONT THAT PULLS
THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT/EARLY TUESDAY MORNING.

&&

.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TODAY AT THE ISLAND TERMINALS.
NORTH WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL DELIVER STRONG
CROSSWINDS AT OUR EAST WEST RUNWAYS.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KEY WEST  63  56  69  65 / 0 - - -
MARATHON  62  55  69  64 / 0 - - -

&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY GMZ031>GMZ033-GMZ052>GMZ054-GMZ072>GMZ075.

&&

PUBLIC/MARINE.........04
AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....11
DATA COLLECTION.......ROSS

VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
428 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-010930-
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-
428 AM EST SAT JAN 31 2009

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN AFFECT FOR ALL THE WATERS
SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. THIS SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY
CONTINUE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT...WHILE SMALL
CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE BAY AND IN THE GULF WATERS.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING
WATERS BY EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SMALL CRAFT WILL NEED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION IN ASSOCIATION WITH THIS FRONT...AND ANOTHER SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE NEEDED OVER THE OPEN GULF AND ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH
THE MIDDLE OF THE WEEK.

OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.