Gale Warning 3, NWS Key West, FL

539 
WHUS72 KKEY 260913
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
413 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-261715-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0064.000000T0000Z-101226T1000Z/
/O.EXT.KKEY.GL.W.0003.101226T1000Z-101227T0600Z/
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-
413 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING
FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS.


* WINDS AND WAVES: WEST TO NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH
  FREQUENT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ON ALL
  KEYS COASTAL WATERS TODAY. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET OFFSHORE
  OF THE UPPER KEYS IN THE EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL
  BUILD AS HIGH AS 13 FEET OFFSHORE OF THE DRY TORTUGAS IN THE
  WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY. ON GULF WATERS... BEYOND FIVE
  FATHOMS...SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 12 FEET BY TODAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS 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 MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE
HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

BWC

308 
WHUS72 KKEY 261530
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-262130-
/O.CON.KKEY.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101227T0600Z/
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-
1030 AM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS AFTERNOON FOR INCREASING WINDS...

A GALE WARNING IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA
BAY...THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...HAWK CHANNEL...AND THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF THROUGH THE DRY TORTUGAS.

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS LATE THIS
  MORNING WILL SURGE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 35
  KNOTS FOR A FEW HOURS THIS AFTERNOON. THE RESULTING NEAR GALE
  CONDITIONS WILL CREATE VERY STEEP AND DANGEROUS WAVES IN SOME
  AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OR FREQUENT
GUSTS IN THIS RANGE ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING.
&&

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KASPER

236 
WHUS72 KKEY 262112
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
412 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-270330-
/O.EXT.KKEY.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101227T0400Z/
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-
412 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT THIS EVENING...

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL FOR
  A FEW HOURS THIS EVENING...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS...
  ESPECIALLY OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA OFF THE UPPER KEYS. THE
  RESULTING NEAR GALE CONDITIONS WILL CREATE VERY STEEP AND
  DANGEROUS WAVES IN SOME AREAS.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A GALE WARNING MEANS SUSTAINED WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OR
FREQUENT GUSTS IN THIS RANGE ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. 
&&

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KASPER

782 
WHUS72 KKEY 270313
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1013 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-270930-
/O.CAN.KKEY.GL.W.0003.000000T0000Z-101227T0400Z/
/O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0065.101227T0313Z-101227T1600Z/
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-
1013 PM EST SUN DEC 26 2010

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

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. THE GALE WARNING HAS
BEEN CANCELLED.

* WINDS AND WAVES: NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH
  GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. ON ATLANTIC
  WATERS...BEYOND THE REEF...SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 6 FEET OFF THE
  UPPER KEYS TO AS HIGH AS 14 FEET IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
  SOUTH AND WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS. ON GULF WATERS...BEYOND FIVE
  FATHOMS...SEAS WILL BE 8 TO 11 FEET. 

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 MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
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AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS...CORRECTED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
920 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

CORRECTED TIMING OF COLD FRONT

...POWERFUL COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

.DISCUSSION...
.CURRENTLY...
KBYX DETECTS NO PRECIPITATION ECHOES IN THE FORECAST AREA. SKIES
OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN ARE CLEAR. WINDS OVER LAND ARE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST AT 10 TO 15 MPH. C-MAN WINDS...ON AVERAGE...ARE SOUTH TO
SOUTHWEST NEAR 15 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 KNOTS. TEMPERATURES ARE
NEAR 70 DEGREES.

.SHORT TERM...
A ROBUST COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SWIFTLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THIS COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE DRY
TORTUGAS BETWEEN 100 AM AND 300 AM...KEY WEST BETWEEN 300 AM AND 500
AM...MARATHON BETWEEN 400 AM AND 600 AM...AND KEY LARGO BETWEEN 500
AM AND 700 AM. AHEAD OF THE FRONTAL BOUNDARY...A BAND OF SHOWERS IS
ABOUT TO ENTER THE SERVICE AREA WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS. THIS BAND
OF SHOWERS WILL MOVE ACROSS MUCH...IF NOT ALL...OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
TONIGHT.

LOOKING AHEAD...
WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO NEAR 25 MPH...WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THERE
IS LESS THAN AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH
SUNDAY FOR THE ISLAND CHAIN. IF LATER DATA SUPPORTS HIGHER WINDS...A
WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S IN THE UPPER KEYS FOR
A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S IN THE
UPPER KEYS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR
THE UPPER KEYS MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOWER KEYS WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE UPPER 40S MONDAY
NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BREAK THE DAILY RECORD FOR MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
MEASURED IN KEY WEST ON DECEMBER 28TH OF 51 DEGREES...LAST SET IN
1977.

&&

.MARINE...
MODERATE SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST BREEZES WILL BECOME SOUTHWEST TO WEST
AND FRESHEN OVERNIGHT AHEAD OF A VIGOROUS COLD FRONT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT. THE COLD
FRONT SHOULD CROSS THE DRY TORTUGAS BETWEEN 100 AM AND 300 AM...THE
MARQUESAS KEYS BETWEEN 200 AM AND 400 AM...SAND KEY LIGHT BETWEEN
300 AM AND 500 AM...SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT BETWEEN 400 AM AND 600
AM...AND MOLASSES REEF LIGHT BETWEEN 500 AM AND 700 AM. IN WAKE OF
THE COLD FRONT...WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO 25 TO
30 KNOTS. FREQUENT...HOURLY PEAK WIND GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS ARE
LIKELY SUNDAY. THEREFORE...THE GALE WATCH FOR SUNDAY WILL BE
UPGRADED TO A GALE WARNING SHORTLY.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS
SUNDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL
KEYS COASTAL WATERS MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED
FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT. SUSTAINED NORTH TO
NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS ARE POSSIBLE TUESDAY. NO
ADVISORIES OR CAUTIONARY STATEMENTS EXPECTED TUESDAY NIGHT THROUGH
AT LEAST WEDNESDAY NIGHT.

&&

.AVIATION...
A STRONG COLD FRONT WILL MOVE THROUGH THE ISLAND CHAIN SUNDAY
MORNING BETWEEN 11Z AND 15Z. AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT...CLOUDS WILL
GRADUALLY LOWER AND THICKEN WITH VFR CEILINGS OF AROUND 3500 FEET
BETWEEN 06Z AND 10Z. A SWATH OF SHOWERS WITH THE POTENTIAL TO
PRODUCE MVFR/IFR CONDITIONS...WILL BE LOCATED ALONG AND AHEAD OF THE
COLD FRONT. SOUTHWEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS AHEAD OF
THE COLD FRONT...THEN BECOME NORTHWEST AND STRENGTHEN FURTHER TO 20
KNOTS AND VERY GUSTY BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. IN WAKE OF THE COLD
FRONT...MVFR/IFR CEILINGS WILL LINGER THROUGH THE DAY. THIS WILL
RESULT IN CROSSWINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS...AND EXPECT STRONG TURBULENCE.

&&

.CLIMATE...
ON THIS DATE IN KEYS WEATHER HISTORY...IN 1873...2.33 INCHES OF RAIN
FELL IN KEY WEST. THIS SET THE DAILY RECORD FOR MAXIMUM RAINFALL
MEASURED IN KEY WEST ON DECEMBER 25TH...A RECORD WHICH STILL STANDS
137 YEARS LATER.

&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT TONIGHT FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL
     WATERS...GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075.

     GALE WARNING WILL BE IN EFFECT SUNDAY FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL
     WATERS...GMZ031-032-033-052-053-054-072-073-074-075.

&&

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
127 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-261000-
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-
127 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

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

.DAY ONE...THIS EVENING AND TONIGHT

A STRONG ARCTIC COLD FRONT WILL BLAST SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS THE
FLORIDA KEYS EARLY SUNDAY. ALONG AND AHEAD OF THIS FRONT...SHOWERS
WILL DEVELOP WITH ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THROUGH LATE
TONIGHT AND EARLY SUNDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS
WILL BE INFREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND WIND GUSTS AROUND 35 KNOTS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR ALL WATERS SURROUNDING THE
FLORIDA KEYS LATER TONIGHT AS SOUTHWEST TO WEST WINDS STRENGTHEN
AHEAD OF THE COLD FRONT. THE STRENGTHENING WINDS WILL SPREAD ACROSS
ALL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS BEFORE SUNRISE SUNDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

EVEN STRONGER NORTHWEST BREEZES WILL OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS BEHIND THE COLD FRONT. NORTHWEST WINDS
INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR OR ABOVE GALE FORCE...
ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS FROM LATE
SUNDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY MONDAY MORNING. A GALE WATCH REMAINS IN
EFFECT FOR ALL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS THEN.

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES LIKELY WILL BE REQUIRED MONDAY THROUGH AT
LEAST TUESDAY MORNING ON ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS BEFORE WINDS
MODERATE AND SEAS GRADUALLY SUBSIDE.

A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE NEEDED FOR THE UPPER KEYS MONDAY
NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING DUE TO WIND CHILL READINGS DROPPING TO
32 TO 35 DEGREES.

THE LOW TEMPERATURE WILL LIKELY BE BROKEN TUESDAY MORNING FOR KEY
WEST WITH FORECAST TEMPERATURES IN THE UPPER 40S THAT ARE SEVERAL
DEGREES BELOW THE PREVIOUS RECORD OF 51 SET IN 1977.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
741 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

FLZ076-077-078-261000-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
741 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

...POWERFUL COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

A ROBUST COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SWIFTLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THIS COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS KEY WEST
BETWEEN 600 AM AND 800 AM...MARATHON BETWEEN 700 AM AND 900 AM...AND
KEY LARGO BETWEEN 800 AM AND 1000 AM.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO NEAR 25 MPH...WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THERE
IS LESS THAN AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH
SUNDAY FOR THE ISLAND CHAIN. IF LATER DATA SUPPORTS HIGHER WINDS...A
WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S IN THE UPPER KEYS FOR
A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S IN THE
UPPER KEYS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR
THE UPPER KEYS MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOWER KEYS WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE UPPER 40S MONDAY
NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BREAK THE DAILY RECORD FOR MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
MEASURED IN KEY WEST ON DECEMBER 28TH OF 51 DEGREES...LAST SET IN
1977.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COLD FRONT FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST.

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
928 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

FLZ076-077-078-261100-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
928 PM EST SAT DEC 25 2010

UPDATED TIMING OF COLD FRONT

...POWERFUL COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE LATE TONIGHT INTO SUNDAY MORNING...

A ROBUST COLD FRONT WILL MOVE SWIFTLY EASTWARD THROUGH THE EASTERN
GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. THIS COLD FRONT SHOULD CROSS KEY WEST
BETWEEN 300 AM AND 500 AM...MARATHON BETWEEN 400 AM AND 600 AM...AND
KEY LARGO BETWEEN 500 AM AND 700 AM.

WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST AND INCREASE TO NEAR 25 MPH...WITH
FREQUENT GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 MPH SUNDAY MORNING. AT THIS TIME...THERE
IS LESS THAN AN 80 PERCENT CHANCE OF SUSTAINED WINDS OF 30 TO 39 MPH
SUNDAY FOR THE ISLAND CHAIN. IF LATER DATA SUPPORTS HIGHER WINDS...A
WIND ADVISORY MAY BE ISSUED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS SUNDAY. WIND CHILL
READINGS WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S IN THE UPPER KEYS FOR
A BRIEF PERIOD OF TIME LATE SUNDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY MONDAY MORNING.
WIND CHILL READINGS WILL LIKELY BOTTOM OUT IN THE MID 30S IN THE
UPPER KEYS FOR A PROLONGED PERIOD OF TIME MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY
TUESDAY MORNING. A WIND CHILL ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR
THE UPPER KEYS MONDAY NIGHT INTO EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. TEMPERATURES
IN THE LOWER KEYS WILL LIKELY FALL INTO THE UPPER 40S MONDAY
NIGHT...WHICH WOULD BREAK THE DAILY RECORD FOR MINIMUM TEMPERATURE
MEASURED IN KEY WEST ON DECEMBER 28TH OF 51 DEGREES...LAST SET IN
1977.

STAY TUNED TO NOAA ALL HAZARDS WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
INFORMATION REGARDING THIS COLD FRONT FROM YOUR NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST.

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