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Gale Warning 2, NWS Miami, FL

March 2, 2010

NWS Miami, FL issued this gale warning at Mar 2, 2010, 4:10 AM EST. It took effect at Mar 2, 2010, 1:00 PM EST. It was in force for 18 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 2, 2010, 4:10 AM EST (09:10 UTC)
In effect from
Mar 2, 2010, 1:00 PM EST
Expired
Mar 3, 2010, 7:00 AM EST
In force
18 hr
Issued by
NWS Miami, FL

The text

As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.

431 
WHUS72 KMFL 020910
MWWMFL

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
410 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

AMZ670-021800-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100302T1800Z/
/O.UPG.KMFL.GL.A.0003.100302T2100Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.GL.W.0002.100302T1800Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.100303T1200Z-100303T2000Z/
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
410 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. THE GALE WATCH IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AND ESPECIALLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT
TODAY...AND WILL BE IN THE VERY WIND CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS GETTING UP INTO THE GALE FORCE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ610-650-651-671-GMZ656-657-676-021800-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100302T1800Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.GL.W.0002.100302T1800Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.100303T1200Z-100303T2000Z/
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 
20 TO 60 NM-
410 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING...
WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST
WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ALSO BEEN ISSUED. THIS
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM
EST THIS AFTERNOON. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AND ESPECIALLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT
TODAY...AND WILL BE IN THE VERY WIND CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS GETTING UP INTO THE GALE FORCE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ630-021800-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100303T2000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-
410 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY FOR BISCAYNE BAY...

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AND ESPECIALLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT
TODAY...AND WILL BE IN THE VERY WIND CONDITIONS TONIGHT. THIS
WILL RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS
AFTERNOON THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

BAXTER
4 follow-up statements
071 
WHUS72 KMFL 021503
MWWMFL

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1003 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...RAPIDLY INCREASING WINDS TODAY INTO TONIGHT...

AMZ610-650-651-671-GMZ656-657-676-022315-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.100302T1800Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.100303T1200Z-100303T2000Z/
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 
20 TO 60 NM-
1003 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO
3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AND ESPECIALLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT
TODAY...AND WILL BE IN THE VERY WIND CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS GETTING UP INTO THE GALE FORCE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

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.

&&

$$

AMZ670-022315-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.100302T1800Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.100303T1200Z-100303T2000Z/
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
1003 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON...
...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS
AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO
3 PM EST WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL INCREASE AHEAD OF AND ESPECIALLY BEHIND A COLD FRONT
TODAY...AND WILL BE IN THE VERY WIND CONDITIONS WITH FREQUENT
GUSTS GETTING UP INTO THE GALE FORCE TONIGHT. THIS WILL RESULT IN
VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS...ESPECIALLY THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH WEDNESDAY MORNING.

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ630-022315-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100303T2000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-
1003 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
595 
WHUS72 KMFL 021825
MWWMFL

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
125 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...INCREASING WINDS TONIGHT...

AMZ610-650-651-671-GMZ656-657-676-030430-
/O.EXP.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100302T1800Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.100303T1200Z-100303T2000Z/
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 
20 TO 60 NM-
125 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL
PREVAIL...ALONG WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. THIS WILL
RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS.

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ670-030430-
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.100303T1200Z-100303T2000Z/
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
125 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY... 

WINDS WILL INCREASE BEHIND A COLD FRONT LATE THIS AFTERNOON
THROUGH TONIGHT. SUSTAINED WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL
PREVAIL...ALONG WITH FREQUENT GUSTS TO GALE FORCE. THIS WILL
RESULT IN VERY HAZARDOUS MARINE CONDITIONS.

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED TO
BE IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS
LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ630-030430-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100303T2000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-
125 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 30 KNOTS
WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO AROUND
20 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE SUBSIDING
TO AROUND 15 KNOTS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GREGORIA
875 
WHUS72 KMFL 030307
MWWMFL

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1007 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

AMZ610-031200-
/O.CAN.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.100303T0307Z-100303T2000Z/
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
1007 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY...
...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS CANCELLED THE GALE
WARNING. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL BE 20 TO 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO NEAR 30 KNOTS BUT WILL 
SLOWLY DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN
THE 20 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE
WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

&&

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ650-651-671-GMZ656-657-676-031200-
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.100303T1200Z-100303T2000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 
20 TO 60 NM-
1007 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO
OVER 34 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ670-031200-
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.100303T1200Z-100303T2000Z/
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
1007 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY. A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY. 

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS LATE WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND EVENING.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO
OVER 34 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ630-031200-
/O.CON.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100303T2000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-
1007 PM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST
WEDNESDAY...

SUSTAINED WINDS OF AROUND 20 KNOTS WITH GUSTS TO AROUND 25 TO 30 
KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THROUGH TONIGHT. WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TO
AROUND 20 KNOTS WEDNESDAY MORNING INTO THE AFTERNOON...BEFORE
SUBSIDING TO AROUND 15 KNOTS BY WEDNESDAY EVENING...THEREFORE A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
198 
WHUS72 KMFL 030946
MWWMFL

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
446 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

GMZ676-032000-
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.100303T1200Z-100304T0000Z/
/O.NEW.KMFL.SW.Y.0003.100304T0000Z-100304T1200Z/
GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 
20 TO 60 NM-
446 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM
THIS EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN MIAMI HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 7 PM THIS
EVENING TO 7 AM EST THURSDAY. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NOW IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS EVENING. A GALE WARNING REMAINS IN
EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. 

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE
THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. WIND GUST UP TO GALE FORCE ARE ALSO
POSSIBLE UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE SEAS WILL ALSO REMAIN
ABOVE 7 FEET TODAY INTO TONIGHT.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO
OVER 34 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS MEANS THAT WAVES ARE
EXPECTED TO BE HAZARDOUS TO SMALL CRAFT. MARINERS SHOULD AVOID
SHOALING AREAS. LONG PERIOD SWELL CAN SHARPEN INTO LARGE BREAKING
WAVES IN SHOALING AREAS. IT IS NOT UNUSUAL FOR WAVES TO BREAK
MUCH FARTHER FROM SHOALING AREAS THAN IS NORMALLY EXPERIENCED.
REMEMBER...BREAKING WAVES CAN EASILY CAPSIZE EVEN LARGER VESSELS.

&&

$$

AMZ650-651-671-032000-
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.100303T1200Z-100304T1200Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL OUT
20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-
446 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE IS ALSO POSSIBLE UNTIL 7 AM
EST THIS MORNING.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO
OVER 34 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

GMZ656-657-032000-
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.100303T1200Z-100304T0000Z/
COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT 20 NM-
446 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE TODAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED TO BE IN THE
20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS
EVENING. WIND GUSTS ARE ALSO POSSIBLE UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO
OVER 34 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ670-032000-
/O.CON.KMFL.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-100303T1200Z/
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.100303T1200Z-100304T1200Z/
WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM
20 NM TO 60 NM-
446 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING...
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 AM EST THURSDAY...

WINDS WILL SLOWLY SUBSIDE ON WEDNESDAY...BUT STILL ARE EXPECTED
TO BE IN THE 20 TO 25 KNOT RANGE BEFORE SUBSIDING TO 15 TO
20 KNOTS THIS EVENING. WIND GUSTS UP TO GALE FORCE IS ALSO
POSSIBLE UNTIL 7 AM EST THIS MORNING. THE SEAS WILL ALSO REMAIN AT
LEAST 7 FEET THROUGH TONIGHT.

A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS OR FREQUENT GUSTS TO
OVER 34 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.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ630-032000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0059.000000T0000Z-100304T0000Z/
BISCAYNE BAY-
446 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...

WIND SPEEDS AROUND 20 KNOT RANGE IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE
SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

AMZ610-032000-
/O.EXT.KMFL.SC.Y.0060.000000T0000Z-100304T0000Z/
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-
446 AM EST WED MAR 3 2010

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 7 PM EST THIS
EVENING...


WIND SPEEDS AROUND 20 KNOT RANGE IS EXPECTED TODAY BEFORE
SUBSIDING TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS THIS EVENING.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS
ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS WAVE CONDITIONS TO SMALL CRAFT.
INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER
VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

BAXTER

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Miami, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this gale warning went out at Mar 2, 4:03 AM EST, 7 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 2, 4:03 AM EST, 7 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
403 AM EST TUE MAR 2 2010

...POSSIBLE STRONG TO SEVERE STORMS LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY
THIS AFTERNOON...
...COASTAL FLOOD WATCH METRO COLLIER COUNTY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...
...VERY WIND CONDITIONS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA TODAY INTO TONIGHT...
...GALE WARNINGS ALL WATERS, EXCEPT BISCAYNE BAY THIS AFTERNOON
INTO TONIGHT...
...HIGH RISK OF RIP CURRENTS EAST COAST BEACHES TODAY...
...COLD WEATHER RETURNS TO SOUTH FLORIDA FOR SECOND HALF THIS WEEK...

.DISCUSSION...
A DEVELOPING LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM WAS LOCATED OVER THE NORTHEAST
GULF OF MEXICO EARLY THIS MORNING...WITH A DEVELOPING COLD FRONT
EXTENDING SOUTHWEST INTO THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE LOW WILL
MOVE NORTHEAST ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA TODAY PULLING THE COLD FRONT
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA LATE THIS MORNING INTO EARLY THIS AFTERNOON.

A NARROW AXIS OF INSTABILITY IS EXPECTED TO PRECEDE THE
FRONT (CAPE NEAR 500 J/KG)...AND WITH STRONG WIND FIELDS (850MB
JET 40-50KT)...THIS IS SUPPORTIVE OF A FAST MOVING LINE OF STORMS
TO SWEEP ACROSS THE PENINSULA. TIMING ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FL
LOOKS TO BE JUST AFTER SUNRISE ON THE GULF COAST...MOVING AT 40-50
MPH ACROSS THE PENINSULA...AND EXITING THE ATLANTIC COAST PROBABLY
BETWEEN NOON AND 1 PM.

GIVEN THE STRONG UNIDIRECTIONAL WIND FIELDS...ALONG WITH JUST
ENOUGH INSTABILITY...IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT AT LEAST GUSTY
WINDS WITH THIS LINE OF SHOWERS/STORMS AS IT SWEEPS BY. THE STORM
PREDICTION CENTER HAS OUTLINED SOUTH FL IN A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE
THUNDERSTORMS FOR TODAY...WHICH LOOKS GOOD AS A FEW LOCALES COULD
EXPERIENCE SEVERE WINDS OF AROUND 60 MPH IN ANY STRONGER/ORGANIZED
BOWING SEGMENTS. TORNADO RISK LOOKS MINIMAL. ALTHOUGH FCST
SOUNDINGS SHOW 0-3 KM HELICITY ON THE ORDER OF ~200 M2/S2...THE
LOWEST KM DOESN'T LOOK IMPRESSIVE AND IS MOSTLY UNIDIRECTIONAL.
HAIL RISK LOOKS EVEN LOWER GIVEN NO STEEP LAPSE RATES PRESENT ALL
THE WAY UP. SO WILL CONTINUE TO HIGHLIGHT THE WIND POTENTIAL IN
THE HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK (HWO) AND JUST THE OUTSIDE RISK OF A
TORNADO. AGAIN...WIND WILL BE THE PRIMARY THREAT. THE POPS WILL
ALSO REMAIN AT 80 PERCENT AREA WIDE THIS MORNING (7AM-1PM) WITH
ONLY SLIGHT CHANCE POPS AFTER 1 PM AS THE FRONT QUICKLY EXITS THE
AREA.

THE GRADIENT WIND IS THE OTHER CONCERN OVER SOUTH FLORIDA FOR
TODAY INTO TONIGHT. THE LATEST SHORT RANGE MODELS CONTINUE TO SHOW
THAT THE LOW WILL STRENGTHEN WHILE MOVING NORTHEAST INTO THE
NORTHWEST ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT. THE LATEST SHORT RANGE MODELS
NOW SHOW THAT THE WINDS OVER THE METRO AREAS WILL BE ABLE TO GET
UP TO AROUND 30 MPH WITH HIGHER GUSTS BY THIS AFTERNOON INTO THIS
EVENING...BEFORE DECREASING AFTER MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. WITH THE LOW
STRONG LOW LEVEL JET COMING THROUGH THE AREA...AND THE HIGH WIND
SPEED FORECAST BY THE MODELS...WILL GO AHEAD AND ISSUED A WIND
ADVISORY FOR THE METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA FOR LATE THIS
MORNING INTO EARLY THIS EVENING.

THE INTERIOR AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA SHOULD REMAIN BELOW THE WIND
ADVISORY CONDITIONS TODAY INTO TONIGHT...DUE TO THE THE WIND
REDUCTION OVER THE LAND SURFACE. BUT WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE
WIND SPEEDS OVER THE INTERIOR TODAY FOR THE POSSIBLE WIND ADVISORY.

THE WIND SPEEDS WILL SLOWLY FALL WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AS
THE STRONG LOW CONTINUES TO MOVE NORTHEAST AWAY FROM SOUTH
FLORIDA. AT THE SAME TIME...HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER
THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES. THIS WILL ALLOW FOR DRY AND COLDER
AIR MASS TO THE NORTH TO WORK INTO SOUTH FLORIDA ON WEDNESDAY.

HIGHS ON WEDNESDAY WILL BE IN THE 60S WITH LOWS IN THE 30S OVER
THE INTERIOR AREAS TO 40S OVER THE METRO AREAS OF SOUTH FLORIDA.
THE WINDS WILL ALSO BE LIGHT OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...BUT ALONG THE METRO AREAS THEY WILL BE AROUND 5 TO 10
MPH...WHICH WILL MAKE THE WIND CHILL READINGS IN THE MID TO UPPER
30S OVER METRO PALM BEACH...AND UPPER 30S TO LOWER 40S OVER REST
OF THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS...AND NAPLES AREA.

.EXTENDED FORECAST...

HIGH PRESSURE WILL ALSO DEVELOP OVER THE CENTRAL UNITED STATES ON
WEDNESDAY AND MOVE SLOWLY EAST INTO THE EASTERN UNITED STATES BY
THIS WEEKEND. THIS WILL KEEP SOUTH FLORIDA IN A NORTHERLY WIND
FLOW FOR LATE THIS WEEK INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND...BEFORE SWINGING
TO A EASTERLY DIRECTION BY LATE THIS WEEKEND. THEREFORE...THE DRY
AND COLDER AIR MASS WILL CONTINUE TO WORK DOWN INTO SOUTH FLORIDA
FOR LATE THIS WEEK INTO EARLY THIS WEEKEND...BEFORE WARMER AIR
RETURNS TO THE AREA BY LATE THIS WEEKEND.

TEMPERATURES WILL BE RUNNING ABOUT 10 TO 15 DEGREES BELOW NORMAL
FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR FOR LATE THIS WEEK. HIGHS WILL BE IN THE 60S
TO NEAR 70 EACH DAY THIS WEEK OVER THE CWA...WITH LOWS IN THE 30S
OVER THE INTERIOR AREAS TO THE 40S OVER THE METRO AREAS. THE NORTHERN
INTERIOR AREAS COULD EVEN GET CLOSE TO FREEZING THURSDAY MORNING
AND AGAIN FRIDAY MORNING. SO WILL CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LOW
TEMPS IN THE LATEST FORECAST MODELS...AND IF THE LOW TEMPS
CONTINUE AS IS THEN A FREEZE WATCH MAYBE NEEDED FOR PORTIONS OF
THE NORTHERN INTERIOR AREAS IN LATER FORECAST.

&&

.MARINE...
THE WINDS MOST OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT
WILL IN THE RANGE OF 25 TO 35 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS UP INTO
THE GALE FORCE RANGE. THE ONLY AREA WHERE THE GUSTS WILL REMAIN
BELOW GALE FORCE IS BISCAYNE BAY. SO HAVE ISSUED A GALE WARNING
FOR ALL WATERS FOR THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH TONIGHT...EXCEPT FOR
BISCAYNE BAY WHERE A SCA WILL REMAIN IN EFFECT. THE WIND DIRECTION
WILL BE SOUTHWEST THIS MORNING SWINGING TO A WEST TO NORTHWEST
DIRECTION LATE THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT.

THE WIND SPEEDS WILL THEN SLOWLY DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY WHILE
REMAINING NORTHWEST...AND BY LATE WEDNESDAY NIGHT THE SPEEDS WILL
BE DOWN TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. THE NORTHWEST WIND SPEEDS WILL THEN
FALL BELOW 15 KNOTS FOR ALL OF SOUTH FLORIDA WATERS LATE THIS
WEEK...EXCEPT THE ATLANTIC WATERS WHERE THEY WILL REMAIN AT 15 T0
20 KNOTS.

THE ATLANTIC SEAS WILL BUILD RAPIDLY TODAY AND BY TONIGHT BE 5 TO
7 FEET NEAR-SHORE AND UP TO 9 TO 10 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. OVER
ISEAS WILL ALSO BUILD RAPIDLY TODAY AND BY TONIGHT BE 4 FEET NEAR
THE GULF COAST AREAS TO 9 FEET WELL OFF THE NEAR-SHORE WATERS. IN
THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS...THE SEAS WILL RAPIDLY INCREASE
TODAY...AND BY TONIGHT BE 11 TO 15 FEET.

THE SEAS WILL THEN SLOWLY DECREASE ON WEDNESDAY INTO WEDNESDAY
NIGHT...AND BY THURSDAY SHOULD BE BELOW 7 FEET IN MOST OF THE CWA
WATERS. THE ONLY EXCEPTION TO THIS IS THAT THE GULF STREAM SEAS
WILL REMAIN NEAR 7 FEET...DUE TO THE NORTHERLY WIND FLOW.

THERE COULD ALSO BE SOME POSSIBLE FLOODING CONDITIONS ALONG THE
WEST COAST BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY...DUE
TO THE VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS AND SOME SMALL WESTERLY SWELL
OF 1 TO 2 FEET. THE BEST TIME FOR POSSIBLE FLOODING WILL BE AROUND
HIGH TIDE WHICH WILL BE BETWEEN 1:30 AM EST AND 3:30 AM EST
TONIGHT...AND AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY BETWEEN 1:30 PM EST AND 3:30 PM
EST. SO WILL BE ISSUING A COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FOR METRO COLLIER
COUNTY EARLY THIS MORNING FOR TONIGHT INTO WEDNESDAY.

THE BEACHES OF COLLIER COUNTY WILL ALSO HAVE A HIGH RISK OF RIP
CURRENTS TODAY...DUE TO THE VERY STRONG WESTERLY WINDS. SO WILL
MENTION THIS TO IN THE ZONES AND THE MORNING HWO PACKAGE.

&&

.FIRE WEATHER...
THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN ABOVE 35 PERCENT FOR TODAY
ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...DUE TO THE MOISTURE ASSOCIATED WITH THE
COLD FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE CWA. BEHIND THE COLD FRONT...THE
RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL THEN START TO FALL AGAIN ON WEDNESDAY. AT
THIS TIME...IT LOOKS LIKE THE RELATIVE HUMIDITIES WILL REMAIN
ABOVE 35 PERCENT OVER MOST OF THE CWA ON WEDNESDAY...EXCEPT ALONG
THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS WHERE THEY COULD FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT
FOR 1 TO 2 HOURS. ON THURSDAY INTO SATURDAY...THE RELATIVE
HUMIDITIES SHOULD BE ABLE TO FALL BELOW 35 PERCENT OVER ALL OF THE
CWA...AS THE DRIER AIR CONTINUES TO WORK INTO SOUTH FLORIDA. SO WILL
NOT ISSUED A FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THE EAST COAST METRO AREAS ON
WEDNESDAY...AND NO FIRE WEATHER WATCH FOR THURSDAY OR FRIDAY DUE TO
BEING TO FAR OUT IN TIME.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
WEST PALM BEACH  78  47  66  42 / 80 10 -  -
FORT LAUDERDALE  79  52  67  45 / 80 10 -  -
MIAMI            80  53  68  47 / 80 10 -  -
NAPLES           71  53  63  44 / 80 20 -  -

&&

.MFL WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...WIND ADVISORY FROM 10 AM THIS MORNING TO 10 PM EST THIS EVENING
     FOR COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL COLLIER-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-
     COASTAL PALM BEACH-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-
     METRO BROWARD-METRO MIAMI DADE-METRO PALM BEACH.

     COASTAL FLOOD WATCH FROM THIS EVENING THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING
     FOR COASTAL COLLIER.

AM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL
     WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
     COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL
     OUT 20 NM-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO
     OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL
     WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO
     DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL
     WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT 20 NM-
     COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH, FL
     OUT 20 NM-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO
     OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL
     WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO
     DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.

     GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO OCEAN REEF, FL OUT
     20 NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO DEERFIELD BEACH,
     FL OUT 20 NM-LAKE OKEECHOBEE-WATERS FROM DEERFIELD BEACH TO
     OCEAN REEF, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO THE TERRITORIAL
     WATERS OF THE BAHAMAS-WATERS FROM JUPITER INLET TO
     DEERFIELD BEACH, FL EXTENDING FROM 20 NM TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR BISCAYNE BAY.

GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON FOR COASTAL
     WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
     COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT
     20 NM-GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL
     EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FROM 7 AM TO 3 PM EST WEDNESDAY FOR COASTAL
     WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20 NM-
     COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL OUT
     20 NM-GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL
     EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

     GALE WARNING FROM 1 PM THIS AFTERNOON TO 7 AM EST WEDNESDAY FOR
     COASTAL WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL OUT 20
     NM-COASTAL WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE, FL
     OUT 20 NM-GULF WATERS FROM CHOKOLOSKEE TO BONITA BEACH, FL
     EXTENDING FROM 20 TO 60 NM.

&&

LONG TERM...54/BNB
SHORT TERM/AVIATION...59/RM
Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 1, 7:40 PM EST, 8 hours 30 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
740 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-021545-
GLADES-HENDRY-INLAND PALM BEACH-METRO PALM BEACH-COASTAL COLLIER-
INLAND COLLIER-INLAND BROWARD-METRO BROWARD-INLAND MIAMI DADE-
METRO MIAMI DADE-MAINLAND MONROE-COASTAL PALM BEACH-
COASTAL BROWARD-COASTAL MIAMI DADE-FAR SOUTH MIAMI DADE-
740 PM EST MON MAR 1 2010

...SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH DAMAGING WINDS TUESDAY...
...POSSIBILITY OF MINOR COASTAL FLOODING SOUTHWEST COAST TUESDAY NIGHT...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

WINDS: A COLD FRONT WILL BE MOVING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA ON
TUESDAY. AHEAD OF THIS SYSTEM, WINDS WILL BE ON THE INCREASE WITH
WINDS OF AROUND 25 KNOTS FROM THE SOUTH REACHING THE OFFSHORE
WATERS OF COLLIER COUNTY LATE TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

STRONG LOW PRESSURE IS EXPECTED TO MOVE ACROSS NORTH FLORIDA ON
TUESDAY WITH THE TRAILING COLD FRONT SWEEPING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA.
A FAST MOVING LINE OF SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS IS FORECAST TO MOVE
ACROSS THE AREA...AFFECTING THE GULF COAST SHORTLY AFTER
SUNRISE...THEN MOVING FAST ACROSS THE PENINSULA AT 40 TO 50
MPH...EXITING THE ATLANTIC COAST SHORTLY AFTER NOON ON TUESDAY.
THERE IS A SLIGHT RISK OF SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS ACROSS THE AREA ON
TUESDAY DUE TO INCREASING WIND FIELDS. THE PRIMARY IMPACT FROM THE
STORMS IS EXPECTED TO BE THE POTENTIAL FOR DAMAGING WINDS TO AROUND
60 MPH. HOWEVER...A TORNADO CANNOT BE RULED OUT.

MARINE CONDITIONS WILL RAPIDLY DETERIORATE TUESDAY AS THIS SYSTEM
MOVES ACROSS THE SOUTH FLORIDA COASTAL WATERS. ALONG THE SOUTHWEST
FLORIDA COAST, STRONG ONSHORE FLOW TOMORROW AND TOMORROW NIGHT  WILL
RESULT IN DANGEROUS RIP CURRENTS. THESE SAME CONDITIONS TUESDAY
NIGHT BEHIND THE FRONT COMBINED WITH HIGH SEAS IN EXCESS OF 10 FEET
OFFSHORE AND A FULL MOON WILL LIKELY RESULT IN ROUGH MARINE CONDITIONS
AND A POSSIBILITY OF A ROUGH SURF, SOME MINOR COASTAL FLOODING AND
BEACH EROSION. BEST CHANCES FOR ANY COASTAL FLOODING THAT COULD RESULT
FROM THIS WOULD BE AROUND THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE WHICH IS EXPECTED
SHORTLY AFTER MIDNIGHT TUESDAY NIGHT.

ELSEWHERE ACROSS THE ATLANTIC COASTAL WATERS, SIMILAR CONDITIONS
WILL RESULT IN SEAS IN EXCESS OF 7 FEET OFFSHORE WHICH ARE LIKELY
TO LAST MUCH OF THE WEEK AS WINDS REMAIN FROM THE NORTHWEST
PARTICULARLY ACROSS THE GULF STREAM WATERS.

BEHIND THE COLD FRONT TUESDAY NIGHT, MINIMUM WIND CHILL VALUES
WEDNESDAY MORNING WILL RUN IN THE MID TO UPPER 30S ACROSS GLADES
COUNTY AND LOWER 40S ELSEWHERE AWAY FROM COASTAL AREAS EXCEPT FOR
PALM BEACH COUNTY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION WILL NOT BE NEEDED TODAY OR TONIGHT BUT WILL
LIKELY BE NEEDED TUESDAY MORNING THROUGH EARLY TUESDAY AFTERNOON.

FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.

The office that day

Everything else NWS Miami, FL issued on the same UTC day.

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 2, 3:47 AM ESTWind AdvisoryMFLBroward, Collier, Miami-Dade, Monroe, Palm Beach10 hr
Mar 2, 4:10 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryMFL49 hr
Mar 2, 4:15 AM ESTCoastal Flood WatchMFLCollier9 hr
Mar 2, 8:24 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL66 min
Mar 2, 10:53 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL52 min
Mar 2, 11:47 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL58 min
Mar 2, 12:22 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLMonroe23 min
Mar 2, 12:36 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningMFL54 min
Mar 2, 12:52 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementMFLBroward23 min
Mar 2, 1:14 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementMFLCollier21 hr

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