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Small Craft Advisory 25, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Oct 15, 2011, 6:48 AM EDT. It was in force for 58 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 15, 2011, 6:48 AM EDT (10:48 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 17, 2011, 4:49 PM EDT
- In force
- 58 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
611 WHUS72 KKEY 151048 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 648 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 GMZ032>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-151900- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.111015T1048Z-111016T0900Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 648 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS...THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...AND BAY AND GULF SIDE WATERS NORTH OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS. 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. && $$ BWC
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239 WHUS72 KKEY 151435 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1035 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 GMZ031-152100- /O.EXA.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111016T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- 1035 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR FLORIDA BAY...INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS. * WINDS: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS...ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTEROON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ032>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-152100- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111016T0900Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1035 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EDT SUNDAY... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS...THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...AND BAY AND GULF SIDE WATERS NORTH OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS UP TO NEAR 30 KNOTS IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS... ARE EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND CONTINUING TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 4 TO 6 FEET THIS AFTERNOON IN THE STRAITS...AND UP TO 5 TO 8 FEET TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN THE GULF STREAM. 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. && $$
941 WHUS72 KKEY 151959 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 359 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-160230- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 359 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS OVER 30 KNOTS IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS TONIGHT...INCREASING FURTHER TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. SEAS IN THE ATLANTIC WATERS WILL BUILD UP TO 8 FEET TONIGHT AND UP TO 10 FEET ON SUNDAY...WITH HIGHER SEAS WITHIN THE GULF STREAM. 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. && $$
037 WHUS72 KKEY 160229 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1029 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-160830- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1029 PM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT HIGHER GUSTS EXCEEDING 30 KNOTS ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA OVERNIGHT...INCREASING FURTHER TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS ON SUNDAY. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD UP TO 10 FEET OVERNIGHT AND UP TO 12 FEET SUNDAY...WITH HIGHER SEAS WITHIN THE GULF STREAM. 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 WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KASPER
377 WHUS72 KKEY 160816 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 416 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-161500- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 416 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS TODAY...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY ACROSS THE GULF WATERS...HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD UP TO 11 FEET TODAY...WITH HIGHER SEAS WITHIN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 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 BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ JACOBSON
670 WHUS72 KKEY 161433 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1033 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-162030- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1033 AM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS...AND FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WATERS...HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD UP TO 11 FEET TODAY...WITH HIGHER SEAS WITHIN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 9 FEET BY TONIGHT. 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 WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
172 WHUS72 KKEY 161953 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 353 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-170230- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T1500Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 353 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS...AND FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT...WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY ACROSS THE WESTERN GULF WATERS...HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL CONTINUE UP TO 11 FEET...WITH HIGHER SEAS WITHIN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL RUN 6 TO 9 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 BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
862 WHUS72 KKEY 170227 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1027 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-170830- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T1500Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1027 PM EDT SUN OCT 16 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT... WITH THE STRONGEST WINDS LIKELY ACROSS THE WATERS WEST OF KEY WEST. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 8 TO 11 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER SEAS WITHIN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL RUN 6 TO 9 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 BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KASPER
247 WHUS72 KKEY 170828 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 428 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2011 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-171500- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T1500Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 428 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY...HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS...AND THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. WINDS SHOULD DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS ACROSS THE WATERS EAST OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 6 TO 10 FEET ARE EXPECTED...WITH HIGHER SEAS WITHIN THE GULF STREAM. SEAS IN THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WILL RUN 5 TO 8 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 BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ JACOBSON
203 WHUS72 KKEY 171412 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1012 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2011 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-172100- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T2100Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1012 AM EDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS INCLUDING THE OUTER WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS BUT SLOWLY DECREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON MAINLY ON THE WATERS SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. 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 WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ APA
747 WHUS72 KKEY 172049 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 449 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2011 GMZ033-034-044-054-055-074-075-180230- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T2100Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.111017T2049Z-111018T0900Z/ GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 449 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR OFFSHORE GULF WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE...SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING THE DRY TORTUGAS...AND HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF FLORIDA BAY TO THE DRY TORTUGAS. * WINDS AND WAVES: SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL PREVAIL ACROSS THESE KEYS COASTAL WATERS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-072-073-172200- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0025.000000T0000Z-111017T2100Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 449 PM EDT MON OCT 17 2011 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE FLORIDA BAY...THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS INSIDE 5 FIVE FATHOMS...AND HAWKS CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS FROM THE OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. $$
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 Oct 15, 4:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 15, 4:01 AM EDT, 2 hours 47 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 401 AM EDT SAT OCT 15 2011 .DISCUSSION... .CURRENTLY... THE MIMIC TOTAL PRECIPITABLE WATER PRODUCTS SHOW A DRAMATIC RETURN OF MOISTURE THROUGH THE COLUMN AFTER INCREASING BY OVER ONE HALF INCH OF PWAT DURING THE LAST 24 HOURS. AN AREA OF CONVECTION WITHIN THE PRESSURE FALLS OVER THE WESTERN TIP OF CUBA TO THE GULF OF HONDURAS IS MIRRORED BY THE RISING PRESSURE NEAR THE KEYS OVER THE LAST 4 OR 5 HOURS. DERIVED ANALYSIS PRODUCTS INDICATE AN AREA OF 400 TO 250 MB POTENTIAL VORTICITY (PV) ACROSS THE CENTRAL GULF OF MEXICO. THE SUBTROPICAL BRANCH OF THE JET IS LOCATED VERY NICELY ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE PV...AND DEEP LAYER CONVECTIVE DEVELOPMENT AT THE LEADING EDGE OF THIS AREA. SURFACE WINDS ARE FROM THE EAST ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN...WITH A FEW SHIP REPORTS SOUTH OF EAST ON THE OUTER STRAITS. C-MAN STATIONS AND SHIP REPORTS ARE CLOCKING AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS...WITH THE ISLAND TERMINALS ONLY 5 TO 10 KNOTS. THE KBYX RADAR HAS SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS JUST NORTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY)... A FIGHT FOR DOMINANCE IS DEVELOPING BETWEEN A RIDGE OF HIGH PRESSURE TO OUR NORTH AND AN AREA OF LOW PRESSURE NEAR THE GULF OF HONDURAS. THE COMBINATION OF THESE FEATURES ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RAPIDLY INCREASING WIND FIELD ACROSS THE AREA TODAY...WITH WINDY CONDITIONS EXPECTED BY TONIGHT. WIDE SPREAD DEEP LAYER MOISTURE HAS THE VERTICAL PROFILE POISED FOR SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS...BUT THERE IS A DISTINCT LACK OF INSTABILITY IN THE MODEL SOUNDINGS...NO COLD POOLING ALOFT...ACTUALLY MORE WARMING IN THE MIDDLE AND UPPER LAYERS...AND Q-VECTOR CONVERGENCE IN THE LOWER TROPOSPHERE ALL LEAD TO A FAIRLY STABLE ENVIRONMENT. WITH THIS IN MIND HAVE PULLED BACK A BIT ON THE LIKELIHOOD FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITHOUT PULLING THEM OUT ALL TOGETHER. IT LOOKS AS IF THIS WILL BE MORE OF A STRATOFORM RAIN EVENT THROUGH SUNDAY MORNING AT LEAST. THE DIFFLUENCE ALOFT IS THE REASON FOR LEAVING MENTION OF SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS IN THROUGH SUNDAY WITH THE SUBTROPICAL UPPER TROPOSPHERIC JET JUST NORTH OF CENTRAL FLORIDA. THE AMOUNT OF MOISTURE IN THE COLUMN AND JUST ENOUGH VORTICITY ADVECTION WILL JUSTIFY THE QPF FOR THE NEXT 4 PERIODS PRODUCING NEARLY 6 INCHES OF RAINFALL FOR THE AREA. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... LATE SUNDAY THE Q-VECTOR FIELDS TRANSITION TOWARD A MORE DIVERGENT ORIENTATION WHILE THE RIGHT ENTRANCE REGION OF THE JET MOVES A BIT FURTHER SOUTHEAST...PLACING THE KEYS AREA IN A MORE FAVORABLE DIFFLUENT REGION ALOFT. WILL KEEP SHOWERS LIKELY THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT AND MAY NEED TO EXTEND THIS THROUGH TUESDAY. WILL WAIT FOR THE DEVELOPMENT AND POSITION OF THE NEXT TROUGH ACROSS THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BECOMES MORE OBVIOUS FOR LATE TUESDAY NIGHT OR EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. && .MARINE... SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION OVERNIGHT ALL ZONES FOR INCREASING WIND AND SEA. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES ARE LIKELY TO GO INTO EFFECT FOR ALL ZONES DURING THE DAY SATURDAY AS SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS INCREASE TO NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS APPROACHING 30 KNOTS BY SATURDAY NIGHT OR SUNDAY...AND SLIGHTLY HIGHER WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS...AND WIDE SPREAD AREAS OF RAIN ARE EXPECTED LEADING TO A WET WEEKEND. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT KEY WEST AND MARATHON ISLAND TERMINALS THROUGH THIS MORNING...BUT AN INCREASINGLY WET PATTERN WITH PERIODS OF MVFR OR IFR CONDITIONS APPEARS TO BE ON TAP FOR LATER TODAY AND TONIGHT. SHOWER ACTIVITY SHOULD INCREASE ACROSS THE KEYS DURING THE DAY...WITH NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP BY THIS AFTERNOON OR EVENING. THIS ACTIVITY SHOULD PRODUCE PERIODS OF MVFR CONDITIONS WITH BRIEF IFR INTERVALS. FOR THE 06Z TAFS...HAVE INTRODUCED PREVAILING SHOWERS WITH VFR CONDITIONS THIS AFTERNOON...WITH A TEMPO FOR MVFR AFTER 21Z. SURFACE WINDS WILL REMAIN FROM THE NORTHEAST TO EAST... GRADUALLY INCREASING TO 11 TO 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 20 KNOTS BY THIS AFTERNOON. && .CLIMATE... ON THIS DATE IN KEYS WEATHER HISTORY...IN 1999...4.82 INCHES OF RAIN FELL AT THE KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT DUE TO PASSING CATEGORY ONE HURRICANE IRENE. THIS SET THE DAILY RECORD FOR RAINFALL IN KEY WEST. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KEY WEST 84 77 84 78 / 70 70 60 60 MARATHON 84 77 84 78 / 70 70 60 60 && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && PUBLIC/MARINE/CLIMATE.........BWC AVIATION/NOWCASTS.............JACOBSON VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST
Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 14, 4:00 PM EDT, 14 hours 48 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 400 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-151000- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 400 PM EDT FRI OCT 14 2011 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARD WILL BE CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED NEAR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE GUSTY WINDS AND CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS MONDAY MORNING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS MONDAY AFTERNOON AND MONDAY NIGHT. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. BS
The office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 15, 10:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 62 min | |
| Oct 15, 10:32 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 58 min |
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Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.