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Special Marine Warning 263, NWS Key West, FL

October 4, 2011

NWS Key West, FL issued this special marine warning at Oct 4, 2011, 6:08 AM EDT. It was in force for 22 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 4, 2011, 6:08 AM EDT (10:08 UTC)
Expired
Oct 4, 2011, 6:30 AM EDT
In force
22 min
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning 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 special marine warning went out at Oct 4, 3:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 4, 3:30 AM EDT, 2 hours 38 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 4, 5:30 AM EDT, 38 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
530 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-051000-
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-
545 AM EDT TUE OCT 4 2011

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NUMEROUS THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS TODAY THROUGH THIS EVENING. THE STRONGEST
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS...FREQUENT CLOUD
TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES...AND BRIEF...HEAVY RAIN...TEMPORARILY
REDUCING THE VISIBILITY TO NEAR ONE MILE.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS
TONIGHT...DUE TO NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL AFFECT THE ISLAND CHAIN AND
SURROUNDING WATERS TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM
HAZARDS WILL BE CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY GUSTY
WINDS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH AT LEAST SATURDAY...WHEN NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS
NEAR 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL WATERS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

FUTTERMAN

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 3, 8:26 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY30 min
Oct 4, 5:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY51 min
Oct 4, 7:15 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY45 min
Oct 4, 10:16 AM EDTSmall Craft AdvisoryKEY4 days
Oct 4, 11:38 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY37 min
Oct 4, 1:06 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY39 min

Nearby

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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.