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Small Craft Advisory 26, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jun 17, 2012, 10:12 PM EDT. It was in force for 4 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jun 17, 2012, 10:12 PM EDT (02:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jun 21, 2012, 4:03 PM EDT
- In force
- 4 days
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
440 WHUS72 KKEY 180212 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1012 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 GMZ052>055-072>075-181015- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.120618T0212Z-120619T0300Z/ 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 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS SOUTH OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL GUST AT TIMES TO NEAR 25 KNOTS OVERNIGHT AND SHOULD PERSIST NEAR 20 KNOTS THROUGH LATE TUESDAY. SEAS WILL BUILD OVERNIGHT TO 4 TO 6 FEET...AND WILL CONTINUE TO BUILD TO 5 TO 8 FEET BY LATE IN THE DAY ON TUESDAY. 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. && $$
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773 WHUS72 KKEY 180827 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 427 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 GMZ052>055-072>075-181500- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120619T0900Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 427 AM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
333 WHUS72 KKEY 182016 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 416 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-190430- /O.EXB.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120619T2000Z/ 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- 416 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. THIS INCLUDES THE WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY...THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS SOUTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN. * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$ GMZ052>055-072>075-190430- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120619T2000Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 416 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY AND TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 5 TO 7 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
505 WHUS72 KKEY 190223 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1023 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-191030- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120619T2000Z/ 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- 1023 PM EDT MON JUN 18 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
441 WHUS72 KKEY 190732 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 332 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-191545- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120620T0200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 332 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS THROUGH AT LEAST TUESDAY AFTERNOON. SEAS AROUND 5 TO 7 FEET WILL PERSIST OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BWC
694 WHUS72 KKEY 191433 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1033 AM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-192100- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120620T0200Z/ 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 TUE JUN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS THROUGH THIS EVENING AND EARLY WEDNESDAY MORNING. SEAS OF 6 TO 8 FEET WILL PERSIST OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. 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. && $$
090 WHUS72 KKEY 192007 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 407 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-200415- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120620T2000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 407 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS OF 20 KNOTS...WITH FREQUENT GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS...WILL CONTINUE ACROSS ALL OF THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING THROUGH WEDNESDAY. SEAS UP TO 6 TO 8 FEET WILL PERSIST OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH EARLY WEDNESDAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
204 WHUS72 KKEY 200230 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1030 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-200830- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120620T2000Z/ 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- 1030 PM EDT TUE JUN 19 2012 ...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...WINDS EVENTUALLY WILL SHIFT TO SOUTHEAST AT ALL LOCATIONS...WITH WIND SPEEDS RANGING FROM NEAR 20 KNOTS OVER FLORIDA BAY TO NEAR 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY BETWEEN KEY WEST AND THE DRY TORTUGAS. WINDS SHOULD START TO DIMINISH SLIGHTLY LATE. HIGHEST SEAS OF 6 TO 9 FEET WILL BE FOUND IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND LOWER STRAITS OF FLORIDA...JUST SOUTH OF DRY TORTUGAS NATIONAL PARK. 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. && $$ KASPER
407 WHUS72 KKEY 200820 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 420 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-201500- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T0300Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 420 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ON THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
448 WHUS72 KKEY 201411 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1011 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-202230- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T0300Z/ 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- 1011 AM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TODAY ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ON THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5 AND 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. && $$
657 WHUS72 KKEY 202009 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 409 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-210330- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T2000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 409 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE TONIGHT ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS. SEAS ON THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL REMAIN BETWEEN 5 AND 8 FEET. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
338 WHUS72 KKEY 210232 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1032 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-210830- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T2000Z/ 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- 1032 PM EDT WED JUN 20 2012 ...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...STRONG SOUTHEAST BREEZES WILL PERSIST OVERNIGHT ACROSS FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS WITH THE HIGHEST WINDS AND SEAS WEST OF THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF WILL BUILD TO 6 TO 8 FEET IN THE LOWER STRAITS OF FLORIDA SOUTH OF KEY WEST AND THE DRY TORTUGAS. WINDS AND SEAS WILL BE HIGHER IN AND NEAR NUMEROUS SHOWERS AND SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS. 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. && $$ KASPER
641 WHUS72 KKEY 210824 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 424 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 GMZ031-042-052-072-210930- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T2000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 424 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR FLORIDA BAY...AS WELL AS HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO 60 NM. $$ GMZ032-043-044-053-073-211500- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T1500Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 424 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING WILL DECREASE TO NEAR 15 KNOTS IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS BEYOND THE REEF OF 4 TO 7 FEET WILL SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 6 FEET IN THE AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ GMZ033-034-054-055-074-075-211500- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T2100Z/ GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 424 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS TODAY...THEN DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 6 FEET THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
572 WHUS72 KKEY 211445 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1045 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 GMZ032-043-044-053-073-211545- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T1500Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- 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 CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1045 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WIND AND SEA HAVE FALLEN BELOW CRITERIA...HOWEVER SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS THE ATLANTIC WATERS THROUGH THE BALANCE OF THE AFTERNOON FOR SUSTAINED SOUTHEAST WINDS 15 TO 20 KNOTS AND COMBINED SEAS OF 4 TO 6 FEET. $$ GMZ033-034-054-055-074-075-212100- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T2100Z/ GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1045 AM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS THIS AFTERNOON...THEN DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET TODAY WILL SUBSIDE TO 2 TO 5 FEET LATE THIS AFTERNOON AND THIS EVENING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ FUTTERMAN
930 WHUS72 KKEY 212003 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 403 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 GMZ033-034-054-055-074-075-212115- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-120621T2100Z/ 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- 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- 403 PM EDT THU JUN 21 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. WINDS AND SEAS HAVE LET DOWN BELOW CRITERIA. SMALL CRAFT WILL STILL NEED TO EXERCISE CAUTION THIS EVENING ACROSS THE WESTERN STRAITS $$
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 Jun 17, 9:42 PM EDT, 30 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jun 17, 9:42 PM EDT, 30 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 942 PM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 .DISCUSSION... .CURRENTLY...KBYX SHOWS NO PRECIPITATION RETURNS OVER ISLAND CHAIN OR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. MODERATE TO HEAVY SHOWER ACTIVITY IS SEEN OFF THE COAST OF COLLIER COUNTY IN THE MAINLAND OF FLORIDA... BUT THE ONLY OTHER RADAR RETURNS ARE VISIBLE BEYOND 60 NM SOUTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS. EVENING SOUNDING CAME IN WITH A MODERATE INVERSION AROUND 800MB...AND SEVERAL EXCESSIVELY DRY AIR LAYERS ABOVE THAT LEVEL. OVERALL SOUNDING PWAT CAME OUT TO 1.36 INCHES...WHICH FALLS BELOW THE 25TH PERCENTILE OF CLIMATOLOGICAL VALUES FOR JUNE. EASTERLY WINDS HAVE REMAINED IN THE 15 TO 20 KNOT RANGE ACROSS THE REGION...WITH SLIGHTLY HIGHER WINDS SOUTH...AND SLIGHTLY LOWER WINDS NORTH. CMAN STATIONS HAVE BEEN ROUTINELY GUSTING ABOVE 20 KNOTS AT THE SENSOR HEIGHT...WITH NEAR 20 KNOT GUSTS INFERRED NEAR THE SURFACE. MOSTLY CLEAR SKIES DOMINATE AS A DRY AIR RIBBON HAS FIRMLY ENTRENCHED ITSELF OVER THE KEYS WHICH FIND THEMSELVES PINCHED BETWEEN A HIGH PRESSURE RIDGE OFF THE CAROLINA COAST...AND AN INVERTED TROUGH OVER THE YUCATAN PENINSULA. .SHORT TERM... AS DRY AIR IS FIRMLY IN PLACE OVER THE AREA...AND THERE ARE FEW TRIGGERS THAT MAY BE AVAILABLE TO INITIATE SHOWER ACTIVITY AROUND THE REGION...WILL BE DROPPING POPS TO 10 PERCENT FOR THE OVERNIGHT TIME PERIOD. MODEST LOW LEVEL MOISTENING AND AND EASTERLY WINDS MAY PROVIDE FOR SLIGHTLY BETTER RAIN CHANCES TOMORROW...BUT THE STRONG FLOW AND UPPER LEVEL DRY AIR WILL STILL PROHIBIT WIDESPREAD ACTIVITY FROM IMPACTING THE REGION IN ANY FORM. && .MARINE...EASTERLY WIND SPEEDS HAVE BEEN HOVERING IN A MARGINAL REGIME FOR A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR NEAR 12 HOURS NOW... AND EXPECT THAT THIS TREND SHOULD CONTINUE. EVEN IF WINDS REMAIN MARGINAL FOR THE OVERNIGHT TIME PERIOD... THE CONTINUED LONGEVITY OF THE WINDS AND PERSISTENT EASTERLY DIRECTION FROM THE BAHAMAS WEST WILL PROVIDE FOR STEADILY BUILDING SEAS OVER THE STRAITS THROUGH TUESDAY MORNING. WILL BE ISSUING A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS AS OF THIS EVENING PACKAGE... BUT WILL HOLD OFF TO ISSUE THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ANY OF THE OTHER ZONES UNTIL THE OVERNIGHT PACKAGE PENDING FURTHER DATA. && .AVIATION... VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT EYW AND MTH TONIGHT AND MONDAY. SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED FROM JUST OFF THE SURFACE TO ABOUT 3000 FEET. && .CLIMATE... ON THIS DATE IN KEYS WEATHER HISTORY...IN 1933...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN KEY WEST WAS ONLY 79 DEGREES. THIS SET THE DAILY RECORD FOR COOLEST MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE EVER MEASURED IN KEY WEST ON JUNE 17TH...A RECORD WHICH STILL STANDS 79 YEARS LATER. TEMPERATURE RECORDS AT KEY WEST DATE BACK TO 1872. && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 PM EDT MONDAY FOR GMZ052>055-072>075. && PUBLIC/MARINE.........MSB AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....BS DATA COLLECTION.......PARKE VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST
Hazardous weather outlook, Jun 17, 5:32 AM EDT, 16 hours 40 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 532 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-181000- 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- 532 AM EDT SUN JUN 17 2012 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL BE POSSIBLE ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE OFFSHORE GULF WATERS THIS MORNING. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARD WILL BE CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME ON MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY MORNING. ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS MAY AFFECT THE FLORIDA KEYS AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT THROUGH SATURDAY. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARD WILL BE CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.