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Special Marine Warning 24, NWS Key West, FL

March 4, 2012

NWS Key West, FL issued this special marine warning at Mar 4, 2012, 11:47 AM EST. It was in force for 118 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
Mar 4, 2012, 11:47 AM EST (16:47 UTC)
Expired
Mar 4, 2012, 1:45 PM EST
In force
118 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 Mar 4, 10:35 AM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 4, 10:35 AM EST, 1 hour 12 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 4, 5:35 AM EST, 6 hours 12 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
535 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-051045-
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-
535 AM EST SUN MAR 4 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A WIND ADVISORY HAS BEEN ISSUED FOR THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS DUE TO
STRONG WINDS ASSOCIATED WITH A FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE
KEYS...ARRIVING NEAR KEY WEST BETWEEN 10 AND 11 AM...AND MARATHON BY
NOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT DUE TO A STRONG COLD
FRONT MOVING THROUGH THE AREA BY MIDDAY. NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS
WILL INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ACROSS MOST OF THE
AREA IMMEDIATELY BEHIND THE FRONT. WIND GUSTS OVER THE GULF WATER AND
WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS MAY NEAR GALE FORCE AS THE FRONT PASSES BY
MIDDAY THROUGH 6 PM THIS EVENING. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS EXPECTED
FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS TONIGHT INTO MONDAY.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF THE KEYS
WATERS MONDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

BWC

In the hours before

Local storm report, Mar 4, 11:39 AM EST, 8 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 3, 10:32 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryKEY5 days
Mar 4, 3:59 AM ESTWind AdvisoryKEYMonroe12 hr
Mar 4, 7:26 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY64 min
Mar 4, 7:56 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY64 min
Mar 4, 8:32 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY88 min
Mar 4, 9:04 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY56 min
Mar 4, 9:46 AM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY119 min
Mar 4, 1:50 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY36 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.