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Special Marine Warning 91, NWS Key West, FL

April 30, 2012

NWS Key West, FL issued this special marine warning at Apr 30, 2012, 10:04 AM EDT. It was in force for 56 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
Apr 30, 2012, 10:04 AM EDT (14:04 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2012, 11:00 AM EDT
In force
56 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 Apr 30, 3:30 AM EDT, 6 hours 34 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 30, 3:30 AM EDT, 6 hours 34 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 9:10 PM EDT, 12 hours 54 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
910 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-301000-
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-
910 PM EDT SUN APR 29 2012

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

.DAY ONE...TONIGHT

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE
CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 45 MPH.

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER AND
MIDDLE KEYS...WHICH MAY RESULT IN STREET FLOODING AND PONDING OF
WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE
GULF OF MEXICO...FLORIDA BAY...AND THE EASTERN PORTIONS OF HAWK
CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST
SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL IS POSSIBLE IN PORTIONS OF THE UPPER AND
MIDDLE KEYS MONDAY...WHICH MAY RESULT IN STREET FLOODING AND PONDING
OF WATER IN POOR DRAINAGE AREAS.

ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED MONDAY THROUGH
TUESDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE CLOUD TO
SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES AND WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 MPH.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS
MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS
COASTAL WATERS MONDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED
FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS TUESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE
REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC TUESDAY NIGHT.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME WEDNESDAY THROUGH
SATURDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

WE ARE ALWAYS INTERESTED IN RAINFALL AND THUNDERSTORM WIND GUST
MEASUREMENTS. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REPORT THESE AT ANY TIME.

BS

In the hours before

Local storm report, Apr 30, 7:21 AM EDT, 2 hours 43 minutes before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Apr 30, 4:24 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY66 min
Apr 30, 6:18 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY42 min
Apr 30, 6:49 AM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryKEYMonroe116 min
Apr 30, 6:56 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY49 min
Apr 30, 7:40 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY50 min
Apr 30, 8:34 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY56 min
Apr 30, 9:26 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY64 min
Apr 30, 10:12 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY63 min
Apr 30, 11:01 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY59 min
Apr 30, 11:16 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY29 min
Apr 30, 12:23 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY67 min
Apr 30, 12:48 PM EDTAreal Flood AdvisoryKEYMonroe117 min
Apr 30, 2:41 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY64 min
Apr 30, 2:46 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningKEYMonroe3 hr
Apr 30, 2:56 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY64 min
Apr 30, 3:07 PM EDTAreal Flood WarningKEYMonroe4 hr
Apr 30, 3:40 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY50 min
Apr 30, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY60 min
Apr 30, 4:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY60 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.