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Small Craft Advisory 10, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Feb 16, 2013, 3:48 AM EST. It took effect at Feb 16, 2013, 10:00 AM EST. It was in force for 66 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Feb 16, 2013, 3:48 AM EST (08:48 UTC)
- In effect from
- Feb 16, 2013, 10:00 AM EST
- Expired
- Feb 19, 2013, 4:19 AM EST
- In force
- 66 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
356 WHUS72 KKEY 160848 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 348 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-161700- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.130216T1500Z-130217T1000Z/ 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- 348 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... EST SUNDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR INCREASING WINDS ON ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS. * WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE...OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH ON ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN RESPONSE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET ON THE GULF WATERS AND WESTERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 10 FEET ON THE FLORIDA STRAITS SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS EASTWARD. THIS ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
12 follow-up statements
991 WHUS72 KKEY 161530 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1030 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-162330- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130217T1600Z/ 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 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE...OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH OVER ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS BY THIS AFTERNOON. IN RESPONSE SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET ON THE GULF WATERS AND WESTERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 10 FEET ON THE FLORIDA STRAITS SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE KEYS EASTWARD. THIS ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
098 WHUS72 KKEY 162100 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 400 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-170500- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130217T1600Z/ 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 EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO INCREASE TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR GALE FORCE...OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH OVER ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS THIS EVENING. IN RESPONSE...SEAS WILL BUILD TO 10 TO 12 FEET ON THE GULF WATERS AND WESTERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND 6 TO 10 FEET ON THE FLORIDA STRAITS SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE KEYS EASTWARD. THIS ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED THROUGH AT LEAST SUNDAY NIGHT. 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. && $$
800 WHUS72 KKEY 170251 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 951 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-170930- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130217T2200Z/ 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- 951 PM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST TO NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD TO IN EXCESS OF 10 FEET IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND LOWER STRAITS OF FLORIDA...WITH EXTREMELY ROUGH CONDITIONS NEARSHORE. 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
687 WHUS72 KKEY 170911 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 411 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-171600- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130217T2200Z/ 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- 411 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS DURING THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 11 FEET ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND FROM 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF 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. && $$
451 WHUS72 KKEY 171531 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1031 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-172200- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130217T2200Z/ 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- 1031 AM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...GUSTY NORTH WINDS OF NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS TO GALE FORCE WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS AFTERNOON. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO AROUND 20 KNOTS DURING LATE THE AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 7 TO 10 FEET ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND FROM 6 TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF 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. && $$ MSB
083 WHUS72 KKEY 172057 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 357 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-180400- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130218T0400Z/ 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- 357 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... EVENING... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS LATE THIS EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL RANGE FROM 6 TO 9 FEET ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND FROM 4 TO 7 FEET ACROSS THE OFFSHORE GULF 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. && $$
075 WHUS72 KKEY 180346 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1046 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-180930- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130218T2200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1046 PM EST SUN FEB 17 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR INCREASING WINDS... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS WILL SURGE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS OVER MOST FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. HIGHEST SEAS WILL BE IN THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WHERE SEAS UP TO 8 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE GULF STREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ KASPER
218 WHUS72 KKEY 180918 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 418 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-181600- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130218T2200Z/ 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- 418 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS TODAY. SEAS ON THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL RANGE UP TO 8 FEET 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 BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
512 WHUS72 KKEY 181529 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1029 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 GMZ031>034-181630- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130218T2200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- 1029 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. HOWEVER...A SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION HEADLINE WILL BE INSERTED FOR THE WATERS NORTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN INCLUDING FLORIDA BAY...THE OUTER WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE AND THE WATERS IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS. $$ GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-182200- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130218T2200Z/ 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 AM EST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS TODAY. SEAS ON THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL RANGE UP TO 7 FEET 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 BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ APA
925 WHUS72 KKEY 182038 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 338 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013 GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-190400- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T0400Z/ HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 338 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL CONTINUE ON HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS AT LEAST THROUGH THE FIRST PART OF TONIGHT. SEAS ON THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA WILL RANGE UP TO 7 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ APA
769 WHUS72 KKEY 190329 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1029 PM EST MON FEB 18 2013 GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-190930- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T1000Z/ 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 EST MON FEB 18 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL PERSIST ACROSS HAWK CHANNEL AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA FOR THE NEXT FEW HOURS. SEAS OF 7 FEET ARE LIKELY IN THE GULF STREAM. WINDS AND SEAS SHOULD BEGIN TO SUBSIDE LATE 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. && $$ KASPER
421 WHUS72 KKEY 190919 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 419 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-191030- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0010.000000T0000Z-130219T1000Z/ HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 419 AM EST TUE FEB 19 2013 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND HAWK CHANNEL THIS MORNING...DUE TO EAST TO SOUTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS...AND SEAS UP TO 6 FEET IN DEEP WATER BEYOND THE REEF. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE BELOW CAUTION LEVELS BY THIS AFTERNOON. $$
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 Feb 16, 3:46 AM EST, 2 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Feb 16, 3:46 AM EST, 2 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 346 AM EST SAT FEB 16 2013 .DISCUSSION... .CURRENTLY... WIDE SPREAD LIGHT RAIN IS FALLING ACROSS THE KEYS AREA AHEAD OF A STRONG COLD FRONT MOVING SOUTHWARD OVER THE NORTHERN GULF COAST. SKIES ARE CLOUDY AT THIS HOUR WITH WINDS VARIABLE NEAR 5 KNOTS ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN...AND 5 TO 10 KNOTS OUTSIDE OF RAIN AT THE C-MAN LOCATIONS SURROUNDING THE ISLAND CHAIN. .SHORT TERM (TODAY THROUGH SUNDAY NIGHT)... EXPECT PERIODS OF LIGHT RAIN TO CONTINUE THROUGH THIS MORNING. HIGHER WINDS ALOFT WILL MIX DOWN TO THE SURFACE IN RAIN PRODUCING SOME GUSTS NEAR 20 KNOTS. A NARROW LINE OF SHOWERS IS POSSIBLE ALONG THE LEADING EDGE OF THE APPROACHING FRONT. THE FRONT WILL ARRIVE AROUND 100 PM THIS AFTERNOON AND BE THROUGH THE KEYS BY SUNSET. WINDS WILL BE THE MAIN FOCUS OF THE FORECAST...AND THE MAJOR IMPACT ON THE AREA AS DRY AIR WASHES OVER THE AREA SUBDUING THE SHOWER ACTIVITY. WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHWEST TO NORTH EARLY THIS AFTERNOON AND INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 MPH THIS EVENING ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN...AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUNDAY. THE MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE WILL LIKELY OCCUR THIS MORNING THEN TEMPERATURES WILL GRADUALLY FALL THROUGH THE EVENING AND OVERNIGHT. EXPECT LOWS FOR TODAY WILL BE SEEN JUST BEFORE MIDNIGHT TONIGHT THEN FALL INTO THE 50 TO 55 DEGREE RANGE SUNDAY MORNING...REBOUNDING ONLY TO NEAR 60 DEGREES SUNDAY AFTERNOON. && .LONG TERM (MONDAY THROUGH FRIDAY)... SUNDAY NIGHT WILL BE ANOTHER COOL NIGHT WITH LOWS DIPPING DOWN TO THE MID 50S...CLIMBING BACK INTO THE LOWER 70S MONDAY AFTERNOON. THEN TEMPERATURES WILL GET BACK TO MORE NORMAL VALUES FOR THE TIME OF YEAR BY TUESDAY. EXPECT PWAT VALUES TO REMAIN WELL BELOW NORMAL VALUES THROUGH TUESDAY WITH NO MENTION OF SHOWERS THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT. THE NEXT FRONT ATTEMPTS TO PUSH INTO THE SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY EVENING...BUT HANGS UP JUST NORTH OF THE KEYS. WILL INDICATE A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR SHOWERS WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT. THE MOISTURE WILL BE TRAPPED BELOW 850 MB WITH ONLY LIMITED LIFTING. && .MARINE... A VERY STRONG COLD FRONT IS HEADING FOR THE THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO TOWARD THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE FRONT WILL PASS OVER THE KEYS LATE THIS MORNING INCREASING WINDS VERY QUICKLY OUT OF THE NORTHWEST TO NORTH BETWEEN NOON AND SUNSET. A STRONG RIDGE WILL BUILD IN OVER TEXAS AND TREK EASTWARD THROUGH THE WEEKEND ARRIVING OVER NORTH FLORIDA SUNDAY...THEN CONTINUING NORTHEASTWARD THROUGH MIDWEEK. WITH THIS IN MIND WILL HOIST THE FLAG FOR A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY ON ALL KEYS WATERS FOR INCREASING WINDS AND BUILDING SEAS AT THE 430 AM ISSUANCE. SEAS AND SWELL WILL BE HIGHEST OVER THE GULF WATER WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY...AND AROUND THE DRY TORTUGAS IN THE GULF WATERS AND THE WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS. EXPECT THE ADVISORY TO BE UP THROUGH MONDAY AT LEAST ON THE FLORIDA STRAITS WITH A BRIEF LULL SUNDAY NIGHT THAT MAY EASE THE ADVISORY TO A CAUTION FOR THE BAY AND GULF SIDE. && .AVIATION... PERIODS OF MVFR CEILINGS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE AT THE KEY WEST AND MARATHON TERMINALS THIS MORNING...BUT DRIER CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED WITH JUST A FEW LIGHT SHOWERS OR SPRINKLES POSSIBLE AS THE MAIN RAIN SHIELD FINALLY SHIFTS EAST OF THE KEYS. CEILINGS SHOULD IMPROVE TO VFR BY MIDDAY...RISING TO AROUND 4000 FEET. THE MAIN WEATHER CONCERN THIS AFTERNOON AND EVENING WILL BE STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS AND RESULTING SIGNIFICANT CROSSWINDS...AS A POWERFUL COLD FRONT BLASTS THROUGH THE REGION. EXPECT NORTHWEST WINDS TO INCREASE DURING THE AFTERNOON TO AROUND 20 KNOTS SUSTAINED WITH GUSTS UP TO 30 KNOTS. && .CLIMATE... ON THIS DATE IN KEYS WEATHER HISTORY...1920...THE HIGH TEMPERATURE IN KEY WEST WAS 62 DEGREES MARKING THE DAILY RECORD COOL MAXIMUM TEMPERATURE ON FEBRUARY 16TH. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KEY WEST 71 54 61 54 / 20 - - - MARATHON 72 52 61 53 / 20 - - - && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GM...NONE. && PUBLIC/MARINE.........BWC AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....JACOBSON VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/KEYWEST
Hazardous weather outlook, Feb 15, 10:35 AM EST, 17 hours 13 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK...UPDATED NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1035 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2013 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-161100- 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- 1035 AM EST FRI FEB 15 2013 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SATURDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME SATURDAY MORNING. THE STRONGEST COLD FRONT OF THE WINTER SEASON WILL PASS THROUGH THE FLORIDA KEYS SATURDAY AFTERNOON. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS SATURDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS WEDNESDAY NIGHT AND THURSDAY. .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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 16, 3:36 PM EST | Wind Advisory | KEY | Monroe | 18 hr |
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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.