Small Craft Advisory 5, NWS Key West, FL

061 
WHUS72 KKEY 230331
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1031 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-230900-
/O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130123T0900Z/
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 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL ATLANTIC
WATERS ADJACENT AND OFFSHORE FROM THE FLORIDA KEYS.

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND SEAS IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 4 TO 7 FEET 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 MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

983 
WHUS72 KKEY 230859
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
359 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-231600-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130123T1600Z/
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-
359 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL OF HAWK CHANNEL AS
WELL AS THE ADJACENT AND OFFSHORE ATLANTIC WATERS SOUTH OF THE ISLAND
CHAIN THIS MORNING. 

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS ARE
  EXPECTED OVERNIGHT...AND SEAS IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS WILL BE
  BETWEEN 4 TO 7 FEET FOR AT LEAST THIS MORNING. 

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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248 
WHUS72 KKEY 231519
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1019 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

GMZ042>044-231630-
/O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130123T1600Z/
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-
1019 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL
CRAFT ADVISORY...WHICH WAS IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF HAWK
CHANNEL. BE THAT AS IT MAY...SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL THIS AFTERNOON DUE TO
SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS...WITH
GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS. 

$$

GMZ052>055-072>075-232200-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130123T2200Z/
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-
1019 AM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 20
  KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON ON THE
  COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ON 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 MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
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416 
WHUS72 KKEY 232018
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
318 PM EST WED JAN 23 2013

GMZ052>055-072>075-240400-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130124T1000Z/
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-
318 PM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 20
  KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT ON THE
  COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET ARE
  EXPECTED ON 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 MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE
OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS.

&&

$$
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159 
WHUS72 KKEY 240319
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1019 PM EST WED JAN 23 2013

GMZ052>055-072>075-241000-
/O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130124T1000Z/
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-
1019 PM EST WED JAN 23 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS NEAR 20 
  KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL TONIGHT ON THE 
  COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET 
  ARE EXPECTED ON 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 MARINERS...ESPECIALLY
THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE
CONDITIONS.

&&

$$

004 
WHUS72 KKEY 240939
MWWKEY

URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
439 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013

GMZ052>055-072>075-241045-
/O.EXP.KKEY.SC.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-130124T1000Z/
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-
439 AM EST THU JAN 24 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE...

WINDS AND SEAS HAVE DIMINISHED BELOW SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CRITERIA
OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS AND THE REMAINING COASTAL WATERS
SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD CONTINUE TO EXERCISE
CAUTION OVER THE THESE WATERS DUE TO DECREASING WINDS AND RESIDUAL
SEAS.

$$

MSB

AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
235 PM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

.DISCUSSION...
.CURRENTLY...
KBYX DETECTS NO PRECIPITATION ECHOES IN THE FORECAST AREA. SKIES
OVER THE ISLAND CHAIN ARE PARTLY CLOUDY. WINDS OVER LAND ARE
NORTHWEST TO NORTH AT 10 TO 15 MPH. C-MAN WINDS...ON AVERAGE...ARE
NORTHWEST TO NORTH NEAR 15 KNOTS. TEMPERATURES ARE IN THE LOWER 70S.

.SHORT TERM (TONIGHT THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT)...
A NORTH TO NORTHEAST WIND SURGE WILL OVERSPREAD THE FLORIDA KEYS
THIS EVENING AS AN AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE BUILDS SOUTHEASTWARD ACROSS
THE FLORIDA PENINSULA. ANY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS WIND SURGE
MAY CLIP THE UPPER KEYS TONIGHT. THE NORTH TO NORTHEAST TRAJECTORY
OF THE WIND SURGE SHOULD KEEP ANY SHOWERS ASSOCIATED WITH IT SOUTH
OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS TONIGHT. THE AFOREMENTIONED AREA OF
HIGH PRESSURE WILL SHIFT SOUTHWARD OVER THE NORTHEAST GULF OF MEXICO
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY. THIS AREA OF HIGH PRESSURE WILL BE
REINFORCED FROM THE NORTH THURSDAY NIGHT. PRECIPITABLE WATER (PWAT)
VALUES WILL FALL BELOW ONE INCH WEDNESDAY. PWAT VALUES WILL REMAIN
BELOW ONE INCH WEDNESDAY NIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY NIGHT. THE
ANTICIPATED PRESENCE OF THIS DRY AIR MASS WILL BE RESPONSIBLE FOR
RAIN CHANCES OF LESS THAN 10 PERCENT FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS
WEDNESDAY THROUGH THURSDAY NIGHT.

.LONG TERM (FRIDAY THROUGH TUESDAY)...
THE POTENTIAL COLD FRONTAL PASSAGE THIS WEEKEND IS LOOKING LESS
LIKELY AS THE MOST RELIABLE LONG TERM NUMERICAL MODEL GUIDANCE IS
NOW STALLING THE COLD FRONT NORTH OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. THE LONG TERM
PORTION OF THE FORECAST WILL FEATURE MINIMAL RAIN CHANCES...WITH
TEMPERATURES SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL FOR THIS TIME OF YEAR.

&&

.MARINE...
A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF
THE ATLANTIC TONIGHT DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE
WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 20 KNOTS. SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY AND THE GULF OF MEXICO
TONIGHT DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS INCREASING
TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE
COASTAL WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. SMALL
CRAFT ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA
BAY AND THE GULF OF MEXICO WEDNESDAY DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTHEAST
SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS. SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO EXERCISE
CAUTION ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS THURSDAY
THROUGH FRIDAY NIGHT DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE
WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS. NO ADVISORIES OR CAUTIONARY HEADLINES
EXPECTED FRIDAY AFTERNOON THROUGH SATURDAY. SMALL CRAFT ARE URGED TO
EXERCISE CAUTION ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE ATLANTIC AND GULF OF
MEXICO SATURDAY NIGHT DUE TO SUSTAINED NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS OF 15
TO 20 KNOTS. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL
WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT. SMALL CRAFT
ARE URGED TO EXERCISE CAUTION ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF HAWK CHANNEL
AND THE GULF OF MEXICO SUNDAY AND SUNDAY NIGHT DUE TO SUSTAINED
NORTHEAST TO EAST SURFACE WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS.

&&

.AVIATION...
TODAY...NORTH WINDS AVERAGING 10 TO 12 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL PERSIST
THROUGH SUNSET. ANOTHER WIND SURGE IS APPROACHING THE UPPER KEYS AND
SHOULD REACH THE MARATHON AND KEY WEST ISLAND TERMINALS BY 00Z.
AFTER 00Z...WINDS WILL BECOME NORTHEAST AND INCREASE TO BETWEEN 13
AND 15 KNOTS WITH GUSTS BETWEEN 15 AND 20 KNOTS. SOME SHORT LIVED
MVFR STRATOCUMULUS CIGS WITH BASES BETWEEN FL020-025 ARE POSSIBLE
OVERNIGHT.

&&

.CLIMATE...
ON THIS DATE IN KEYS WEATHER HISTORY...IN 1983...6.42 INCHES OF RAIN
FELL AT KEY WEST INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT. THIS SET THE DAILY RECORD
FOR MAXIMUM RAINFALL MEASURED IN KEY WEST ON JANUARY 22ND...A RECORD
WHICH STILL STANDS 30 YEARS LATER. THIS IS NOT ONLY THE WETTEST DAY
EVER RECORDED IN KEY WEST DURING THE MONTH OF JANUARY...BUT ALSO THE
WETTEST DAY EVER RECORDED IN KEY WEST BETWEEN THE DATES OF DECEMBER
9TH AND MAY 29TH. THE 12.11 INCHES OF RAIN MEASURED AT KEY WEST
INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT ON JANUARY 22ND AND JANUARY 23RD OF 1983 IS
MORE RAIN THAN FELL DURING THE SECOND WETTEST JANUARY EVER IN KEY
WEST (8.21 INCHES IN JANUARY OF 1970). RAINFALL RECORDS AT KEY WEST
DATE BACK TO 1871.

&&

.PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS...
KEY WEST  67 74 64 74 / 05 05 05 05
MARATHON  67 75 65 75 / 05 05 05 05

&&

.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GM...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL BE IN EFFECT FOR THE COASTAL WATERS
     OF THE ATLANTIC...GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075.

&&

PUBLIC/MARINE/FIRE/CLIMATE/DIGITAL...BS
AVIATION.............................FUTTERMAN
DATA ACQUISITION.....................VICKERY

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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
600 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-231100-
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-
600 AM EST TUE JAN 22 2013

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR HAWK CHANNEL AND THE
   FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT...

FOR TODAY...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME. FOR
TONIGHT...A FORMIDABLE NORTHEAST WIND SURGE MAY INCREASE WINDS TO
NEAR 20 KNOTS ON PORTIONS OF OUR MARINE DISTRICT...ESPECIALLY ON
HAWK CHANNEL AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SUBSEQUENTLY...A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THESE WATERS TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN...BUT A
SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR KEYS COASTAL WATERS SOUTH
OF THE KEYS WEDNESDAY AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT...AND PERHAPS FOR A
PORTION OF THIS WEEKEND.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

APA