Alert archive / Florida / Gale Warnings in 2014
Gale Warning 1, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this gale warning at Jan 6, 2014, 4:12 PM EST. It was in force for 12 hr. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 6, 2014, 4:12 PM EST (21:12 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 7, 2014, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 12 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
905 WHUS72 KKEY 062112 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 412 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 GMZ033-034-054-055-074-075-070400- /O.UPG.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140106T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.GL.W.0001.140106T2112Z-140107T0400Z/ 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- 412 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO AND WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT. THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. * WINDS AND WAVES...FREQUENT GALE FORCE WIND GUSTS NEAR 40 KNOTS EXPECTED TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 15 FEET ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO TONIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ031-032-035-042>044-052-053-072-073-070400- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140107T0400Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 412 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED SURFACE WINDS WILL SHIFT TO NORTHWEST TO NORTH AND INCREASE TO NEAR 25 KNOTS...WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS TONIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 10 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM ALONG THE EASTERN PORTION OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BS
1 follow-up statement
598 WHUS72 KKEY 070339 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1039 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 GMZ035-044-070900- /O.UPG.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140107T0400Z/ /O.EXB.KKEY.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T0900Z/ GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- 1039 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A GALE WARNING FOR THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INSIDE FIVE FATHOMS...AND HAWK CHANNEL FROM THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL. THIS INCLUDES KEY WEST HARBOR. * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD UP TO 6 FEET...AND NEARSHORE WATERS WILL BE EXTREMELY ROUGH. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ033-034-054-055-074-075-070900- /O.EXT.KKEY.GL.W.0001.000000T0000Z-140107T0900Z/ GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1039 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH WINDS NEAR 30 KNOTS WITH FREQUENT GUSTS OF 35 TO 40 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 14 TO 15 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM AS WELL AS OVER THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEYOND FIVE FATHOMS. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A GALE WARNING MEANS WINDS OF 34 TO 47 KNOTS ARE IMMINENT OR OCCURRING. OPERATING A VESSEL IN GALE CONDITIONS REQUIRES EXPERIENCE AND PROPERLY EQUIPPED VESSELS. IT IS HIGHLY RECOMMENDED THAT MARINERS WITHOUT THE PROPER EXPERIENCE SEEK SAFE HARBOR PRIOR TO THE ONSET OF GALE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ031-032-042-043-052-053-072-073-070900- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-140107T0900Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE-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- 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 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- 1039 PM EST MON JAN 6 2014 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH WINDS 25 TO 30 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL OVERNIGHT. SEAS WILL BUILD AS HIGH AS 10 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. && $$ KASPER
The office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 6, 10:32 AM EST | Small Craft Advisory | KEY | 17 hr |
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