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Special Marine Warning 2, NWS Key West, FL

January 4, 2014

NWS Key West, FL issued this special marine warning at Jan 4, 2014, 5:03 PM EST. It was in force for 57 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
Jan 4, 2014, 5:03 PM EST (22:03 UTC)
Expired
Jan 4, 2014, 6:00 PM EST
In force
57 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 Jan 4, 3:30 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 4, 3:30 PM EST, 1 hour 33 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 4, 6:00 AM EST, 11 hours 3 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
600 AM EST SAT JAN 4 2014

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-051100-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
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 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-
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 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 SAT JAN 4 2014

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL LIKELY THIS AFTERNOON INTO TONIGHT...

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS DUE
TO NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF NEAR 20 KNOTS. WINDS WILL LIKELY
DECREASE TO 15 TO 20 KNOTS TODAY.

IN ADDITION...RAIN WILL OVERSPREAD OUR REGION TODAY...WITH ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS EXPECTED THIS AFTERNOON. RAIN...SHOWERS AND SCATTERED
THUNDERSTORMS ARE ANTICIPATED INTO TONIGHT. LOCALLY HEAVY RAINFALL
UP TO 1 TO 2 INCHES ARE LIKELY ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN...WITH LOCALLY
HEAVIER AMOUNTS POSSIBLE.

THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING
STRIKES AND STRONG GUSTY WINDS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY OR POSSIBLY A GALE WARNING WILL BE REQUIRED
FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS LATE MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY.
OTHERWISE...NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS ANTICIPATED AT THIS TIME.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

APA

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 4, 4:31 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY29 min
Jan 4, 6:09 PM ESTAreal Flood AdvisoryKEYMonroe3 hr

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.