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Small Craft Advisory 26, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at May 2, 2015, 5:09 PM EDT. It took effect at May 2, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 64 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- May 2, 2015, 5:09 PM EDT (21:09 UTC)
- In effect from
- May 2, 2015, 6:00 PM EDT
- Expired
- May 5, 2015, 10:14 AM EDT
- In force
- 64 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
242 WHUS72 KKEY 022109 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 509 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-030515- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.150502T2200Z-150503T2100Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 509 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT FOR INCREASING WINDS... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL OF THE WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS FOR THIS EVENING. NORTHEAST WINDS WILL INCREASE FROM 20 KNOTS FROM EAST TO WEST ACROSS THE MARINE DISTRICT THIS EVENING * WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL WATERS. SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM TONIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE INDICATED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY 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. && $$ FUTTERMAN
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882 WHUS72 KKEY 030236 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1036 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-031045- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150503T2100Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 1036 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 PM EDT SUNDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL WATERS. SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM TONIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE INDICATED SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY 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. && $$
607 WHUS72 KKEY 030845 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 445 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-031645- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150503T2100Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 445 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS AND GUSTY FROM NORTHEAST TO EAST THIS EVENING ACROSS ALL WATERS. SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM TODAY AND TONIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE INDICATED THROUGH MONDAY. 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. && $$ BWC
777 WHUS72 KKEY 031422 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1022 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-032100- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150503T2100Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 1022 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH THE AFTERNOON...EXCEPT 20 TO 25 KNOTS ACROSS THE WESTERN FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE INDICATED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. 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. && $$ FUTTERMAN
935 WHUS72 KKEY 032056 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 456 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-040500- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150504T2200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 456 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM TONIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE INDICATED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. 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. && $$ DAF
154 WHUS72 KKEY 040231 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1031 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-041045- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150504T2200Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 1031 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT MONDAY... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS TONIGHT. SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM TONIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE INDICATED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. 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. && $$
736 WHUS72 KKEY 040801 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 401 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-041615- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150505T0400Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 401 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM THROUGH TONIGHT. HIGHER WINDS AND SEAS ARE INDICATED THROUGH AT LEAST MONDAY. 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. && $$ BWC
467 WHUS72 KKEY 041424 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1024 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-042230- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150505T0400Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 1024 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS WILL PERSIST ON ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS THROUGH TONIGHT. SEAS AS HIGH AS 10 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE GULF STREAM THROUGH 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. && $$ APA
520 WHUS72 KKEY 042032 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 432 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-050400- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150505T0400Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 432 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS AS HIGH AS 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM FOR AT LEAST EARLY TONIGHT...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. 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. && $$
193 WHUS72 KKEY 050231 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1031 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-050400- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150505T0400Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 1031 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT TONIGHT... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL SLOWLY DECREASE TONIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS AS HIGH AS 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM FOR AT LEAST EARLY...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. 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. && $$
819 WHUS72 KKEY 050236 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1036 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 GMZ031-050345- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150505T0400Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- 1036 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE FLORIDA BAY. $$ GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-051045- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150505T1500Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1036 PM EDT MON MAY 4 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT FOR HAWK CHANNEL...FLORIDA STRAITS...AND GULF WATERS... * WINDS AND WAVES...EAST WINDS BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY WILL SLOWLY DECREASE OVERNIGHT AND EARLY TUESDAY MORNING. SEAS AS HIGH AS 9 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE GULF STREAM FOR AT LEAST EARLY...BEFORE GRADUALLY SUBSIDING. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED BOATERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH SMALLER VESSELS...SHOULD AVOID OPERATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$
711 WHUS72 KKEY 050827 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 427 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2015 GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-051430- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150505T1500Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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- 427 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS WILL PERSIST NEAR 20 KNOTS EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE DROPPING OFF LATER TODAY. SEAS UP TO 8 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM ARE POSSIBLE EARLY THIS MORNING... WITH SEAS SUBSIDING THIS AFTERNOON. 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. && $$ KASPER
716 WHUS72 KKEY 051414 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1014 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2015 GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-051515- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0026.000000T0000Z-150505T1500Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1014 AM EDT TUE MAY 5 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. SINCE WINDS HAVE SLACKENED TO NEAR 15 KNOTS AND WAVES HAVE SUBSIDED TO 6 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM...THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS BEEN CANCELLED. $$ APA
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 May 2, 3:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, May 2, 3:00 PM EDT, 2 hours 9 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 300 PM EDT SAT MAY 2 2015 .DISCUSSION....DISCUSSION...IN THE MID AND UPPER LEVELS...(700-200 MB)...LATEST AVAILABLE IR IMAGERY AS OF 200 PM OVERLAID WITH MODEL STREAMLINE ANALYSIS THIS AFTERNOON CONTINUES TO DEPICT LOW AMPLITUDE CYCLONIC FLOW ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES...WITH MAINLY ZONAL FLOW ACROSS THE WESTERN AND CENTRAL CONUS. CLOSER TO THE KEYS...A STRONG NEAR 100 KNOTS AT 250 MB SOUTHERN STREAM OF THE JET ROUNDS A SHORTWAVE TROUGH OVER THE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO...WITH A CANOPY OF CIRROSTRATUS/CIRROCUMULUS CONTINUING ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE KEYS. AT THE SURFACE AND IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE LEVELS...SURFACE TO 700 MB...AS OF 200 PM...A COMPLEX 1000-1004 LOW PRESSURE SYSTEM SEVERAL HUNDRED MILES EAST OF CAPE HATTERAS IS TRAILING A WEAK COLD FRONT ACROSS THE KEYS AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS. A BUILDING HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM IS SITUATED OVER THE TENNESSEE VALLEY. AS A RESULT...WINDS ARE INCREASING FROM NORTHEAST TO SOUTHWEST ACROSS THE NORTHERN BAHAMAS...AND NOW 15 AND GUSTY ACROSS THE UPPER KEYS. .CURRENTLY...AS OF 200 AM...SKIES ARE PARTLY CLOUDY ACROSS THE ISLANDS AND SURROUNDING WATERS. TEMPERATURES ACROSS THE ISLANDS HAVE REACHED THE LOWER 80S WITH DEWPOINTS IN THE LOWER TO MIDDLE 60S. C- MAN STATIONS ARE RECORDING NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS 10 TO 15 KNOTS FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS OUT TO THE TORTUGAS...BUT ARE ALREADY IN THE 15 KNOT AND GUSTY RANGE OFF OF THE UPPER KEYS...OWING TO BUILDING IN HIGH PRESSURE. .SHORT TERM...TONIGHT THROUGH TUESDAY NIGHT...A RETURN TO A WETTER PATTERN HAS BEEN WELL INDICATED IN THE MODELS FOR CONSECUTIVE RUNS. RIDGING ACROSS THE TENNESSEE VALLEY WILL INTENSIFY TONIGHT AND MOVE TO VIRGINIA BY TOMORROW MORNING...THEN INTENSIFYING MORE AS IT MOVES INTO THE WESTERN ATLANTIC. MID LEVEL LOW PRESSURE/TROUGHINESS AT 500 MB NOW OVER THE WESTERN GULF WILL MOVE EASTWARD TONIGHT AND SUNDAY...TO AROUND SOUTH FLORIDA AND THE KEYS SUNDAY NIGHT AND REMAIN THERE THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THIS MID LEVEL FEATURE WILL SUPPORT BETTER LIFT AND DESTABILIZATION...WHILE THE STRONG LOW LEVEL WINDS WILL INCREASE LOWER LEVEL CONVERGENCE. THE BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS WILL BEGIN TONIGHT AND CONTINUE THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...THEN AS THE RIDGING TO THE NORTHEAST PULLS AWAY A TYPICALLY WEAKER PRESSURE PATTERN FOR EARLY MAY WILL BEGIN. AS A RESULT...HAVE INTRODUCED ISOLATED SHOWERS ACROSS ALL OF THE WATERS FOR TONIGHT AS THE BOUNDARY LAYER CONTINUES TO MOISTEN AND SFC TO LOW LEVEL WINDS VEER MORE TO EASTERLY. HAVE INCREASED POPS TO MIDDLE OF THE ROAD FOR SUNDAY...GIVEN BETTER LOW LEVEL CONVERGENCE AND MOISTENING OF THE BOUNDARY LAYER...THEN FOR SUNDAY NIGHT THROUGH MONDAY NIGHT...HAVE MIDDLE OF THE ROAD/HIGH CHANCES FOR SHOWERS WITH ISOLATED THUNDER. THIS IS ON ACCOUNT OF THE MIDDLE LEVEL TROUGH MOVING IN FROM THE WEST ACROSS THE GULF. ONCE AGAIN...BREEZY TO WINDY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE KEYS AND SURROUNDING WATERS...BUT EVEN HIGHER GUSTS ARE LIKELY WITHIN FAST MOVING SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. THERE IS A POSSIBILITY THAT SOME OF THESE MARINE SHOWERS AND THUNDERSTORMS WOULD PRODUCE STRONG WIND GUSTS. FOR TUESDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT...SHOWER AND ISOLATED THUNDER CHANCES WILL STILL BE ELEVATED THEREAFTER BECAUSE THE LIGHT TO GENTLE FLOW COMBINED WITH GOOD MOISTURE IN THE LOWER TO MID TROPOSPHERE WILL SUPPORTING CUMULUS/TOWERING CUMULUS LINES ALONG THE ISLAND CHAIN AS WELL AS SOUTHERN FLORIDA SEA BREEZE BOUNDARIES MIGRATING SOUTHWESTWARD. HIGH AND LOW TEMPERATURES AS WELL AS HUMIDITY WILL BE NEAR NORMAL. EXTENDED...THURSDAY THRU SATURDAY...BOUNDARY LAYER MOISTURE APPEARS TO FALL SLIGHTLY...WITH FORECAST SOUNDINGS ILLUSTRATING PWAT BETWEEN 1.25 AND 1.5 INCHES...BUT A LIGHTER AND MORE TYPICAL PRESSURE PATTERN DOES SUPPORT MESOSCALE SHOWERS AND ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS. GIVEN THAT THIS IS THE EXTENDED...WILL LEAVE IN LOW CHANCES FOR SHOWERS...30%...FOR THESE TWELVE HOUR PERIODS...WHICH IS SLIGHTLY ABOVE NORMAL AT THIS TIME OF YEAR. && .AVIATION...UNTIL 12Z/3RD...ALTHOUGH CLOUDS WILL GRADUALLY LOWER AND THICKEN FROM 250...150 TO NEAR 050 BY MORNING...VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREDOMINATE AT THE KEY WEST AND MARATHON TERMINALS. OTHERWISE...NORTHEAST TO EAST WINDS OF 10 TO 15 KNOTS WILL BECOME GUSTY FROM EAST TO WEST AT THE ISLAND AIRPORTS. && .PRELIMINARY POINT TEMPS/POPS... KEY WEST 73 82 74 83 / 20 40 40 50 MARATHON 72 84 74 84 / 20 40 40 50 && .KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES... FL...NONE. GM...SCA ALL WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH MONDAY && PUBLIC/MARINE.........FUTTERMAN AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....APA DATA COLLECTION.......VICKERY VISIT US ON THE WEB AT WEATHER.GOV/KEY FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AND TWITTER AT... WWW.FACEBOOK.COM/NWSKEYWEST WWW.TWITTER.COM/NWSKEYWEST
Hazardous weather outlook, May 2, 6:00 AM EDT, 11 hours 9 minutes before
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 600 AM EDT SAT MAY 2 2015 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-031000- MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS- FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE 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 EDT SAT MAY 2 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FOR TODAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS TONIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY...THE GULF OF MEXICO...AND HAWK CHANNEL TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS SUNDAY THROUGH MONDAY. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE GULF OF MEXICO AND ATLANTIC MONDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR THE COASTAL WATERS OF FLORIDA BAY MONDAY NIGHT. ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE ALONG THE FLORIDA KEYS...AS WELL AS OVER NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS SURROUNDING THE ISLAND CHAIN MONDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY NIGHT. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES AND LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN. NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FOR THURSDAY THROUGH FRIDAY. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. BS
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