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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 7, 2015, 3:38 PM EST. It took effect at Jan 7, 2015, 4:00 PM EST. It was in force for 20 days.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 7, 2015, 3:38 PM EST (20:38 UTC)
- In effect from
- Jan 7, 2015, 4:00 PM EST
- Expired
- Jan 27, 2015, 8:17 AM EST
- In force
- 20 days
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
133 WHUS72 KKEY 072038 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 338 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-080430- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.150107T2100Z-150108T1600Z/ 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- 338 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR ALL OF THE FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. * WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS WILL INCREASE TONIGHT TO NEAR 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY ACROSS ALL COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS. SEAS OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE DEEP GULF WATERS WILL BUILD 6 TO 9 FEET. WITHIN THE GULF STREAM...SEAS AS HIGH AS 11 FEET ARE POSSIBLE. 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. && $$
11 follow-up statements
502 WHUS72 KKEY 080322 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-081130- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150108T1600Z/ 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- 1022 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...WINDS WILL INCREASE OVERNIGHT TO BETWEEN 20 AND 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY ACROSS ALL COASTAL WATERS SURROUNDING THE FLORIDA KEYS...THEN INCREASING TO 25 TO 30 KNOTS DURING THE MORNING HOURS...BEFORE DECREASING TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS BY LATE IN THE AFTERNOON. SEAS OVER THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA AND THE DEEP GULF WATERS WILL BUILD 6 TO 9 FEET...BUT SEAS AS HIGH AS 11 FEET ARE POSSIBLE...ESPECIALLY ACROSS 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. && $$
238 WHUS72 KKEY 080929 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 429 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-081530- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0400Z/ 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- 429 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 25 TO 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS MORNING ACROSS ALL FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS. WINDS WILL DECREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS MOST AREAS DURING THE AFTERNOON HOURS. THE FOLLOWING PEAK SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHTS ARE EXPECTED... GULF STREAM...7 TO 11 FEET. STRAITS OF FLORIDA NEAR THE FLORIDA REEF...6 TO 8 FEET. SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEYOND FIVE FATHOMS...7 TO 10 FEET SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO INSIDE FIVE FATHOMS...3 TO 6 FEET. HAWK CHANNEL...2 TO 5 FEET. WINDS AND SEAS WILL SUBSIDE FURTHER 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
360 WHUS72 KKEY 081519 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1019 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-082200- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0400Z/ 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- 1019 AM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS OF 20 TO 25 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS...WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS AS HIGH AS 11 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED 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. && $$ BS
452 WHUS72 KKEY 081951 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 251 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-090400- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0400Z/ 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- 251 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS EVENING. SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET CAN BE EXPECTED 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. && $$ BS
277 WHUS72 KKEY 090308 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1008 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-090415- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150109T0400Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 1008 PM EST THU JAN 8 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. HOWEVER...SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN THE WATERS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS OVERNIGHT. WINDS IN THE STRAITS...PARTICULARLY SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS...WILL BE 15 TO 20 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 20 KNOTS...DECREASING TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS BY SUNRISE. $$ DEVANAS
075 WHUS72 KKEY 260938 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 438 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-261745- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.150126T0938Z-150127T1000Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS- 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- 438 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS...HAWK CHANNEL...FLORIDA BAY...THE NEARSHORE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER AND MIDDLE KEYS...AS WELL AS THE OUTER WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE AND THE WATERS IN AND AROUND DRY TORUTGAS. * WINDS AND WAVES...WEST WINDS WILL INCREASE TO NEAR 20 KNOTS THIS MORNING...BEFORE TURNING NORTHWEST AND INCREASING TO NEAR 25 KNOTS THIS AFTERNOON ON ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS. SEAS WILL BUILD TO AS HIGH AS 8 FEET ON THE OUTER WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE AND IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS. 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. && $$ APA
719 WHUS72 KKEY 261522 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1022 AM EST MON JAN 26 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-262130- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T1000Z/ 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 EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...WEST WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL THIS AFTERNOON OVER MOST FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS ZONES. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 8 FEET IN PORTIONS OF THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEYOND FIVE FATHOMS. 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
953 WHUS72 KKEY 261952 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 252 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-270330- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T1000Z/ 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- 252 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...WEST WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS WITH OCCASIONAL GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL EARLY THIS EVENING OVER MOST FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS ZONES. SEAS OF 8 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN PORTIONS OF THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO BEYOND FIVE FATHOMS. 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
805 WHUS72 KKEY 270318 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1018 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-271000- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T1000Z/ 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- 1018 PM EST MON JAN 26 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...SUSTAINED WEST TO NORTHWEST SURFACE WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS...WITH GUSTS NEAR 25 KNOTS...WILL PREVAIL ON ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS OVERNIGHT. SEAS AS HIGH AS 8 FEET EXPECTED ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO AND 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. && $$ BS
712 WHUS72 KKEY 270933 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 433 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-271600- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T1600Z/ 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- 433 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS AND WAVES...NORTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL PREVAIL ON ALL KEYS COASTAL WATERS EARLY THIS MORNING...BEFORE SLACKENING BY MID TO LATE MORNING. SEAS AS HIGH AS 7 FEET ON THE COASTAL WATERS OF THE OFFSHORE GULF OF MEXICO AND GULF STREAM...WILL SUBSIDE SLIGHTLY BY 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. && $$ APA
354 WHUS72 KKEY 271317 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 817 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-271430- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-150127T1600Z/ FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER SOUND, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, AND BARNES SOUND- BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- GULF OF MEXICO FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO THE REEF- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 817 AM EST TUE JAN 27 2015 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY. $$ CLR
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 Jan 7, 2:33 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Jan 7, 2:33 PM EST, 1 hour 5 minutes before
AREA FORECAST DISCUSSION FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
233 PM EST WED JAN 7 2015
.DISCUSSION...
.CURRENTLY...
SKIES ARE BECOMING MOSTLY CLEAR AT THIS TIME. WINDS ARE NORTHERLY
DIFFLUENT IN THE LOW LEVELS ACROSS THE KEYS AND GULF WATERS
NORTHWARD. CONFLUENT AND MILDLY CONVERGENT EAST-SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS
ARE FOUND SOUTH OF THE ISLAND CHAIN OVER THE WARMER WATERS OF THE
FLORIDA STRAITS. CONSEQUENTLY...A FEW LINGERING SHOWERS ARE
PERSISTING MAINLY OVER THE LIGHTEST WIND AREAS OF THE STRAITS OF
FLORIDA SOUTH OF THE UPPER KEYS. TEMPERATURES ARE CLIMBING THROUGH
THE MID 70S ACROSS THE ISLANDS AND DEW POINTS ARE SLOWLY FALLING
INTO THE UPPER 60S. A COLD FRONT IS ANALYZED TO THE NORTH OF THE
KEYS ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA...BUT IS NOT IMMEDIATELY APPARENT BY WIND
SHIFTS OR SURFACE TEMPERATURES. DEW POINTS HAVE DRAMATICALLY
DECREASED ACROSS THIS BROAD FRONTAL ZONE...MOST NOTABLY IN CENTRAL
FLORIDA WHERE DEW POINTS ARE 20 TO 25 DEGREES LOWER THAN 12 HOURS
AGO. ON THE BROADER SCALE... AN IMPRESSIVE 1055 MB ARCTIC HIGH IS
CURRENTLY CENTERED OVER THE WESTERN GREAT PLAINS...AND IT IS RAPIDLY
MOVING TO THE SOUTHEAST AT THIS TIME.
.FORECAST...
BY 12Z THURSDAY...THE AFOREMENTIONED HIGH IS SET TO WEAKEN OUT
SLIGHTLY...BUT STILL REMAIN VERY INTENSE WITH 1036 MB OR BETTER
SURFACE PRESSURES THAT ARE PROGGED TO SPREAD OVER A BROAD AREA FROM
THE CAROLINAS TO CENTRAL TEXAS...AND FROM KENTUCKY TO THE FLORIDA
PANHANDLE. ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THIS APPROACHING HIGH...PRESSURE
GRADIENTS WILL INTENSIFY VERY QUICKLY...BRINGING GUSTY NORTHERLY
WINDS ACROSS THE ENTIRE EASTERN GULF OF MEXICO. AHEAD OF THIS VERY
SIGNIFICANT BLOW OF NORTHERLY WINDS...THE SURFACE FRONT WILL TRANSIT
THE KEYS AND SOUTH FLORIDA THEREBY STABILIZING THIS LOCAL
ENVIRONMENT AND LIMITING MOST ANY POTENTIAL FOR SHOWER ACTIVITY
ALONG ITS LEADING EDGE. RAIN CHANCES WILL REMAIN MINIMAL BEHIND THIS
FRONT AND TEMPS WILL REMAIN BELOW SEASONAL NORMAL UNTIL LATE IN THE
WEEKEND. ANOTHER RAPIDLY MOVING MIDLATITUDE HIGH WILL AGAIN TRANSIT
THE SOUTHEASTERN UNITED STATES ON FRIDAY THROUGH EARLY SUNDAY.
BREEZY CONDITIONS ARE AGAIN POSSIBLE AT THAT TIME...BUT THIS RIDGE
IS SET TO BE SLIGHTLY WEAKER UPON ITS POINT OF CLOSEST APPROACH...
AND DECREASED SST VALUES SHOULD LEAD TO LESS VERTICAL MIXING OF
MIDLEVEL WINDS. AFTER THAT TIME...MAJOR DYNAMICAL MODELS AGREE ON A
LOW LEVEL TROPICAL WAVE-LIKE FEATURE COUPLING MOVING NORTHWARD OUT
OF THE CARIBBEAN LATE ON SUNDAY INTO MONDAY. MEANWHILE A MIDLATITUDE
TROUGH WILL STALL ACROSS THE ENTIRE GULF OF MEXICO. CONSIDERING THE
PROXIMITY OF THESE TWO FEATURES...RAISED POP VALUES FOR THAT TIME
PERIOD...BUT COORDINATED LOWER THAN NEIGHBORING OFFICES ON ACCOUNT
OF INCREASED UNCERTAINTY IN THE EXTENDED FORECAST.
&&
.MARINE...
SCA CONDITIONS WILL BE NECESSARY FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL
WATERS TONIGHT THROUGH AT LEAST EARLY THURSDAY. WINDS WILL INTENSIFY
TO THEIR STRONGEST AFTER 03Z IN THE LOCAL AREA...AND PRESSURE
GRADIENTS ARE EXPECTED TO WANE ACROSS SOUTH FLORIDA BY MIDDAY
THURSDAY. THIS WILL GRADUALLY DECREASE THE WINDS ACROSS THE KEYS BUT
SCA CONDITIONS WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ACROSS SOME PORTION OF THE KEYS
THROUGH AT LEAST THURSDAY EVENING. A BRIEF LULL IN THE WINDS WILL BE
SEEN ACROSS THE KEYS ON FRIDAY MORNING...UNTIL WINDS WILL AGAIN RAMP
UP ACROSS THE KEYS BRINGING ANOTHER CHANCE OF SCA CONDITIONS THROUGH
THE WEEKEND.
&&
.AVIATION...
VFR CONDITIONS WILL PREVAIL AT EYW AND MTH THIS AFTERNOON THROUGH AT
LEAST THURSDAY MORNING. SUSTAINED NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS OF 10 TO
15 KNOTS FROM JUST OFF THE SURFACE TO ABOUT 2000 FEET WILL INCREASE
TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS TONIGHT.
&&
.CLIMATE...
ON THIS DATE IN FLORIDA KEYS WEATHER HISTORY...IN 1934...0.67 INCHES
OF RAIN FELL IN KEY WEST. THIS SET THE DAILY RECORD FOR MAXIMUM
RAINFALL MEASURED IN KEY WEST ON JANUARY 7TH...A RECORD WHICH STILL
STANDS 81 YEARS LATER. RAINFALL RECORDS AT KEY WEST DATE BACK TO
1871.
&&
.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...NONE.
GM...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY UNTIL 11 AM EST THURSDAY FOR GMZ031>035-
042>044-052>055-072>075.
&&
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AVIATION/NOWCASTS.....BS
DATA COLLECTION.......CHESSER
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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 600 AM EST WED JAN 7 2015 FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-081100- 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 WED JAN 7 2015 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED TO DEVELOP ACROSS ALL FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS ZONES TONIGHT...WITH NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS INCREASING TO NEAR 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY BY LATE TONIGHT. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY CONDITIONS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS ALL FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL WATERS ON THURSDAY. BY THURSDAY MORNING...NORTH TO NORTHEAST WINDS NEAR 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY ARE EXPECTED...WITH SEAS BUILDING TO 7 TO 9 FEET IN THE EXTREME SOUTHEASTERN GULF OF MEXICO AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA...AND SEAS UP TO 10 TO 11 FEET IN THE GULF STREAM. SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES LIKELY WILL BE REQUIRED FOR HAWK CHANNEL AND THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA THURSDAY NIGHT. WINDS AND SEAS ARE EXPECTED TO SUBSIDE SOME FRIDAY AND FRIDAY NIGHT. HOWEVER...ANOTHER APPROACHING LARGE HIGH PRESSURE SYSTEM WILL RESULT IN FRESHENING NORTHEAST TO EAST BREEZES SATURDAY AND SUNDAY...AND SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED AGAIN. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED. KASPER
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