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Extreme Wind Warning 2, NWS Key West, FL

September 10, 2017Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this extreme wind warning at Sep 10, 2017, 9:21 AM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 114 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The outline as issued.

The facts

Issued
Sep 10, 2017, 9:21 AM EDT (13:21 UTC)
Expired
Sep 10, 2017, 11:15 AM EDT
In force
114 min
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon

County Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Key West radar (KBYX), 23 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 13:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Tampa Bay, FL (KTBW), launched 12:00Z, 1.4 hours before the alert went out and 349 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.

Skew-T log-pSkew-T log-p diagram, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-09-10Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 103 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 km2 km3 km6 km9 km12 km15 km-30°-20°-10°10°20°30°40°
Temperature in red, dew point in green, the mixed-layer parcel dashed.
HodographHodograph, Tampa Bay, FL at 12:00Z on 2017-09-10The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 8 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 km3 km6 km9 kmRMLM
The wind turning with height, colored by layer: ground to 1 km, 1 to 3 km, 3 to 6 km, 6 to 10 km.
Mixed-layer CAPE
103 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-80 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
872 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
15 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
8 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
186 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

616 
WFUS52 KKEY 101321
EWWKEY
FLC087-101515-
/O.NEW.KKEY.EW.W.0002.170910T1321Z-170910T1515Z/

BULLETIN - EAS ACTIVATION REQUESTED
Extreme Wind Warning
National Weather Service Key West FL
921 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a

* Extreme Wind Warning for...
  Lower Keys in Monroe County in Florida...

* Until 1115 AM EDT

* At 915 AM EDT, National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated 
  extreme winds, associated with the southern eyewall of Hurricane 
  Irma, were pulling northward across the Lower Keys. Winds will be 
  blowing from the opposite direction from just a short while ago. 
  Treat these extreme winds as if a tornado was approaching. Stay in 
  your protected shelter, covered with mattresses, blankets, 
  pillows, helmets, etc. 

* Locations impacted include... 
  Key West, Bahia Honda Channel Bridge, Big Coppitt Key, Boca Chica
  Channel Bridge, Niles Channel Bridge, Spanish Harbor Channel
  Bridge, Boca Chica, West End Of Seven Mile Bridge, Saddlebunch Keys
  and Sunset Key.

This is an extremely dangerous and life-threatening situation!

This includes US 1 between mile markers 0 and 40. 

A tornado watch remains in effect until noon EDT for Florida.

LAT...LON 2453 8184 2464 8181 2472 8167 2470 8162
      2476 8160 2478 8154 2481 8150 2479 8135
      2480 8129 2474 8126 2470 8127 2471 8124
      2468 8121 2461 8135 2460 8141 2461 8143
      2460 8144 2459 8154 2455 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1316Z 180DEG 0KT 2467 8157 

$$

04
1 follow-up statement
763 
WWUS52 KKEY 101408
SVSKEY

Severe Weather Statement
National Weather Service Key West FL
1008 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

FLC087-101414-
/O.CAN.KKEY.EW.W.0002.000000T0000Z-170910T1515Z/
Lower Keys in Monroe FL-
1008 AM EDT SUN SEP 10 2017

...THE EXTREME WIND WARNING FOR LOWER KEYS IN MONROE COUNTY IS
CANCELLED...

The southern eywall of Hurricane Irma has pushed north of the Lower 
Keys.

A tornado watch remains in effect until noon EDT for the Florida 
Keys.

LAT...LON 2453 8184 2464 8181 2472 8167 2470 8162
      2476 8160 2478 8154 2481 8150 2479 8135
      2480 8129 2474 8126 2470 8127 2471 8124
      2468 8121 2461 8135 2460 8141 2461 8143
      2460 8144 2459 8154 2455 8165
TIME...MOT...LOC 1403Z 180DEG 0KT 2467 8157 

$$

04

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Sep 10, 6:20 AM EDTExtreme Wind WarningKEYMonroe3 hr
Sep 10, 11:15 AM EDTSpecial Weather StatementKEY90 min
Sep 10, 4:06 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementKEY84 min
Sep 10, 6:21 PM EDTSpecial Weather StatementKEYMiami-Dade54 min

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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; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.