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Special Weather Statement, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this special weather statement at Oct 7, 2018, 10:43 PM EDT. It was in force for 32 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.
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The facts
- Issued
- Oct 7, 2018, 10:43 PM EDT (02:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 7, 2018, 11:15 PM EDT
- In force
- 32 min
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The radar
The Key West radar (KBYX), 84 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 02:46 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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</html>What forecasters said that day
The local office's own words before this special weather statement 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 weather statement went out at Oct 7, 3:35 PM EDT, 7 hours 8 minutes earlier.
Area forecast discussion, Oct 7, 3:35 PM EDT, 7 hours 8 minutes before
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</html>Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 7, 10:47 AM EDT, 11 hours 56 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED National Weather Service Key West FL 1047 AM EDT Sun Oct 7 2018 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- 1047 AM EDT Sun Oct 7 2018 THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS. .DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT This afternoon, a Small Craft Advisory remains in effect this afternoon and tonight for all Keys coastal waters for strong east winds. Winds and seas will be higher in and near showers and isolated storms or squalls within rainbands. Seas outside of showers storms and squalls will build to 9 feet in the Western Florida Straits by days end, then to near 11 feet tonight. Isolated thunderstorms are expected across the Florida Keys and adjacent coastal waters. The primary thunderstorm hazard will be lightning strikes. Occasional wind gusts within the stronger fast moving showers, squalls, and thunderstorms will exceed 35 to 40 knots. .DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY Small craft advisory conditions will continue across all waters through at least Tuesday, and across western portions of the waters during Tuesday night. Occasional wind gusts over 35 knots will be likely in squalls. Seas across the Florida Straits will reach 9 to 11 feet Monday through Tuesday across the Western Florida Straits, and 7 to 10 feet across the Eastern Florida Straits. Isolated thunderstorms are expected across the Florida Keys and adjacent coastal waters through the entire period. The primary thunderstorm hazard will be lightning strikes. .SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT... Futterman
The office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 7, 8:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 32 min | |
| Oct 7, 9:12 PM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | KEY | Monroe | 23 hr |
| Oct 7, 10:18 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 57 min | |
| Oct 7, 10:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 60 min | |
| Oct 7, 10:50 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | KEY | 40 min | |
| Oct 7, 11:40 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 65 min | |
| Oct 7, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 63 min | |
| Oct 7, 11:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 67 min | |
| Oct 7, 11:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 63 min | |
| Oct 8, 12:45 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 60 min | |
| Oct 8, 12:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 67 min | |
| Oct 8, 1:24 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 66 min | |
| Oct 8, 1:54 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 66 min | |
| Oct 8, 2:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 53 min | |
| Oct 8, 3:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 62 min | |
| Oct 8, 6:59 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 61 min | |
| Oct 8, 7:49 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 56 min | |
| Oct 8, 9:17 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 58 min | |
| Oct 8, 10:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 53 min | |
| Oct 8, 3:57 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 63 min | |
| Oct 8, 4:14 PM EDT | Special Weather Statement | KEY | 31 min | |
| Oct 8, 4:43 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 2 min | |
| Oct 8, 4:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 61 min | |
| Oct 8, 5:49 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 41 min | |
| Oct 8, 6:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 44 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; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.