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Wind Advisory 1, NWS Key West, FL

May 26, 2018Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this wind advisory at May 26, 2018, 2:12 PM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It took effect at May 26, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT. It was in force for 20 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
May 26, 2018, 2:12 PM EDT (18:12 UTC)
In effect from
May 26, 2018, 3:00 PM EDT
Expired
May 27, 2018, 10:30 AM EDT
In force
20 hr
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL

County Monroe County, FL

The radar

The Miami radar (KAMX), 51 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 18:14 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

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 6.2 hours before the alert went out and 69 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, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2018-05-26Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 376 joules per kilogram.LCLEL10008507005003002001001 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, Miami, FL at 12:00Z on 2018-05-26The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 46 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
376 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-3 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
702 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
14 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
46 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
82 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

567 
WWUS72 KKEY 261812
NPWKEY

URGENT - Weather Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
212 PM EDT Sat May 26 2018

FLZ076>078-270900-
/O.NEW.KKEY.WI.Y.0001.180526T1900Z-180527T0900Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
212 PM EDT Sat May 26 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a Wind
Advisory for the Florida Keys. 

* TIMING...From 8 pm EDT until 5 am EDT

* WINDS...Sustained southeast to south winds of 20 to 25 mph will
  increase to near 30 mph, with frequent gusts near 35 mph, by
  midnight tonight. 

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult,
  especially for high profile vehicles.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph, or
frequent gusts in excess of 35 mph are expected. Winds this
strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles. Motorists should be alert for sudden gusts of wind,
especially on bridges, which may cause you to lose control of
your vehicle. Use extra caution.

&&

$$
BS
2 follow-up statements
537 
WWUS72 KKEY 270840
NPWKEY

URGENT - Weather Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
440 AM EDT Sun May 27 2018

FLZ076>078-271500-
/O.EXT.KKEY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180527T1500Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
440 AM EDT Sun May 27 2018

...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 AM EDT THIS 
   MORNING...

* TIMING...From 4 am EDT until 11 am EDT

* WINDS...Sustained southeast to south winds of 25 to 30 mph with
  frequent gusts near 35 mph will persist through late morning
  before decreasing this afternoon.  

* IMPACTS...Winds this strong can make driving difficult, 
  especially for high profile vehicles. 

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

A wind advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph, or
frequent gusts in excess of 35 mph are expected. Winds this
strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile
vehicles. Motorists should be alert for sudden gusts of wind,
especially on bridges, which may cause you to lose control of
your vehicle. Use extra caution.

&&

$$

APA
349 
WWUS72 KKEY 271430
NPWKEY

URGENT - Weather Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
1030 AM EDT Sun May 27 2018

FLZ076>078-271530-
/O.CAN.KKEY.WI.Y.0001.000000T0000Z-180527T1500Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
1030 AM EDT Sun May 27 2018

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

The National Weather Service in Key West has cancelled the Wind
Advisory, which was in effect for the Florida Keys. 

$$
BS

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
May 26, 9:42 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY63 min
May 26, 9:55 AM EDTTropical Storm WarningKEY25 hr
May 26, 12:32 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY58 min
May 26, 2:00 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY60 min
May 26, 2:30 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY15 min
May 26, 2:55 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY65 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.