Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2018
Wind Advisory 1, NWS Key West, FL
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.
- 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
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.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 26, 9:42 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 63 min | |
| May 26, 9:55 AM EDT | Tropical Storm Warning | KEY | 25 hr | |
| May 26, 12:32 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 58 min | |
| May 26, 2:00 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 60 min | |
| May 26, 2:30 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 15 min | |
| May 26, 2:55 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 65 min |
Nearby
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.