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Coastal Flood Statement 21, NWS Key West, FL

November 6, 2020Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Nov 6, 2020, 8:11 AM EST for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 49 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Nov 6, 2020, 8:11 AM EST (13:11 UTC)
Expired
Nov 8, 2020, 9:00 AM EST
In force
49 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 13:11 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 1.2 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 2020-11-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1031 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 2020-11-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -27 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
1031 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-2 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
702 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
12 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-27 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-9 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

384 
WHUS42 KKEY 061311
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
811 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2020

FLZ076>078-071400-
/O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0021.201106T1311Z-201107T1400Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
811 AM EST Fri Nov 6 2020

* WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding.

* WHERE...Florida Keys.

* WHEN...Through Saturday morning.

* IMPACTS...Minor saltwater flooding of low elevation streets 
  and lots is likely. Some storm drains will overflow, and some 
  seawalls and docks will be overtopped. Boaters can expect less 
  clearance under fixed bridges. Motorists should remember that 
  persistent puddles around the times of high tide are almost 
  certain to contain a mix of saltwater.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor coastal flooding is currently ongoing
  in the Upper Keys. Minor flooding will persist with little to 
  no relief during low tide. For Middle and Lower Keys, minor 
  coastal flooding is expected around the time of the next high 
  tide, which will occur late this evening and overnight.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
114 
WHUS42 KKEY 071316
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
816 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2020

FLZ076>078-081400-
/O.EXT.KKEY.CF.S.0021.000000T0000Z-201108T1400Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
816 AM EST Sat Nov 7 2020

* WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding.

* WHERE...Florida Keys.

* WHEN...Through Sunday morning.

* IMPACTS...Minor saltwater flooding of low elevation streets 
  and lots is likely. Some storm drains will overflow, and some 
  seawalls and docks will be overtopped. Boaters can expect less 
  clearance under fixed bridges. Motorists should remember that 
  persistent puddles around the times of high tide are almost 
  certain to contain a mix of saltwater.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS...Minor coastal flooding is currently ongoing
  in the Upper Keys. Minor flooding will persist with little to no
  relief during low tide. For Middle and Lower Keys, minor coastal
  flooding is expected around the time of the next high tide,
  which will occur during the overnight and into the early 
  morning hours of Sunday.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Nov 6, 5:01 PM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryKEY17 hr

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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.