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Coastal Flood Statement 10, NWS Key West, FL

December 4, 2021Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Dec 4, 2021, 8:32 PM EST for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 4, 2021, 8:32 PM EST (01:32 UTC)
Expired
Dec 5, 2021, 4:53 AM EST
In force
8 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 01:31 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 1.5 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-05Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 joules per kilogram.LCL10008507005003002001001 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 00:00Z on 2021-12-05The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 2 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
1517 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
16 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
2 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
51 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

876 
WHUS42 KKEY 050132
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
832 PM EST Sat Dec 4 2021

FLZ077-078-051000-
/O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0010.211205T0132Z-211205T1000Z/
Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
832 PM EST Sat Dec 4 2021

* WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding.

* WHERE....Middle and Lower Florida Keys

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

$$
1 follow-up statement
379 
WHUS42 KKEY 050953
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
453 AM EST Sun Dec 5 2021

FLZ077-078-060200-
/O.CAN.KKEY.CF.S.0010.000000T0000Z-211205T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0011.211206T0000Z-211206T1000Z/
Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
453 AM EST Sun Dec 5 2021

* WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding.

* WHERE...Middle and Lower Florida Keys.

* WHEN...From this evening through late tonight.

* 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.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Do not drive through flooded roadways.

&&

$$

CLR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Dec 5, 4:53 AM ESTCoastal Flood StatementKEYMonroe24 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.