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Coastal Flood Statement 12, NWS Key West, FL

December 6, 2021Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Dec 6, 2021, 4:34 AM EST for Monroe County, Florida. It took effect at Dec 6, 2021, 8:00 PM EST. It was in force for 9 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Dec 6, 2021, 4:34 AM EST (09:34 UTC)
In effect from
Dec 6, 2021, 8:00 PM EST
Expired
Dec 7, 2021, 4:34 AM EST
In force
9 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 09:35 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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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 00:00Z, 9.6 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 2021-12-06Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 354 joules per kilogram.LCLLFCEL10008507005003002001001 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 2021-12-06The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 10 square meters per square second.19395878Sfc1 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
354 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-157 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
976 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
24 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
10 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
59 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
-0.2

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The text

As transmitted.

137 
WHUS42 KKEY 060934
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
434 AM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

FLZ077-078-070100-
/O.CAN.KKEY.CF.S.0011.000000T0000Z-211206T1000Z/
/O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0012.211207T0100Z-211207T1100Z/
Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
434 AM EST Mon Dec 6 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
2 follow-up statements
783 
WHUS42 KKEY 070310
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
1010 PM EST Mon Dec 6 2021

FLZ077-078-071100-
/O.CON.KKEY.CF.S.0012.000000T0000Z-211207T1100Z/
Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
1010 PM EST Mon Dec 6 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/KBK
198 
WHUS42 KKEY 070934
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
434 AM EST Tue Dec 7 2021

FLZ077-078-071045-
/O.CAN.KKEY.CF.S.0012.000000T0000Z-211207T1100Z/
Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
434 AM EST Tue Dec 7 2021

The Coastal Flood Statement is cancelled for the Middle and Lower
Keys.

$$

CLR

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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.