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Coastal Flood Statement 3, NWS Key West, FL

October 22, 2021Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Oct 22, 2021, 3:58 PM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 30 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 22, 2021, 3:58 PM EDT (19:58 UTC)
Expired
Oct 23, 2021, 10:20 PM EDT
In force
30 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 20:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

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The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 8.0 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 2021-10-22Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 1611 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 12:00Z on 2021-10-22The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -19 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
1611 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-7 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
779 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
10 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-19 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
12 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.0
Supercell composite
0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

928 
WHUS42 KKEY 221958
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
358 PM EDT Fri Oct 22 2021

FLZ077-230400-
/O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0003.211022T2000Z-211023T0900Z/
Monroe Middle Keys-
358 PM EDT Fri Oct 22 2021

* WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding expected.

* WHERE...Middle 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.

&&

$$
2 follow-up statements
615 
WHUS42 KKEY 230757
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
357 AM EDT Sat Oct 23 2021

FLZ077-231600-
/O.EXT.KKEY.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-211024T0600Z/
Monroe Middle Keys-
357 AM EDT Sat Oct 23 2021

* WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding.

* WHERE...Middle Florida Keys.

* WHEN...Through late tonight.

* IMPACTS...Minor saltwater flooding of low elevation streets and
  lots is likely, especially around the time of the higher high
  tide occurring after midnight. 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.

&&

$$
861 
WHUS42 KKEY 240220
CFWKEY

Coastal Hazard Message
National Weather Service Key West FL
1020 PM EDT Sat Oct 23 2021

FLZ077-240330-
/O.CAN.KKEY.CF.S.0003.000000T0000Z-211024T0600Z/
Monroe Middle Keys-
1020 PM EDT Sat Oct 23 2021

The Coastal Flood Statement is cancelled for the Middle Keys.

$$

CLR

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 22, 7:34 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY56 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.