Special Marine Warning 183, NWS Key West, FL

Area Forecast Discussion
National Weather Service Key West FL
905 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

.UPDATE...
Updating the marine zone 033 and 034 to Small Craft Advisory for
today. Otherwise... storms that were moving through the upper Keys
have now weaken as they head into the lower Keys. Will continue to
monitor storm development.

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.KEY WATCHES/WARNINGS/ADVISORIES...
FL...None.
GM...Small Craft Advisory until 5 AM EDT Thursday for GMZ031>035-
     042>044-052>055-072>075.

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Public/Marine/Fire...K. Kuyper
Aviation/Nowcasts....LIW
Data Acquisition.....DR

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Hazardous Weather Outlook...UPDATED
National Weather Service Key West FL
546 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-261000-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge-
Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out
and beyond 5 fathoms-
Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel-
Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon
Shoal out to 5 Fathoms-
Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef-
Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out
to the reef-
Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal
out to the reef-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas out 20 NM-
Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of
Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out-
Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry
Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out-
546 AM EDT Wed Aug 25 2021

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Florida Keys and
adjacent coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A Small Craft Advisory is in effect for the Straits of Florida,
Hawk Channel, Florida Bay and the nearshore Gulf waters, due to
northeast to east winds increasing to near 20 knots, and seas
building to 4 to 7 feet in the Straits of Florida. Small Craft
Advisory conditions are likely to continue across much or all of
the Keys coastal waters tonight.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected today and tonight. The
primary hazards will be lightning strikes and gusty winds.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible thorugh the period. The
primary hazards will be lightning strikes and locally gusty winds.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
604 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0545 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 11 ESE CARD SOUND BRIDG 25.23N 80.21W
08/25/2021  M43 MPH          GMZ052             FL   MESONET

            AN EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND GUST OF 37 KTS, OR 43 MPH, WAS
            RECORDED BY THE WEATHERFLOW MESONET SITE AT CARYSFORT
            REEF LIGHT AT 545 AM EDT.

&&

JACOBSON

PRELIMINARY LOCAL STORM REPORT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
620 AM EDT WED AUG 25 2021

..TIME...   ...EVENT...      ...CITY LOCATION...     ...LAT.LON...
..DATE...   ....MAG....      ..COUNTY LOCATION..ST.. ...SOURCE....
            ..REMARKS..

0605 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 11 ESE CARD SOUND BRIDG 25.23N 80.21W
08/25/2021  M43.00 MPH       GMZ052             FL   MESONET

            AN EAST-SOUTHEAST WIND GUST OF 37 KTS, OR 43 MPH, WAS
            RECORDED BY THE WEATHERFLOW MESONET SITE AT CARYSFORT
            REEF LIGHT AT 605 AM EDT.

0617 AM     MARINE TSTM WIND 4 SE TEATABLE KEY       24.86N 80.62W
08/25/2021  M46.00 MPH       GMZ042             FL   MESONET

            AN EAST-NORTHAST WIND GUST OF 40 KTS, OR 46 MPH, WAS
            RECORDED BY THE WEATHERFLOW MESONET SITE AT ALLIGATOR
            REEF LIGHT AT 617 AM EDT.

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JACOBSON

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