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Special Marine Warning 246, NWS Key West, FL

October 24, 2021

NWS Key West, FL issued this special marine warning at Oct 24, 2021, 10:13 PM EDT. It was in force for 62 min. No storm report in the archive falls inside the area while it was in force.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Oct 24, 2021, 10:13 PM EDT (02:13 UTC)
Expired
Oct 24, 2021, 11:15 PM EDT
In force
62 min
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL
Area
Storm-based polygon
Hail
0.0 in
Wind
34.0 mph

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this special marine warning went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Key West, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this special marine warning went out at Oct 24, 3:13 PM EDT, 7 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Oct 24, 3:13 PM EDT, 7 hours before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Oct 24, 6:03 AM EDT, 16 hours 10 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Key West FL
603 AM EDT Sun Oct 24 2021

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-251015-
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-
603 AM EDT Sun Oct 24 2021

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

Isolated thunderstorms are possible today and tonight. The primary
thunderstorm hazards will be cloud to surface lightning strikes
and locally heavy rainfall.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible Monday and Thursday
through Saturday. The primary thunderstorm hazards will be
possible cloud to surface lightning strikes and locally heavy
rainfall.

Winds are expected to freshen beginning Wednesday night. While
there remains uncertainty with timing, Cautions and Advisories
will begin expanding across Keys waters as early as Thursday or
Thursday night.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not anticipated.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Oct 24, 8:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY56 min
Oct 24, 9:19 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY56 min
Oct 24, 11:13 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY47 min
Oct 25, 6:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY62 min
Oct 25, 8:51 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY32 min

Nearby

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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.