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Coastal Flood Statement 21, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this coastal flood statement at Oct 1, 2022, 2:07 AM EDT for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 6 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Oct 1, 2022, 2:07 AM EDT (06:07 UTC)
- Expired
- Oct 1, 2022, 7:57 AM EDT
- In force
- 6 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 06:06 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 6.1 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 17 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 742 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 17 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- -2 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 1 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
631 WHUS42 KKEY 010607 CFWKEY Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Key West FL 207 AM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022 FLZ076-012200- /O.CAN.KKEY.CF.Y.0005.000000T0000Z-221001T1000Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0021.221001T0607Z-221001T2200Z/ Monroe Upper Keys- 207 AM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT THROUGH THIS AFTERNOON... ...COASTAL FLOOD ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... * WHAT...Minor coastal flooding will persist in the Bayside communities of the Upper Keys today. Water levels have continued to slowly decrease during the past 24 hours, but are likely to remain above coastal flood statement criteria today. * WHERE...Bayside communities of the Upper Florida Keys. * WHEN...Through this afternoon. * 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 are almost certain to contain a mix of saltwater. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$ FLZ077-011200- /O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0021.221001T0607Z-221001T1200Z/ Monroe Middle Keys- 207 AM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 8 AM EDT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding, mainly on the Bay and Gulf side of the Middle Keys during the overnight and early morning high tide cycle. * WHERE...Middle Florida Keys. * WHEN...Until 8 AM EDT this morning. * IMPACTS...Minor saltwater flooding of low elevation streets and lots is likely. Some storm drains will overflow, and some seawalls and docks will be overtopped. Boaters can expect less clearance under fixed bridges. Motorists should remember that persistent puddles around the times of high tide are almost certain to contain a mix of saltwater. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Do not drive through flooded roadways. && $$
1 follow-up statement
117 WHUS42 KKEY 011157 CFWKEY Coastal Hazard Message National Weather Service Key West FL 757 AM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022 FLZ076-012000- /O.CAN.KKEY.CF.S.0021.000000T0000Z-221001T2200Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.CF.S.0022.221001T1200Z-221001T2200Z/ Monroe Upper Keys- 757 AM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 6 PM EDT THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Minor saltwater flooding expected. * WHERE...Upper Florida Keys. * WHEN...Until 6 PM EDT this evening. * 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. && $$ FLZ077-011300- /O.CAN.KKEY.CF.S.0021.000000T0000Z-221001T1200Z/ Monroe Middle Keys- 757 AM EDT Sat Oct 1 2022 ...COASTAL FLOOD STATEMENT IS CANCELLED... Water levels have receded, and coastal flooding is not expected today. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 7:57 AM EDT | Coastal Flood Statement | KEY | Monroe | 25 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.