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Small Craft Advisory 6, NWS Key West, FL

January 15, 2022

NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 15, 2022, 4:20 PM EST. It was in force for 54 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 15, 2022, 4:20 PM EST (21:20 UTC)
Expired
Jan 17, 2022, 10:07 PM EST
In force
54 hr
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory 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 small craft advisory went out at Jan 15, 3:58 PM EST, 22 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 15, 3:58 PM EST, 22 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Jan 15, 4:45 AM EST, 11 hours 35 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Key West FL
445 AM EST Sat Jan 15 2022

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-161100-
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-
445 AM EST Sat Jan 15 2022

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

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

No hazardous weather is expected today.

Small Craft Advisories will likely be needed for the offshore Gulf
waters tonight, and may be needed elsewhere, due to increasing
southerly winds ahead of an approaching cold front.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY

An intense cold front will move through the Keys late Sunday
afternoon or early Sunday evening. Scattered thunderstorms will be
possible on Sunday, ahead of and along the cold front. The
highest potential for strong to isolated severe thunderstorms will
be from late Sunday morning through the afternoon hours. Strong
gusty winds and frequent lightning will be the primary hazards,
with a small chance for damaging winds or an isolated tornado.

Small Craft Advisories will very likely be needed for all Keys
waters on Sunday and Sunday night due to strong winds and
building seas. Small Craft Advisory conditions will likely linger
across parts of the Keys waters on Monday and possibly into Monday
evening.

From Tuesday through Friday, no hazardous weather is expected.

.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
Jan 14, 8:45 PM ESTCoastal Flood StatementKEYMonroe6 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.