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Wind Advisory 2, NWS Key West, FL

January 29, 2022Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this wind advisory at Jan 29, 2022, 3:59 AM EST for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 8 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 29, 2022, 3:59 AM EST (08:59 UTC)
Expired
Jan 29, 2022, 11:57 AM EST
In force
8 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 09:01 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.

Open the radar archive at this moment

The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.

The nearest sounding before it

Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 00:00Z, 9.0 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 00:00Z on 2022-01-29Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 0 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 00:00Z on 2022-01-29The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity -109 square meters per square second.1939587897Sfc1 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
0 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
No buoyant parcel
Mixed-layer LCL
929 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
58 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
-109 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
-39 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
-0.0
Supercell composite
-0.0

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The text

As transmitted.

964 
WWUS72 KKEY 290859
NPWKEY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
359 AM EST Sat Jan 29 2022

FLZ076>078-291800-
/O.NEW.KKEY.WI.Y.0002.220129T0859Z-220129T1800Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
359 AM EST Sat Jan 29 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 PM EST THIS AFTERNOON...

* WHAT...Northwest winds near 25 mph with frequent gusts around 
  35 mph.

* WHERE...Florida Keys.

* WHEN...Until 1 PM EST this afternoon.

* IMPACTS...A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 
  39 mph, or frequent gusts in excess of 35 mph are expected. 
  Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for 
  high profile vehicles. Wind gusts along the Overseas Highway 
  will be highest on bridges and overpasses.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...

Motorists should be alert for sudden gusts of wind, especially on
bridges, which may cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Use
extra caution. Residents should secure trash cans, lawn
furniture, and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects.

&&

$$

Jacobson
1 follow-up statement
479 
WWUS72 KKEY 291657
NPWKEY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
1157 AM EST Sat Jan 29 2022

FLZ076>078-291800-
/O.CAN.KKEY.WI.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-220129T1800Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
1157 AM EST Sat Jan 29 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Northwest to north winds have decreased below Wind Advisory. 
Therefore the wind advisory has been cancelled. However, expect 
windy conditions to continue through the afternoon and evening, 
with a slow reduction in speed.

$$

LIW

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 28, 10:28 PM ESTGale WarningKEY14 hr
Jan 29, 4:00 AM ESTWind Chill AdvisoryKEYMonroe29 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.