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Wind Advisory 3, NWS Key West, FL

March 12, 2022Monroe County, Florida

NWS Key West, FL issued this wind advisory at Mar 12, 2022, 3:55 PM EST for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 5 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 12, 2022, 3:55 PM EST (20:55 UTC)
Expired
Mar 12, 2022, 8:56 PM EST
In force
5 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 20:59 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 12:00Z, 8.9 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 12:00Z on 2022-03-12Temperature and dew point through the depth of the atmosphere, with the mixed-layer parcel. CAPE 932 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 12:00Z on 2022-03-12The wind through the lowest 10 kilometers. Zero to 1 km storm-relative helicity 118 square meters per square second.193958Sfc1 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
932 J/kg
Mixed-layer CIN
-43 J/kg
Mixed-layer LCL
708 m above ground
0-6 km bulk shear
40 kt
0-1 km storm-relative helicity
118 m²/s²
0-3 km storm-relative helicity
211 m²/s²
Significant tornado parameter
0.5
Supercell composite
3.5

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The text

As transmitted.

663 
WWUS72 KKEY 122055
NPWKEY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
355 PM EST Sat Mar 12 2022

FLZ076>078-130400-
/O.NEW.KKEY.WI.Y.0003.220312T2055Z-220313T0400Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
355 PM EST Sat Mar 12 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS EVENING...

* WHAT...Northwest winds near 25 mph with frequent gusts of 35 to
  40 mph.

* WHERE...Florida Keys.

* WHEN...Through late this evening.

* 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.

&&

$$
1 follow-up statement
613 
WWUS72 KKEY 130156
NPWKEY

URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
856 PM EST Sat Mar 12 2022

FLZ076>078-130300-
/O.CAN.KKEY.WI.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-220313T0400Z/
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West
856 PM EST Sat Mar 12 2022

...WIND ADVISORY IS CANCELLED...

Winds have finally eased some in wake of the late afternoon squall
passge. Therefore, the Wind Advisory has been cancelled.

$$

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 12, 10:00 AM ESTSmall Craft AdvisoryKEY71 hr
Mar 12, 12:46 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY59 min
Mar 12, 1:43 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY62 min
Mar 12, 2:37 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY53 min
Mar 12, 3:12 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementKEY33 min
Mar 12, 3:21 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY54 min
Mar 12, 3:30 PM ESTSpecial Weather StatementKEY45 min
Mar 12, 4:08 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY52 min
Mar 12, 4:18 PM ESTGale WarningKEY5 hr
Mar 12, 5:04 PM ESTSpecial Marine WarningKEY71 min

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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.