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Small Craft Advisory 14, NWS Key West, FL

March 15, 2023

NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Mar 15, 2023, 4:19 AM EDT. It was in force for 17 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Mar 15, 2023, 4:19 AM EDT (08:19 UTC)
Expired
Mar 15, 2023, 9:12 PM EDT
In force
17 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 Mar 14, 5:23 PM EDT, 10 hours 56 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Mar 14, 5:23 PM EDT, 10 hours 56 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Mar 14, 4:22 AM EDT, 23 hours 57 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Key West FL
422 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-150930-
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-
422 AM EDT Tue Mar 14 2023

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

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible today and tonight. The
primary hazards will be lightning and locally gusty winds.

Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Wednesday through Monday.

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible Saturday night and Sunday.
The primary hazards will be lightning and locally gusty winds.

Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Mar 14, 8:33 PM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY42 min
Mar 15, 4:04 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY41 min
Mar 15, 4:10 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY50 min
Mar 15, 4:45 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY45 min
Mar 15, 5:28 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY47 min
Mar 15, 9:59 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY46 min
Mar 15, 10:43 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY62 min
Mar 15, 11:11 AM EDTSpecial Marine WarningKEY50 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.