Alert archive / Florida / Wind Advisories in 2023
Wind Advisory 4, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this wind advisory at Dec 16, 2023, 10:58 AM EST for Monroe County, Florida. It was in force for 17 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Dec 16, 2023, 10:58 AM EST (15:58 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 17, 2023, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 17 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 16:00 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
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The nearest sounding before it
Miami, FL (KMFL), launched 12:00Z, 4.0 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.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 311 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- -1 J/kg
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 588 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 32 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 11 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- 69 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted.
830 WWUS72 KKEY 161558 NPWKEY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1058 AM EST Sat Dec 16 2023 FLZ076>078-170000- /O.NEW.KKEY.WI.Y.0004.231216T1558Z-231217T0400Z/ Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1058 AM EST Sat Dec 16 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 11 PM EST THIS EVENING... * WHAT...Southeast winds 20 to 25 mph, with frequent gusts near 40 mph. * WHERE...Florida Keys. * WHEN...Until 11 PM EST 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, holiday decorations, and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. && $$ CLR
2 follow-up statements
200 WWUS72 KKEY 170333 NPWKEY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1033 PM EST Sat Dec 16 2023 FLZ076>078-170900- /O.EXT.KKEY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-231217T0900Z/ Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 1033 PM EST Sat Dec 16 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WHAT...South winds around 20 to 25 mph with gusts 35 to 40 mph. * WHERE...Florida Keys. * WHEN...Until early Sunday morning. * IMPACTS...A Wind Advisory means that sustained winds of 30 to 39 mph, or frequent gusts in excess of 35 mph are expected. Winds this strong can make driving difficult, especially for high profile vehicles. Wind gusts along the Overseas Highway will be highest on bridges and overpasses. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Motorists should be alert for sudden gusts of wind, especially on bridges, which may cause you to lose control of your vehicle. Use extra caution. Residents should secure trash cans, lawn furniture, holiday decorations, and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. && $$
393 WWUS72 KKEY 170916 NPWKEY URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 416 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 FLZ076>078-171600- /O.EXP.KKEY.WI.Y.0004.000000T0000Z-231217T0900Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.WI.Y.0005.231217T1200Z-231217T1600Z/ Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys- Including the Communities of Key Largo, Marathon, and Key West 416 AM EST Sun Dec 17 2023 ...WIND ADVISORY IN EFFECT THIS MORNING... * WHAT...South winds of 20 to 25 mph with gusts near 35 mph expected this morning. * WHERE...Florida Keys. * WHEN...Until 11 AM EST this morning. * 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, holiday decorations, and other loose or lightweight outdoor objects. && $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 15, 10:35 PM EST | Small Craft Advisory | KEY | 21 hr | |
| Dec 16, 6:51 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 54 min | |
| Dec 16, 8:34 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 26 min | |
| Dec 16, 8:41 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 34 min | |
| Dec 16, 9:09 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 36 min | |
| Dec 16, 9:16 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 29 min | |
| Dec 16, 10:15 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 30 min | |
| Dec 16, 10:39 AM EST | Gale Warning | KEY | 17 hr | |
| Dec 16, 10:56 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 34 min | |
| Dec 16, 11:07 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 23 min | |
| Dec 16, 4:01 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 29 min | |
| Dec 16, 4:03 PM EST | Special Weather Statement | KEY | 27 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.