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Gale Watch 2, NWS Key West, FL

January 30, 2026

NWS Key West, FL issued this gale watch at Jan 30, 2026, 10:13 AM EST. It took effect at Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 AM EST. It was in force for 60 min.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Jan 30, 2026, 10:13 AM EST (15:13 UTC)
In effect from
Jan 31, 2026, 4:00 AM EST
Expired
Jan 31, 2026, 5:00 AM EST
In force
60 min
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this gale watch 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 gale watch went out at Jan 30, 6:13 AM EST, 4 hours earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Jan 30, 6:13 AM EST, 4 hours before
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The office that day

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

IssuedProductOfficeCountiesLasted
Jan 30, 5:04 AM ESTGale WatchKEY5 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.