SPS for the Keys

SOUTH FLORIDA WEATHER UPDATE:

New Event for Mainland Monroe County

SPS valid from Aug 25 6:25 PM to 8:30 PM EDT

Sent to SMS and E-Mail at Aug 25 6:25 PM EDT

Radar Time: Aug 25 2012 6:35 PM EDT

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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
625 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

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FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY 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-
625 PM EDT SAT AUG 25 2012

...SHOWERS WITH STRONG WINDS OVER THE FLORIDA STRAITS...

THROUGH 730 PM...NUMEROUS SHOWERS WITH A FEW EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS
WILL MOVE WEST-SOUTHWESTWARD AT 30 TO 35 KNOTS...MAINLY OVER THE
FLORIDA STRAITS AND HAWK CHANNEL SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE AND LOWER KEYS.
SCATTERED OTHER SHOWERS WILL BE OVER THE NEARSHORE GULF AND BAY
WATERS OF THE FLORIDA KEYS. 

THE HEAVIEST ACTIVITY IS CURRENTLY SITUATED ALONG A LINE BETWEEN 10
NM SOUTH OF TENNESSEE REEF LIGHT...EXTENDING TO THE SOUTHWEST...TO 50
NM SOUTH OF THE VANDENBERG WRECK. MARINERS CAN EXPECT WIND GUSTS OF
40 TO 50 KNOTS...BLINDING DOWNPOURS...VERY ROUGH AND CONFUSED
SEAS...AND OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES NEAR ANY OF THESE SHOWERS AND
THUNDERSTORMS.