Hazardous Weather Outlook
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Key West FL
427 AM EDT Tue May 18 2021
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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-
427 AM EDT Tue May 18 2021
This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Florida Keys and
adjacent coastal waters.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
Small Craft Advisories are in effect for all coastal waters.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
Isolated thunderstorms will be possible Wednesday through Thursday
night, with the primary hazards being cloud to surface lightning
strikes and locally gusty winds.
A Small Craft Advisory will likely be required for all coastal
waters through at least Friday, with winds 20 to 25 knots and
seas building up to 11 feet in the Straits of Florida.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated.
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Hazardous Weather Outlook for South Florida
National Weather Service Miami FL
333 PM EDT Tue May 18 2021
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Lake Okeechobee-Biscayne Bay-
Coastal waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Jupiter Inlet to Deerfield Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
Waters from Deerfield Beach to Ocean Reef FL from 20 to 60 NM
excluding the territorial waters of Bahamas-Glades-Hendry-
Inland Palm Beach-Metro Palm Beach-Coastal Collier-Inland Collier-
Inland Broward-Metro Broward-Inland Miami-Dade-Metro Miami-Dade-
Mainland Monroe-Coastal Palm Beach-Coastal Broward-Coastal Miami-
Dade-Far South Miami-Dade-
Coastal waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL out 20 NM-
Coastal waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee FL out 20 NM-
Waters from Chokoloskee to Bonita Beach FL from 20 to 60 NM-
333 PM EDT Tue May 18 2021
...Hazardous Beach Conditions Along the Atlantic Beaches...
...Hazardous Marine Conditions for Most South Florida Waters...
This hazardous weather outlook is for South Florida.
.DAY ONE...THIS AFTERNOON AND TONIGHT
Rip Currents: There is a High Risk of rip currents along all Atlantic
Beaches.
Hazardous Marine Conditions: Poor marine conditions are expected as
easterly winds increase and seas begin to build, first across the
Atlantic this afternoon with conditions across the Biscayne Bay and
the Gulf waters deteriorating tonight. Small Craft Advisories are in
effect.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...WEDNESDAY THROUGH MONDAY
Hazardous marine conditions expected over South Florida waters
through the end of the week.
Windy conditions are possible along the immediate Atlantic Coast
where some wind gusts may approach the 30 to 35mph range later this
week.
High Risk of Rip Currents along the east coast beaches through the
end of the week.
A few thunderstorms will return through the second half of the
workweek, especially along and south of Alligator Alley where the
best moisture will reside.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
Spotter activation is not anticipated at this time.
For more information...visit the National Weather Service in
Miami website at www.weather.gov/miami.
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