MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE TAMPA BAY AREA - RUSKIN FL
1159 AM EST MON FEB 6 2012
GMZ856-876-061830-
1159 AM EST MON FEB 6 2012
...SHOWERS WITH GUSTY WINDS APPROACHING THE WATERS...
AT 1147 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED
HEAVY SHOWERS...PRODUCING STRONG WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS FROM 44 NM
NORTHEAST OF FORT MYERS BEACH TO BONITA BEACH...MOVING NORTHWEST AT
20 KNOTS.
MARINERS CAN EXPECT GUSTY WINDS UP TO 33 KNOTS AND LOCALLY ROUGH
SEAS. BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR UNTIL THESE GUSTY SHOWERS
PASS.
LAT...LON 2623 8216 2638 8260 2694 8240 2695 8232
2687 8231 2681 8219 2694 8219 2694 8213
2700 8212 2694 8205 2689 8208 2691 8204
2688 8203 2673 8207 2656 8204 2648 8197
2646 8188 2649 8188 2635 8183
$$
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
1156 AM EST MON FEB 6 2012
AMZ650-651-670-061800-
1156 AM EST MON FEB 6 2012
...MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 PM EST...
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
COASTAL WATERS FROM BOYNTON BEACH TO FORT LAUDERDALE BEACH AND
OUT 15 NM
AT 1155 AM EST...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A
BAND OF SHOWERS AND AN EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORM...CAPABLE OF PRODUCING
WINDS OF UP TO 33 KNOTS ABOUT OVER SEA RANCH LAKES...MOVING
NORTHEAST AT 10 TO 15 KNOTS.
STRONG GUSTY WINDS AND INCREASING WAVES ARE LIKELY. BOATERS...
ESPECIALLY THOSE UNDER SAIL...SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY...
UNTIL CONDITIONS IMPROVE.
LAT...LON 2602 7996 2604 8009 2611 8012 2610 8012
2611 8013 2612 8011 2613 8013 2616 8012
2616 8011 2627 8008 2653 8005 2646 7973
$$
MJB
HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK FOR SOUTH FLORIDA
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE MIAMI FL
514 AM EST MON FEB 6 2012
AMZ610-630-FLZ063-066>075-168-172>174-070200-
LAKE OKEECHOBEE-BISCAYNE BAY-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-
514 AM EST MON FEB 6 2012
...LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN POSSIBLE...
...SLIGHT RISK OF THUNDERSTORMS...
...SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS PALM BEACHES...
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR SOUTH FLORIDA.
.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT
THUNDERSTORMS: THERE IS A SLIGHT CHANCE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH
OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES.
FLOODING: LOCALLY HEAVY RAIN IS POSSIBLE...WHICH WILL LEAD TO A
SLIGHT RISK FOR PONDING OF WATER IN THE TYPICALLY POOR DRAINAGE
AREAS.
WIND: A FEW STRONG GUSTS WILL BE POSSIBLE IN AND AROUND ANY
THUNDERSTORMS THAT DEVELOP.
RIP CURRENTS: ONSHORE WINDS COMBINED WITH 1 TO 3 FOOT SURF WILL
LEAD TO A SLIGHT RISK OF RIP CURRENTS ALONG THE PALM BEACH COUNTY
COAST.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED SHOWERS WILL REMAIN IN THE FORECAST THROUGH
THE MID-WEEK PERIOD AS A FRONTAL BOUNDARY BECOMES POSITIONED OVER
SOUTH FLORIDA. TEMPERATURES WILL REMAIN ABOVE AVERAGE.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED, HOWEVER INDIVIDUAL
SPOTTERS ARE ENCOURAGED TO REPORT FLOODING AND HIGH WIND TO THE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE FORECAST OFFICE IN MIAMI..
FOR MORE INFORMATION...VISIT THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN
MIAMI WEBSITE AT WWW.WEATHER.GOV/MIAMI.
$$
SHORT TERM FORECAST
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1201 PM EST MON FEB 6 2012
FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-061815-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO
5 FATHOMS-
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-
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-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST
1201 PM EST MON FEB 6 2012
.NOW...
THROUGH 200 PM...A DECREASE IN THE AREAL COVERAGE OF LIGHT TO
MODERATE RAINFALL WITH EMBEDDED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND ISOLATED
THUNDERSTORMS IS ANTICIPATED ACROSS THE OUTER EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS
BEYOND 40 NM OFFSHORE OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. ELSEWHERE ON THE
WATERS...ISOLATED SHOWERS WILL BE FOUND IN THE WESTERN FLORIDA
STRAITS MAINLY BEYOND 40 NM SOUTH OF AMERICAN SHOAL LIGHT TO DRY
TORTUGAS LIGHT. A FEW LIGHT RAIN SHOWERS WILL STILL IMPACT PORTIONS OF
THE LOWER AND UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...WITH NO ADDITIONAL MEASURABLE
RAINFALL EXPECTED. OUT ON THE DISTANT EASTERN FLORIDA STRAITS...THE
STRONGER SHOWERS WILL DELIVER BRIEF PERIODS OF MODERATE TO HEAVY
RAINFALL...ISOLATED WIND GUSTS AROUND 25 KNOTS...AND A FEW
LIGHTNING STRIKES.
$$
FUTTERMAN