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SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
952 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-271600-
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
952 AM EDT MON AUG 27 2012
...STRONG WINDS CONTINUE ACROSS THE FLORIDA KEYS...
AT 945 AM EDT...THE CENTER OF TROPICAL STORM ISAAC WAS LOCATED
APPROXIMATELY 245 MILES TO THE WEST NORTHWEST OF KEY WEST. DESPITE
THE LARGE SEPARATION BETWEEN THE CENTER OF ISAAC AND THE FLORIDA
KEYS...TROPICAL STORM FORCE GUSTS CONTINUE.
ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN AND SURROUNDING COASTAL WATERS...STREAMS OF
SHOWERS WILL RACE NORTHWARD...DELIVERING SHORT BUT REPEATED SPELLS
OF LIGHT TO MODERATE RAIN AND GUSTY SOUTH SOUTHEASTERLY WINDS. WINDS
WILL AVERAGE 35 TO 40 MPH AT AREA CMAN STATIONS...WITH GUSTS AROUND
45 MPH. MOST OF THE SHOWER ACTIVITY IS LOCATED ALONG A SWAT EXTENDING
FROM THE EASTERN UPPER KEYS...TO THE OUTER STRAITS OFF OF LONG KEY.
OTHER BANDS WILL BE LOCATED NEAR THE SEVEN MILE BRIDGE...AND NEAR THE
DRY TORTUGAS.
OVER THE LAST HOUR...ALL OF OUR MARINE REPORTING STATIONS GUSTED TO
AROUND 45 MPH...WHILE ISLAND STATIONS WERE ALL GUSTING TO 35 TO 45
MPH. WINDS WILL GRADUALLY DIMINISH THROUGH TODAY AS ISAAC PULLS
FURTHER AWAY FROM THE ISLAND CHAIN.
VISIT OUR OBSERVATIONS LINK ON OUR WEB PAGE FOR MORE
INFORMATION...AND STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE LATEST
STATEMENTS, WARNINGS, AND CANCELLATIONS FROM THE NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE IN KEY WEST.
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