Thursday, December 20, 2018

SPECIAL WEATHER STATEMENT MONROE

FLZ077-078-202130-
Monroe Lower Keys FL-Monroe Middle Keys FL-
338 PM EST THU DEC 20 2018

...SIGNIFICANT WEATHER ADVISORY FOR LOWER KEYS IN MONROE AND MIDDLE
KEYS IN MONROE COUNTIES UNTIL 430 PM EST...

At 333 PM EST, Doppler radar was tracking a squall with embedded 
strong thunderstorms along a line extending from 20 miles west of 
Northwest Cape Sable to 37 miles south of Boca Grande Key. The line 
was tracking east at 30 mph.

Winds in excess of 45 mph will be possible with these storms, and a 
few lightning strikes.

Locations impacted include...
Key West, Marathon, Bahia Honda Channel Bridge, Seven Mile Bridge,
East End Of Seven Mile Bridge, Big Coppitt Key, Boca Chica Channel
Bridge, Niles Channel Bridge, Spanish Harbor Channel Bridge and Boca
Chica.

This includes US 1 between mile markers 0 and 64. 

This squall is expected to reach Key West by 345 pm, then 
track up the Keys to Marathon around 500 pm.

A Severe Thunderstorm Watch remains in effect until 900 PM EST for
Florida.

LAT...LON 2452 8193 2467 8179 2473 8168 2470 8162
2478 8159 2483 8148 2480 8128 2471 8127
2470 8127 2469 8120 2473 8117 2483 8085
2476 8089 2466 8106 2469 8118 2464 8123
2459 8139 2461 8143 2453 8171
TIME...MOT...LOC 2033Z 263DEG 42KT 2526 8150 2401 8212

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