Key West, FL Hazardous Weather Outlook

Key West, Florida

HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
Issue Date: 600 AM EDT THU SEP 4 2008
Expiration: 600 AM EDT FRI SEP 05 2008

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IN EFFECT FOR THE ATLANTIC
WATERS SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER FLORIDA KEYS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

NORTHEAST WINDS OF 15 TO 20 KNOTS ARE EXPECTED ACROSS THE WATERS
SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS TODAY...DUE TO THE PRESSURE
GRADIENT BETWEEN TROPICAL CYCLONE HANNA NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN
BAHAMAS...AND HIGH PRESSURE OVER THE EASTERN GULF. THESE WINDS WILL
MAINTAIN SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET BEYOND THE REEF...WITH THE HIGHEST SEAS
LIKELY WELL OFFSHORE AND IN THE GULF STREAM. A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY
FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS POSTED. HANNA IS FORECAST TO MOVE NORTHWEST
THROUGH THE EASTERN BAHAMAS TODAY AND TONIGHT...WITH NO OTHER
WEATHER IMPACTS EXPECTED FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...FRIDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY

MAJOR HURRICANE IKE...CURRENTLY OVER THE WEST CENTRAL ATLANTIC
OCEAN...IS FORECAST TO BE NEAR THE SOUTHEASTERN BAHAMAS BY SUNDAY
NIGHT...THEN MOVE WEST OR NORTHWEST THROUGH THE BAHAMAS ON MONDAY.
LARGE FORECAST ERRORS ARE POSSIBLE AT THESE LONG TIME RANGES...SO
THERE IS CONSIDERABLE UNCERTAINTY AS TO THE EVENTUAL TRACK OF IKE
EARLY NEXT WEEK. IT IS TOO EARLY TO DETERMINE WHAT LAND AREAS MIGHT
EVENTUALLY BE AFFECTED BY IKE. INTERESTS IN THE FLORIDA KEYS SHOULD
CONTINUE TO MONITOR THE LATEST ADVISORIES FROM THE NATIONAL HURRICANE
CENTER THROUGH THE WEEKEND.

OTHERWISE...ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE FROM
SATURDAY THROUGH WEDNESDAY. THE PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE
DANGEROUS CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES AND GUSTY WINDS.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.