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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
418 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-230930-  
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-  
418 AM EST SAT FEB 22 2025  
 
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND  
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.  
   
DAY ONE
 
TODAY AND TONIGHT.  
 
AN EXPANSIVE AND STRONG ARCTIC SURFACE HIGH PRESSURE WILL  
TRAVERSE ACROSS THE EASTERN UNITED STATES TODAY RESULTING IN  
FRESH TO STRONG NORTHEASTERLY BREEZES. AS A RESULT, SMALL CRAFT  
ADVISORIES REMAIN IN EFFECT FOR ALL THE FLORIDA KEYS COASTAL  
WATERS.  
 
MODERATE TO FRESH BREEZES WILL PERSIST THROUGH TONIGHT AND  
ADDITIONAL SMALL CRAFT ADVISORIES MAY BE REQUIRED FOR AT LEAST THE  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA  
   
DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN
 
SUNDAY THROUGH FRIDAY.  
 
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS ARE POSSIBLE MONDAY AFTERNOON ACROSS THE  
ISLAND CHAIN WITH THE RISK FOR THUNDERSTORMS CONTINUING ACROSS THE  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA INTO TUESDAY MORNING. THE PRIMARY HAZARDS WILL  
BE CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES, HEAVY DOWNPOURS, AND  
STRONG GUSTY WINDS.  
   
SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT
 
 
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT EXPECTED AT THIS TIME.  
 

 
 
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