WHUS42 KKEY 192227
CFWKEY
COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
627 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
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MONROE UPPER KEYS-
627 PM EDT TUE AUG 19 2008
...MINOR TIDAL FLOODING EXPECTED THIS EVENING ON THE BAY SIDE IN THE
FAR UPPER KEYS...
STRONG WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS HAVE PERSISTED ACROSS FLORIDA BAY
THROUGHOUT TODAY...AS TROPICAL STORM FAY MOVES SLOWLY NORTHWARD
ACROSS MAINLAND SOUTH FLORIDA. THESE WINDS HAVE PILED UP WATER IN THE
EASTERN END OF FLORIDA BAY. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING HAS BEEN REPORTED
ALONG THE BAY SIDE AT BLACKWATER SOUND...TARPON BASIN AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND...WITH WATER REPORTED IN THE STREETS AT STILLWATER POINT.
THE WEST SOUTHWEST WINDS ACROSS FLORIDA BAY ARE EXPECTED TO SLOWLY
DIMINISH TONIGHT. MINOR TIDAL FLOODING WILL LIKELY CONTINUE ON THE
BAY SIDE OF THE FAR UPPER KEYS THROUGH THE TIME OF HIGH TIDE TONIGHT.
AT ROCK HARBOR...HIGH TIDE TONIGHT WILL OCCUR AT 1141 PM.
IN ADDITION...MAXIMUM TIDAL CURRENT SPEED WILL APPROACH 3 KNOTS IN
SOME OF THE CHANNELS BETWEEN THE FLORIDA BAY AND THE SOUNDS ALONG THE
UPPER KEYS BETWEEN TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE.
PLEASE REPORT OBSERVED TIDAL FLOODING TO THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
OFFICE IN KEY WEST...BY DIALING 295-1316 EXTENSION 3.
ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED CONCERNING THESE ABOVE
NORMAL WATER LEVELS. STAY TUNED TO NOAA WEATHER RADIO FOR THE
LATEST INFORMATION.
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JACOBSON