There are currently no active warnings or advisories for Big Pine Key, Florida.
Hazardous Weather Outlook
805 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012
THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND ADJACENT
COASTAL WATERS.
.DAY ONE...TONIGHT
ISOLATED THUNDERSTORMS WILL IMPACT THE FLORIDA KEYS...AS WELL AS THE
NEARSHORE AND OFFSHORE WATERS SURROUNDING THE ISLAND CHAIN. THE
PRIMARY THUNDERSTORM HAZARDS WILL BE WIND GUSTS NEAR 35 KNOTS AND
CLOUD TO SURFACE LIGHTNING STRIKES. LIGHTNING CAN STRIKE NEAR ANY
THUNDERSTORM. WHEN LIGHTNING THREATENS...GO TO A SAFER LOCATION
WITHOUT HESITATION.
.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...THURSDAY THROUGH TUESDAY
ISOLATED TO SCATTERED THUNDERSTORMS ARE EXPECTED. THE PRIMARY HAZARD
WILL BE LIGHTNING.
.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...
SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.
There are currently no Special Weather Statements Big Pine Key, Florida.
Shortterm Forecast
FLZ077-078-GMZ032-033-043-044-053-054-073-074-310130-
MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
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-
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 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 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-
INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...MARATHON...KEY WEST
825 PM EDT WED MAY 30 2012
.NOW...
THROUGH 930 PM...SCATTERED SCATTERED SHOWERS AND A FEW THUNDERSTORMS
WILL CONTINUE TO DRIFT NORTHEAST AROUND 5 MPH FROM THE MIDDLE KEYS TO
REBECCA SHOAL...AND THE ADJACENT NEARSHORE GULF WATERS. THE STRONGER
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE DANGEROUS LIGHTNING STRIKES...WIND GUSTS
UP TO 35 MPH AND REDUCE VISIBILITY TO BELOW 2 MILES IN HEAVY RAIN.
ISLAND LOCATIONS FROM BIG PINE KEY THROUGH MARATHON WILL BE MOST
LIKELY TO RECEIVE A PERIOD OF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAIN AS SHOWERS TRACK
ACROSS THE ISLAND CHAIN.