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COASTAL HAZARD MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
125 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

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MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
125 PM EDT FRI OCT 16 2009

...MINOR STREET FLOODING EXPECTED FROM PERIGEAN TIDES...

A LUNAR PERIGEE...WHICH OCCURRED A FEW DAYS AGO...IS RESULTING IN TIDE
LEVELS HIGHER THAN NORMALLY SEEN IN THE FLORIDA KEYS. MINOR TIDAL
OVERFLOW WILL OCCUR AT SOME LOCATIONS IN THE KEYS DURING THE TIME OF
HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. WATER LEVELS JUST BELOW 3 FEET
ABOVE MEAN LOWER LOW WATER ARE EXPECTED A COUPLE OF HOURS ON EITHER
SIDE OF THE TIMES OF HIGH TIDE THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT. THESE WATER
LEVELS WILL CAUSE MINOR STREET FLOODING THIS EVENING INTO TONIGHT.
HOWEVER...NO ROADS WILL BE IMPASSABLE.

AT KEY WEST HARBOR...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 916 PM THIS EVENING.

AT VACA CUT...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 805 PM THIS EVENING.

AT WHALE HARBOR CHANNEL...HIGH TIDE WILL OCCUR AT 813 PM THIS EVENING.

MAXIMUM TIDAL CURRENT SPEED WILL EXCEED 3 KNOTS IN SOME CHANNELS
BETWEEN TIMES OF HIGH AND LOW TIDE. A FEW OF THE CHANNELS WITH
THE HIGHEST CURRENT SPEED INCLUDE MOSER CHANNEL...BAHIA HONDA
CHANNEL...AND THE KEY WEST SHIPPING CHANNEL NEAR FORT ZACHARY
TAYLOR STATE PARK.

PLEASE REPORT COASTAL FLOODING TO YOUR FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL
WEATHER SERVICE OFFICE. DIAL 305-295-1316 EXTENSION 3.

ADDITIONAL STATEMENTS WILL BE ISSUED AS NEEDED CONCERNING THESE
ABOVE NORMAL TIDES.

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