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SHORT TERM FORECAST

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL

131 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009



FLZ076>078-GMZ031>033-052>054-072>075-140815-

MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-FLORIDA BAY-

GULF SIDE OF THE LOWER KEYS OUT 20 NM-

GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-

OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-

CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-

WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST OUT 20 NM-

OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-

CRAIG KEY TO THE WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-

WEST END OF THE 7 MILE BRIDGE TO KEY WEST 20 TO 60 NM OUT-

KEY WEST TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 60 NM-

INCLUDING THE COMMUNITIES OF...KEY LARGO...MARATHON...KEY WEST

131 AM EST SAT FEB 14 2009



.NOW...

FOG CONTINUES IN THE LOWER KEYS. THE MORE WIDESPREAD FOG WITH

VISIBILITY LESS THAN A HALF MILE WILL BE MOST LIKELY BETWEEN KEY WEST

AND BIG COPPITT KEY...ESPECIALLY NEAR MILE MARKER 5. AREAS OF PATCHY

FOG ARE OCCURRING THROUGH THE REMAINDER OF THE LOWER KEYS. DRIVERS ON

THE OVERSEAS HIGHWAY SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION AND BE PREPARED FOR

RAPID CHANGES IN VISIBILITY...ESPECIALLY SOUTH OF MILE MARKER 10.

THE FOG ALSO PERSISTS ON KEYS WATERS. FOG WILL BE MOST LIKELY IN THE

GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS...OFFSHORE MAINLAND MONROE...AND

FROM BOCA GRANDE BANK TO DRY TORTUGAS. NAVIGATING IN FOG IS

ESPECIALLY CHALLENGING AND REQUIRES SPECIAL SKILLS. MARINERS SHOULD

BE AWARE OF THE PRESENCE OF THIS SEA FOG...AND BE READY TO AUGMENT

THEIR NAVIGATIONAL RADAR WATCH OR REDUCE SPEED IF NECESSARY.



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REMEMBER...A DENSE FOG ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE LOWER AND MIDDLE

KEYS...AND SURROUNDING WATERS.



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