ACUS72 KKEY 051952 PSHKEY POST TROPICAL CYCLONE REPORT...HURRICANE SANDY NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 300 PM EDT MON NOV 5 2012 NOTE: THE DATA SHOWN HERE ARE PRELIMINARY....AND SUBJECT TO UPDATES AND CORRECTIONS AS APPROPRIATE. THIS REPORT INCLUDES EVENTS OCCURRING WHEN WATCHES AND/OR WARNINGS WERE IN EFFECT...OR WHEN SIGNIFICANT FLOODING ASSOCIATED WITH ISAAC OR ITS REMNANTS WAS AFFECTING THE AREA. COUNTIES INCLUDED...MONROE A. LOWEST SEA LEVEL PRESSURE/MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WINDS AND PEAK GUSTS --------------------------------------------------------------------- METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IS 10 METERS AND WIND AVERAGING IS 2 MINUTES --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) -------------------------------------------------------------------- KNQX-NAVAL AIR STATION KEY WEST BOCA CHICA KEY, FL 24.58 -81.69 1002.9 26/1953 040/025 25/1935 040/039 25/1935 KMTH-MARATHON FLORIDA KEYS AIRPORT, FL 24.73 -81.05 1001.6 26/1953 030/032 25/1839 030/041 25/1838 REMARKS: NON-METAR OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) --------------------------------------------------------------------- WF35504-USCG SECTOR KEY WEST WEATHERFLOW 24.57 -81.80 ----- --/---- 314/027 27/1950 055/034 25/0410 CW0925-CUDJOE KEY CWOP 24.65 -81.48 ----- --/---- 338/035 25/1401 016/050 25/1411 CW0924-RAMROD KEY FKAA PUMP STATION CWOP 24.66 -81.41 1001.4 26/1951 025/020 25/1911 025/037 25/1911 DW8495-RAMROD KEY 0.7 SE CWOP 24.65 -81.41 ----- --/---- 315/024 27/1852 022/036 25/1912 VCAF1-VACA KEY NOS TIDE GAUGE 24.71 -81.11 1002.0 26/1954 040/033 25/1842 040/041 25/1842 DW5073-CURRY HAMMOCK STATE PARK CWOP 24.74 -80.98 1000.7 26/1943 351/022 25/2323 333/036 26/0003 WF504-MARATHON KEY WEATHERFLOW 24.74 -80.98 ----- --/---- 035/024 25/2340 061/038 25/1420 CW0922-LONG KEY FKAA PUMP STATION CWOP 24.84 -80.79 1000.1 26/1931 ---/035 25/1401 ---/050 25/1411 DW1872-ISLAMORADA FIRE RESCUE STATION 20 CWOP 24.92 -80.64 999.0 26/1943 360/024 26/2203 030/035 25/1353 WF999-UPPER MATECUMBE KEY WEATHERFLOW 24.92 -80.64 ----- --/---- 343/028 26/2210 035/042 25/1945 WF102-SOUTH KEY LARGO WEATHERFLOW 25.10 -80.43 ----- --/---- 018/022 25/2250 018/038 25/2250 REMARKS: ANEMOMETER ELEVATION DATA OTHER THAN 10M / 33 FT DW8495 RAMROD KEY 26 FT AGL VCAF1 VACA KEY NOS TIDE GAUGE 21 FT AGL CW0922 LONG KEY FKAA CWOP 50 FT AGL WF999 UPPER MATECUMBE KEY WEATHERFLOW 60 FT AGL WF102 SOUTH KEY LARGO WEATHERFLOW 60 FT AGL B. MARINE OBSERVATIONS... NOTE: ANEMOMETER HEIGHT IN METERS AND WIND AVERAGING PERIOD IN MINUTES INDICATED UNDER MAXIMUM SUSTAINED WIND IF KNOWN --------------------------------------------------------------------- LOCATION ID MIN DATE/ MAX DATE/ PEAK DATE/ LAT LON PRES TIME SUST TIME GUST TIME DEG DECIMAL (MB) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) (KT) (UTC) -------------------------------------------------------------------- WF76402-SMITH SHOAL LIGHT WEATHERFLOW 24.72 -81.92 ----- --/---- 032/035 25/2210 032/043 25/2210 SMKF1-SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT CMAN 24.63 -81.11 1002.1 26/0900 030/035 26/0100 050/048 27/0244 LONF1-LONG KEY LIGHT CMAN 24.84 -80.86 1001.4 26/2000 020/029 26/0000 040/042 25/1405 MLRF1-MOLASSES REEF LIGHT CMAN 25.01 -80.38 999.7 26/2000 050/039 25/2000 050/059 25/1916 NFBF1-NORTHWEST FLORIDA BAY UNIV OF S FLORIDA COMPS - I 25.08 -81.92 1001.3 26/2006 350/025 26/1654 350/034 26/1654 REMARKS: NFBF1 OBSERVATIONS BEGAN 26/1300 UTC AFTER DATA OUTAGE. ANEMOMETER ELEVATION DATA WF76402-SMITH SHOAL LIGHT 63 FT AMSL SMKF1-SOMBERO KEY LIGHT 159 FT AMSL LONF1-LONG KEY LIGHT 23 FT AMSL MLRF1-MOLASSES REEF LIGHT 52 FT AMSL NFBF1-NORTHWEST FLORIDA BAY 18 FT AMSL SMKF1-SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT MAX 10-MIN 041/041 AT 25/1850 SMKF1-SOMBRERO KEY LIGHT ADDITIONAL PEAK GUSTS 050/051 AT 25/1844 040/051 AT 25/2044 020/051 AT 25/2202 LONF1-LONG KEY LIGHT CMAN MAX 10-MIN 049/032 AT 25/1410 MAX 10-MIN 033/032 AT 25/2030 MAX 10-MIN 022/032 AT 25/2330 MLRF1-MOLASSES REEF LIGHT CMAN MAX 10-MIN 053/043 AT 25/1930 C. STORM TOTAL RAINFALL FROM 0400 UTC OCT 24 UNTIL 1500 UTC OCT 26 --------------------------------------------------------------------- CITY/TOWN COUNTY ID RAINFALL LAT LON (IN) DEG DECIMAL -------------------------------------------------------------------- REMARKS: ALL RAINFALL TOTALS IN MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA WERE UNDER 2 INCHES. D. INLAND FLOODING... --------------------------------------------------------------------- MONROE COUNTY FLORIDA KEYS...NO RAINFALL-INDUCED FLOODING ISSUES REPORTED. --------------------------------------------------------------------- E. MAXIMUM STORM SURGE AND STORM TIDE... OFFICIAL TIDE GAUGES NOTED WITH LEADING G --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY CITY/TOWN SURGE TIDE DATE/ BEACH OR LOCATION (FT) (FT) TIME EROSION --------------------------------------------------------------------- MONROE G KEY WEST-HARBOR 0.83 3.05 30/0224 NONE 24.55 -81.81 MONROE G MARATHON-VACA KEY 1.55 2.71 30/0342 NONE 24.71 -81.11 MONROE LITTLE BLACKWATER ---- 2.83 29/0500 NONE 25.21 -80.43 MONROE BLACKWATER SOUND ---- 3.00 29/0500 NONE 25.18 -80.44 MONROE DUCK KEY (FL BAY) ---- 2.84 29/0400 NONE 25.18 -80.49 MONROE BUTTERNUT KEY ---- 2.87 29/0300 NONE 25.09 -80.52 MONROE WHIPRAY BASIN ---- 2.38 30/1000 NONE 25.08 -80.73 MONROE BOB ALLEN KEY ---- 2.58 29/0200 NONE 25.03 -80.68 MONROE MURRAY KEY ---- 2.44 30/0700 NONE 25.10 -80.94 MONROE JOHNSON KEY ---- 2.32 27/0200 NONE 25.05 -80.90 MONROE LITTLE RABBIT KEY ---- 2.54 30/0800 NONE 24.98 -80.83 MONROE PETERSON KEY ---- 2.59 30/0200 NONE 24.92 -80.75 KEY WEST... REMARKS: STORM TIDE PROVIDED IN FEET MLLW KEY WEST MAX TIDE 1.29 FT NAVD88 MARATHON MAX TIDE 1.37 FT NAVD88 NON-NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICES GAUGES OPERATED BY THE EVERGLADES NATIONAL PARK WATER QUALITY NETWORK. VALUES ABOVE 2.0 FT MLLW ARE ASSOCIATED WITH INUNDATION ABOVE DOCKS AND LOWEST STREETS IN THE VICINITY. KEY WEST MAX SURGE 0.93 FT (TIDE 1.18 FT MLLW) AT 30/0800Z MARATHON MAX SURGE 1.65 FT (TIDE 2.29 FT MLLW) AT 28/1536Z F. TORNADOES... --------------------------------------------------------------------- (DIST)CITY/TOWN COUNTY DATE/ EF SCALE LAT LON (DEG DECIMAL TIME(UTC) (IF KNOWN) DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- NONE REPORTED G. STORM IMPACTS BY COUNTY... --------------------------------------------------------------------- COUNTY DEATHS INJURIES EVACUATIONS DESCRIPTION --------------------------------------------------------------------- MONROE 0 0 0 A COUPLE TREES WERE DOWNED ONTO POWER LINES...INCLUDING ONE IN NEW TOWN KEY WEST AND ALONG CARD SOUND ROAD. POWER OUTAGES WERE LIMITED TO A FEW CUSTOMERS IN THE LOWER AND MIDDLE FLORIDA KEYS... WITH OVER 500 CUSTOMERS WITHOUT POWER IN VICINITY OF KEY LARGO. STRONG NORTHWEST WINDS ON THE SOUTHWEST PORTION OF HURRICANE SANDY'S CIRCULATION CAUSED ABOVE NORMAL TIDES...RESULTING IN MINOR STREET FLOODING OF 3 TO 6 INCHES DEPTH ON THE LOWEST EXPOSED STREETS IN KEY WEST...UPPER SUGARLOAF KEY AND NORTHERN WATERFRONT PROPERTIES IN BIG PINE KEY. AS WINDS SHIFTED TO WESTERLY...STORM TIDES INCREASED ACROSS EASTERN FLORIDA BAY RESULTING IN INUNDATION OF THE LOWEST STREETS FROM MILE MARKER 101 THROUGH 108 BAYSIDE OF 6 TO 12 INCHES DEPTH. TIDES GENERALLY PEAKED NEAR THE FULL MOON SPRING TIDE THE EVENINGS OF OCTOBER 29TH AND THE 30TH. INUNDATION CONTINUED NEAR HIGH TIDE ALONG THE BAYSIDE OF KEY LARGO THROUGH EARLY SATURDAY MORNING...NOVEMBER 3RD. $$ LEGEND: I-INCOMPLETE DATA E-ESTIMATED RIZZO