Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 19 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
This alert expired on 13 September 2026 at 00:15 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 12 at 7:45PM EDT until September 12 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Urban PEI: 25,755 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
How we know
2 recorded sources include NOAA; independence is not established by this count.
Our own score for this event is 28 out of 100.
This is our versioned heuristic index, not source severity or a calibrated probability. Urban PEI does not count unique people.
Computed under scoring rules v4. Rows carrying other versions were judged by different rules and are not directly comparable.
Event Data
| Type | Severe Weather |
| Severity | Medium |
| Calamity Score (ours) | 28 / 100 |
| Legacy data-support index | 0.86/1 |
| Coordinates | 24.9709, -81.9730 |
| Nearest City | Key West (50 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 25.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-12T23:45:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.ee5775d778ce308bc3603bae9556991419aef9b7.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v4 (historical). Heuristic priority, not calibrated probability, predictive accuracy or damage. The legacy data-support index combines assigned source support and field availability. Urban PEI is distance-weighted and does not count unique people; zero does not establish that nobody is present. Model cards.
Source and revision timeline
Source: noaa. Occurrence: 2026-09-12T23:45:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-12T23:47:24.923Z. Material modification: not recorded.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 12 at 7:45PM EDT until September 12 at 8:15PM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-09-12T20:15:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| MergedCount | 2 |
| MergedIds | ["noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ee5775d778ce308bc3603bae9556991419aef9b7.001.1","noaa_urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.1ce86a2e01db141a8317e453a4711d6dbb72503f.001.1"] |
| Iem TypeSummary | W |
| Iem City | 2 WSW Big Torch Key |
| Iem County | GMZ035 |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | KEY |
| Iem Remark | A member of the public reported a likely mature waterspout to the north of Cudjoe Key. The report came in through social media with a photo. The visible portion of the condensation funnel extended fro |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_W_24.720_-81.470_1789239360000","source":"iem","severity":"low","severityValue":25,"timestamp":1789239360000,"latitude":24.72,"longitude":-81.47}] |
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Series begins 8 March 2026. Comparisons refer to that period only. Collection gap: 14-26 August 2026.
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