Right now
The most recent data we hold from NOAA arrived 53 minutes ago, and this point is not in it. We record detections, not passes: an absence is not proof that nothing is there.
Nothing else has been detected within 20 km in the last 24 hours.
This alert expired on 30 September 2026 at 01:30 UTC. It is kept here as a record.
No stronger detection stands among the 6 recorded within 20 km of this point since 17 March 2026 — 4 others scored the same. The last comparable one was on 18 September 2026. 5 more were recorded here in the fortnight before it.
What the source measured
NOAA reported: Special Marine Warning issued September 29 at 9:20PM EDT until September 29 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Key West FL
Urban PEI: 25,755 within a heuristic 50 km radius; not unique people.
Nearby, since 17 March 2026
- September 18, 2026 · score 28 · 8.7 km
- July 20, 2026 · 10.9 km
- July 1, 2026 · 11.9 km
How we know
One source: NOAA. Not yet confirmed by a second, independent source.
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 v5. 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 | 0.79/1 |
| Coordinates | 24.7920, -81.4685 |
| Nearest City | Key West (41 km) |
| Urban exposure index (PEI) | 25.8K within 50 km |
| Impact Tier | significant |
| Timestamp | 2026-09-30T01:20:00.000Z |
| Source | https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn%3Aoid%3A2.49.0.1.840.0.13eb8b68267fd72e97a580909fb715c5ab099810.001.1 |
Physical priority index · v5. 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: 2026-09-30T01:20:00.000Z.
First archived: 2026-09-30T01:18:58.283Z. Material modification: 2026-09-30T01:24:29.298Z.
Retained revisions are prospective; earlier versions may be unavailable. No revision entry does not prove that a record never changed.
2 retained revisions changed source fields this page does not show; the index, severity and version stayed the same.
Score Breakdown
Technical Details
| Event | Special Marine Warning |
| MessageId | urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.13eb8b68267fd72e97a580909fb715c5ab099810.001.1 |
| Urgency | Immediate |
| Certainty | Likely |
| AreaDesc | Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef |
| Headline | Special Marine Warning issued September 29 at 9:20PM EDT until September 29 at 9:30PM EDT by NWS Key West FL |
| Expires | 2026-09-29T21:30:00-04:00 |
| SenderName | NWS Key West FL |
| HasExactCoords | true |
| Iem TypeSummary | Marine thunderstorm wind |
| Iem LsrCode | M |
| Iem LsrType | MARINE TSTM WIND |
| Iem Magnitude | 46 |
| Iem Unit | MPH |
| Iem City | 14 NW Key West |
| Iem County | GMZ033 |
| Iem State | FL |
| Iem Wfo | KEY |
| Iem Remark | A west wind gust of 40 knots or 46 mph was recorded by the XSMS WeatherFlow mesonet site at Smith Shoal Light. |
| MergedSources | [{"id":"iem_M_24.560_-81.810_1790726760000","source":"iem","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1790726760000,"latitude":24.56,"longitude":-81.81},{"id":"iem_M_24.720_-81.920_1790725620000","source":"iem","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1790725620000,"latitude":24.72,"longitude":-81.92},{"id":"iem_M_24.720_-81.920_1790726520000","source":"iem","severity":"medium","severityValue":45,"timestamp":1790726520000,"latitude":24.72,"longitude":-81.92}] |
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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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