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Watches, Warnings, and Advisories

Issued by the National Weather Service - Key West, FL

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  


Small Craft Advisory issued October 25 at 10:20AM EDT until October 27 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT


Areas Affected: Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound; Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge; Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms; Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef; Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef; Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Sunday 10:20am EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 10:20am EDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 6:30pm EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 10:20am EDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 5:00am EDT

Issued by: NWS Key West FL


Details:
...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WHAT...Northeast winds increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up
to 30 kt.

* WHERE...Hawk Channel, and Florida Bay and the nearshore Gulf
waters.

* WHEN...In Effect.

* IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20
to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to
produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous
conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering
response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and
falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls,
swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors.

Information:
Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels,
should avoid operating in these conditions.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5125924d4fdccff4e1fd34ed1a9571d0d65e1e35.002.1
Codes: GMZ031, GMZ032, GMZ035, GMZ042, GMZ043, GMZ044
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.5125924d4fdccff4e1fd34ed1a9571d0d65e1e35.002.1

 

    MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  


Marine Weather Statement issued October 25 at 2:30PM EDT by NWS Key West FL

A STRONG, FAST-MOVING SHOWER NEAR HARBOR KEY BANK LIGHT


Areas Affected: 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

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Minor

Certainty: Observed

Alert Sent: Sunday 2:30pm EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 2:30pm EDT

Alert Expires: Sunday 3:00pm EDT

Event Onset: Sunday 2:30pm EDT

Issued by: NWS Key West FL


Details:
...A STRONG, FAST-MOVING SHOWER NEAR HARBOR KEY BANK LIGHT...

The areas affected include...
Bay and Gulf Side from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5
fathoms...
Gulf Waters 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...

At 229 PM EDT, National Weather Service meteorologists detected a
shower, capable of producing wind gusts of 30 to 34 knots. This
shower was located near Gulfside 8 Reef, moving southwest at 20
knots.

Locations that will be affected include...
Gulfside 10 Reef, Raccoon Key, Gulfside 9 Reef, Snipe Point, Gulfside
5 Reef, Gulfside 8 Reef, and Water Keys.

Information:
Prepare for squalls with wind gusts near 30 knots, locally rough and
confused seas, and potentially blinding downpours.

Meta data:
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e1d2b5c96033b5f3227f80f0560ee0b72506efa7.001.1
Codes: GMZ032, GMZ033, GMZ035, GMZ044
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.e1d2b5c96033b5f3227f80f0560ee0b72506efa7.001.1