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Gale Warning

Issued by the National Weather Service - Key West, FL

    GALE WARNING  

Gale Warning issued October 26 at 4:01PM EDT until October 27 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

GALE WARNING 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 East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms; Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel; 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; Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM; Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out; Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out; Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out; Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out

Urgency: Expected

Severity: Moderate

Certainty: Likely

Alert Sent: Monday 4:01pm EDT

Alert Effective: Monday 4:01pm EDT

Alert Expires: Tuesday 12:15am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Monday 4:01pm EDT

Event Ends: Tuesday 11:00am EDT

Issued by: NWS Key West FL

Details: 
...GALE WARNING IN EFFECT...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots with frequent gusts up to
35 knots, and seas 7 to 12 feet expected, especially in the
eastern Straits of Florida.

* WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters
including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay.

* WHEN...In Effect.

* IMPACTS...A Gale Warning means that sustained winds or
frequent gusts of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring.
Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and
properly equipped vessels.

Information: 
It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper
experience remain in port, alter course, and/or secure the vessel
for gale conditions.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2afc956a82508328c0b7b6e6c2795ba28565ddf3.001.1
Codes: GMZ031, GMZ032, GMZ033, GMZ034, GMZ035, GMZ042, GMZ043, GMZ044, GMZ052, GMZ053, GMZ054, GMZ055, GMZ072, GMZ073, GMZ074, GMZ075
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.2afc956a82508328c0b7b6e6c2795ba28565ddf3.001.1