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Small Craft Advisory

Issued by the National Weather Service - Key West, FL

    SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY  

Small Craft Advisory issued October 25 at 4:27PM EDT until October 26 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...GALE WATCH 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 4:27pm EDT

Alert Effective: Sunday 4:27pm EDT

Alert Expires: Monday 12:30am EDT (expect updated alert by this time)

Event Onset: Sunday 4:27pm EDT

Event Ends: Monday 5:00am EDT

Issued by: NWS Key West FL

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

* WHAT...For the Small Craft Advisory, northeast winds increasing
to 20 to 30 kt and seas building to 6 to 9 ft. For the Gale
Watch, northeast winds 25 to 30 kt with gusts up to 35 kt and
seas 7 to 9 ft possible early Monday morning through early
Tuesday morning.

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

* WHEN...In Effect.

* IMPACTS...A Gale Watch means that sustained winds or frequent
gusts of 34 to 47 knots are possible within the next 12 to 48
hours. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
experience and properly equipped vessels.

Information: 
A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to
47 knots has significantly increased, but the specific timing
and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide
additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider
altering their plans.

Meta data: 
ID: urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef2f8b8a32260a1a7c2313427b046e696abe74e0.001.1
Codes: GMZ031, GMZ032, GMZ035, GMZ042, GMZ043, GMZ044
Link: https://api.weather.gov/alerts/urn:oid:2.49.0.1.840.0.ef2f8b8a32260a1a7c2313427b046e696abe74e0.001.1