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Small Craft Advisory 3, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 11, 2012, 10:01 AM EST. It was in force for 18 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Jan 11, 2012, 10:01 AM EST (15:01 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 12, 2012, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 18 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
616 WHUS72 KKEY 111501 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 1001 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 GMZ032>034-044-054-055-074-075-112315- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.120111T1501Z-120112T0300Z/ BAYSIDE 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- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- 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- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- 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- 1001 AM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE OUTER WATERS OF MAINLAND MONROE AND THE WATERS IN AND AROUND DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL LIGHT...AS WELL AS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA SOUTH OF THE LOWER KEYS. * WINDS AND WAVES: NORTH WINDS NEAR 15 KNOTS THIS MORNING...WILL INCREASE TO 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND GUSTY DURING THIS AFTERNOON. SEAS WILL BUILD TO 3 TO 6 FEET BY LATE TODAY. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ BWC
3 follow-up statements
414 WHUS72 KKEY 112128 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 428 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 GMZ032>034-044-054-055-074-075-120300- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120112T0300Z/ BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5 FATHOMS- GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND BEYOND 5 FATHOMS- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 428 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE BAYSIDE AND GULF WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO FIVE FATHOMS...THE GULF WATERS WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING THE DRY TORTUGAS...AND THE HAWK CHANNEL WATERS AND THE FLORIDA STRAITS ADJACENT TO THE LOWER KEYS AND POINTS WESTWARD. * WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTH TO SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH THE EARLY EVENING HOURS. SEAS OF 3 TO 6 FEET ARE EXPECTED IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS THIS EVENING. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AND QUICKLY DECREASE LATER THIS EVENING AHEAD OF AN APPROACHING COLD FRONT...ALLOWING SEAS TO DECREASE AFTER MIDNIGHT. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NELSON
696 WHUS72 KKEY 120239 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 939 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 GMZ032>034-044-120345- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120112T0300Z/ BAYSIDE 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- GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL- HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF- 939 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS CANCELLED THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE BAYSIDE AND GULF WATERS FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO FIVE FATHOMS...THE GULF WATERS WEST OF MAINLAND MONROE COUNTY AND SURROUNDING THE DRY TORTUGAS...AND THE HAWK CHANNEL WATERS ADJACENT TO THE LOWER KEYS. $$ GMZ052-053-072-073-120900- /O.EXB.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120112T0900Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 939 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS ADJACENT TO THE MIDDLE AND UPPER KEYS. * WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS UP TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AND QUICKLY DECREASE TOWARDS MORNING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT...ALLOWING SEAS TO RAPIDLY DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ GMZ054-055-074-075-120900- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120112T0900Z/ 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 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- 939 PM EST WED JAN 11 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE FLORIDA STRAITS ADJACENT TO THE LOWER KEYS AND WESTERN PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS SOUTH OF THE DRY TORTUGAS. * WINDS AND WAVES: WINDS AND WAVES: SOUTHWEST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WITH HIGHER GUSTS ARE EXPECTED TO CONTINUE THROUGH AT LEAST MIDNIGHT ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS. SEAS UP TO 6 FEET ARE POSSIBLE IN THE FLORIDA STRAITS THROUGH THE PREDAWN HOURS. WINDS WILL BECOME WEST TO NORTHWEST AND QUICKLY DECREASE TOWARDS MORNING FOLLOWING THE PASSAGE OF A COLD FRONT...ALLOWING SEAS TO RAPIDLY DECREASE. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY MEANS THAT WIND SPEEDS OF 20 TO 33 KNOTS... AND/OR SEAS 7 FEET OR HIGHER...ARE EXPECTED TO PRODUCE HAZARDOUS CONDITIONS FOR SMALL CRAFT. INEXPERIENCED MARINERS...ESPECIALLY THOSE OPERATING SMALLER VESSELS SHOULD AVOID NAVIGATING IN THESE CONDITIONS. && $$ NELSON
667 WHUS72 KKEY 120924 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL 424 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 GMZ052>055-072>075-121030- /O.EXP.KKEY.SC.Y.0003.000000T0000Z-120112T0900Z/ STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT- STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT- 424 AM EST THU JAN 12 2012 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS NO LONGER IN EFFECT. SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION ACROSS THE FLORIDA STRAITS TODAY...DUE TO SEAS UP TO 6 FEET. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 11, 10:59 AM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 61 min | |
| Jan 11, 12:29 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 61 min | |
| Jan 11, 1:30 PM EST | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 60 min |
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Sources
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