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Small Craft Advisory 49, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Dec 21, 2018, 5:09 PM EST. It was in force for 29 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Dec 21, 2018, 5:09 PM EST (22:09 UTC)
- Expired
- Dec 22, 2018, 10:22 PM EST
- In force
- 29 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
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329 WHUS72 KKEY 212209 MWWKEY URGENT - Marine Weather Message National Weather Service Key West FL 509 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-220615- /O.CON.KKEY.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-181222T1000Z/ Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- 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- Gulf of Mexico 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- 509 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...GALE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... * WINDS...Westerly winds 30 to 35 knots will prevail this evening, with frequent gusts of 35 to 40 knots. * WAVES/SEAS...Steep seas will continue tonight, with the highest seas 10 to 16 feet on the western Straits of Florida and the deeper waters of the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and 5 to 8 feet on western Hawk Channel and the Gulf waters inside five fathoms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Gale Warning means winds of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels. It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience seek safe harbor prior to the onset of gale conditions. && $$ GMZ031-220615- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.181221T2209Z-181222T1000Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 509 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 5 AM EST SATURDAY... The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a Small Craft Advisory, which is in effect until 5 AM EST Saturday. * WINDS...West to northwest winds near 25 to 30 knots will decrease to near 15 knots overnight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots... or seas of 7 feet or greater...are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. Inexperienced boaters...especially those with smaller vessels...should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
5 follow-up statements
121 WHUS72 KKEY 220315 MWWKEY URGENT - Marine Weather Message National Weather Service Key West FL 1015 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-221000- /O.CAN.KKEY.GL.W.0002.000000T0000Z-181222T1000Z/ /O.EXA.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-181222T1000Z/ Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- 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- Gulf of Mexico 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- 1015 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... ...GALE WARNING IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a Small Craft Advisory, which is in effect until 5 AM EST Saturday. The Gale Warning has been cancelled. * WINDS...West to northwest winds near 25 knots with gusts to 30 to 35 knots will decrease to near 15 knots overnight. * WAVES/SEAS...Steep seas will continue tonight, with the highest seas 10 to 16 feet on the western Straits of Florida and the deeper waters of the southeastern Gulf of Mexico and 5 to 8 feet on western Hawk Channel and the Gulf waters inside five fathoms. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. Inexperienced boaters...especially those with smaller vessels...should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$ GMZ031-221000- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-181222T1000Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 1015 PM EST Fri Dec 21 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...West to northwest winds near 20 knots will decrease to near 15 knots overnight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots... or seas of 7 feet or greater...are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. Inexperienced boaters...especially those with smaller vessels...should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
914 WHUS72 KKEY 220929 MWWKEY URGENT - Marine Weather Message National Weather Service Key West FL 429 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 GMZ031-032-042-043-221030- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-181222T1000Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge-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- 429 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Key West has cancelled the Small Craft Advisory. $$ GMZ033>035-044-052>055-072>075-221600- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-181222T1600Z/ Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 429 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WINDS...Northwest winds 15 to 20 knots will decrease quickly this morning, to near 10 knots or less for most locations. * WAVES/SEAS...Large seas will continue today, with the highest seas of 7 to 11 feet across the Straits of Florida and the deeper waters of the southeastern Gulf of Mexico. Seas up to 7 to 8 feet are expected within western Hawk Channel and the Gulf waters inside five fathoms, just west of the Marquesas Keys. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots... or seas of 7 feet or greater...are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. Inexperienced boaters...especially those with smaller vessels...should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$ CLR
962 WHUS72 KKEY 221502 MWWKEY URGENT - Marine Weather Message National Weather Service Key West FL 1002 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 GMZ035-044-052-072-221615- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-181222T1600Z/ Gulf of Mexico 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- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- 1002 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... The National Weather Service in Key West has cancelled the Small Craft Advisory. $$ GMZ033-034-053>055-073>075-222130- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-181222T2200Z/ Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 1002 AM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS...Northwest to northwest winds will decrease further to near 10 knots by later this aftenroon. * WAVES/SEAS...Seas of 7 to 9 feet will persist in the lower Straits of Florida and extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico, slowly subsiding this afternoon. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots... or seas of 7 feet or greater...are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. Inexperienced boaters...especially those with smaller vessels...should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$ Kasper
934 WHUS72 KKEY 222121 MWWKEY URGENT - Marine Weather Message National Weather Service Key West FL 421 PM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 GMZ033-034-053>055-073>075-230400- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-181223T0400Z/ 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- 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 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- 421 PM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WINDS...North winds near 10 knots or less will prevail tonight. * WAVES/SEAS...Seas of 5 to 8 feet will persist in the lower Straits of Florida and extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico, slowly subsiding below advisory criteria overnight. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... 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. Inexperienced boaters...especially those with smaller vessels...should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
037 WHUS72 KKEY 230322 MWWKEY URGENT - Marine Weather Message National Weather Service Key West FL 1022 PM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 GMZ033-034-053>055-073>075-230430- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0049.000000T0000Z-181223T0400Z/ Gulf waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of Mexico including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 1022 PM EST Sat Dec 22 2018 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS ENDED... The National Weather Service in Key West has cancelled the Small Craft Advisory. West swell has subsided below 7 feet. However, small craft should exercise caution until seas subside further. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 21, 3:58 AM EST | Wind Advisory | KEY | Monroe | 13 hr |
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