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Small Craft Advisory 38, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Nov 5, 2021, 4:22 PM EDT. It was in force for 37 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Nov 5, 2021, 4:22 PM EDT (20:22 UTC)
- Expired
- Nov 7, 2021, 4:00 AM EST
- In force
- 37 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
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926 WHUS72 KKEY 052022 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 422 PM EDT Fri Nov 5 2021 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-060430- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.211105T2022Z-211106T1500Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 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- 422 PM EDT Fri Nov 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...West to northwest winds increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas up to 6 to 9 feet in the Straits of Florida and west of Halfmoon Shoal and in Gulf of Mexico waters beyond 5 fathoms. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
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399 WHUS72 KKEY 060228 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1028 PM EDT Fri Nov 5 2021 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-061030- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211106T1500Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 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- 1028 PM EDT Fri Nov 5 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...West to northwest winds increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas up to 6 to 9 feet in the Straits of Florida and west of Halfmoon Shoal and in Gulf of Mexico waters beyond 5 fathoms. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
756 WHUS72 KKEY 060822 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 422 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-061630- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211106T2100Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 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- 422 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...West to northwest winds increasing to 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas up to 6 to 9 feet in the Straits of Florida and west of Halfmoon Shoal and in Gulf of Mexico waters beyond 5 fathoms.. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
842 WHUS72 KKEY 061430 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1030 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-062100- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211106T2100Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 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- 1030 AM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northwest winds 20 to 25 kt with gusts up to 30 kt and seas up to 6 to 9 feet in the Straits of Florida and west of Halfmoon Shoal and in Gulf of Mexico waters beyond 5 fathoms. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
636 WHUS72 KKEY 062033 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 433 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 GMZ031-062145- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211106T2100Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 433 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds have slackened. owever, Small Craft should continue to exercise caution tonight for northwest winds of 15 to 20 knots. $$ GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-070445- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211107T0900Z/ 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- 433 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northwest winds increasing to near 20 knots with seas up to 5 to 8 feet in the Straits of Florida west of Halfmoon Shoal and up to 5 to 7 feet in Gulf of Mexico waters beyond 5 fathoms. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
523 WHUS72 KKEY 070233 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1033 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 GMZ031-070900- /O.EXA.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211107T0900Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 1033 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northwest winds near 20 knots with rough conditions for the Florida Bay. * WHERE...Florida Bay. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$ GMZ032>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-070900- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211107T0900Z/ 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- 1033 PM EDT Sat Nov 6 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northwest winds near 20 knots with seas up to 5 to 8 feet in the Straits of Florida west of Halfmoon Shoal and up to 5 to 7 feet in Gulf of Mexico waters beyond 5 fathoms. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * 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. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
243 WHUS72 KKEY 070901 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 401 AM EST Sun Nov 7 2021 GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-071015- /O.EXP.KKEY.SC.Y.0038.000000T0000Z-211107T0900Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- 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- 401 AM EST Sun Nov 7 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... Winds have decreased below Small Craft Advisory criteria, therefore the Small Craft Advisory is cancelled. However, Small Craft should continue to exercise caution. $$
The office that day
Everything else NWS Key West, FL issued on the same UTC day.
| Issued | Product | Office | Counties | Lasted |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 4, 9:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 57 min | |
| Nov 4, 10:39 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 3 min | |
| Nov 4, 10:44 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 61 min | |
| Nov 4, 11:31 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 59 min | |
| Nov 4, 11:42 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 48 min | |
| Nov 5, 12:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 59 min | |
| Nov 5, 1:28 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 62 min | |
| Nov 5, 1:33 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 57 min | |
| Nov 5, 2:37 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 32 min | |
| Nov 5, 7:22 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 53 min | |
| Nov 5, 7:50 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 55 min | |
| Nov 5, 8:38 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 67 min | |
| Nov 5, 8:57 AM EDT | Areal Flood Advisory | KEY | Monroe | 65 min |
| Nov 5, 9:12 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 63 min | |
| Nov 5, 9:31 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 59 min | |
| Nov 5, 10:26 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 34 min | |
| Nov 5, 11:53 AM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 39 min | |
| Nov 5, 3:17 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 58 min | |
| Nov 5, 4:52 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 53 min | |
| Nov 5, 6:02 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 58 min | |
| Nov 5, 6:38 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 67 min | |
| Nov 5, 6:53 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 40 min | |
| Nov 5, 7:48 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 57 min | |
| Nov 5, 7:58 PM EDT | Special Marine Warning | KEY | 32 min |
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