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Small Craft Advisory 6, NWS Key West, FL
NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Jan 19, 2021, 4:43 AM EST. It was in force for 24 hr.
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The facts
- Issued
- Jan 19, 2021, 4:43 AM EST (09:43 UTC)
- Expired
- Jan 20, 2021, 4:44 AM EST
- In force
- 24 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Key West, FL
The text
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278 WHUS72 KKEY 190943 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 443 AM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 GMZ054-055-074-075-191700- /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0006.210119T0943Z-210119T2200Z/ 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- 443 AM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northeast to east winds increasing to near 20 knots and seas building to 5 to 7 feet. * WHERE...Western Straits of Florida off of the Lower Keys and Dry Tortugas. * 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. && $$ WLC
4 follow-up statements
664 WHUS72 KKEY 191527 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1027 AM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 GMZ054-055-074-075-192330- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210120T0400Z/ Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 1027 AM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northeast to east winds increasing to near 20 knots. Seas 5 to 7 feet. * WHERE...Western Straits of Florida off of the Lower Keys and Dry Tortugas. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$
355 WHUS72 KKEY 192122 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 422 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 GMZ054-055-074-075-200400- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210120T0400Z/ 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- 422 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northeast to east winds near 20 knots this evening. Seas 5 to 7 feet. * WHERE...Straits of Florida west of the Seven Mile Bridge. * 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. && $$ Haner
670 WHUS72 KKEY 200321 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1021 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 GMZ054-055-074-075-200945- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210120T1000Z/ Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 1021 PM EST Tue Jan 19 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northeast to east winds near 20 knots and seas 5 to 7 feet. * WHERE...Straits of Florida west of the Seven Mile Bridge. * WHEN...In effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$ CLR
741 WHUS72 KKEY 200944 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 444 AM EST Wed Jan 20 2021 GMZ054-055-074-075-201045- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-210120T1000Z/ 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- 444 AM EST Wed Jan 20 2021 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds and seas have subsided across the western Florida Straits. $$ WLC
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The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.