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Small Craft Advisory 22, NWS Key West, FL

April 29, 2023

NWS Key West, FL issued this small craft advisory at Apr 29, 2023, 4:29 PM EDT. It was in force for 25 hr.

The area

The counties it named.

The facts

Issued
Apr 29, 2023, 4:29 PM EDT (20:29 UTC)
Expired
Apr 30, 2023, 5:00 PM EDT
In force
25 hr
Issued by
NWS Key West, FL

What forecasters said that day

The local office's own words before this small craft advisory went out, as it sent them, from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service text.

NWS Key West, FL wrote its last area forecast discussion before this small craft advisory went out at Apr 29, 11:02 AM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes earlier.

Area forecast discussion, Apr 29, 11:02 AM EDT, 5 hours 27 minutes before
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Hazardous weather outlook, Apr 29, 4:21 AM EDT, 12 hours 8 minutes before
Hazardous Weather Outlook
National Weather Service Key West FL
421 AM EDT Sat Apr 29 2023

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-300915-
Monroe Upper Keys-Monroe Middle Keys-Monroe Lower Keys-
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-
421 AM EDT Sat Apr 29 2023

This Hazardous Weather Outlook is for the Florida Keys and
adjacent coastal waters.

.DAY ONE...Today and tonight.

No hazardous weather is expected today.

A Small Craft Advisory will be required across all of the Keys
coastal waters tonight, due to increasing southerly winds.

Isolated thunderstorms will be possible tonight. The primary
hazards will be lightning and strong wind gusts.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...Sunday through Friday.

Scattered thunderstorms are expected on Sunday, with the
potential for a squall line to move through the Keys during the
day. The primary hazards will be lightning and strong wind gusts.
A few thunderstorms may become strong or severe, with the
potential for damaging wind gusts.

A Small Craft Advisory will be required across all of the Keys
coastal waters on Sunday due to strong southwest to west winds and
rough seas. Small Craft Advisory conditions will linger across the
western Straits of Florida and offshore Gulf waters Sunday night,
where seas will remain above 7 feet due to northwest swell.

Otherwise, no hazardous weather is expected at this time.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

Spotter activation is not expected at this time.

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Sources

The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text.