Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Key West, FL

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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
416 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

GMZ033-034-281630-
/O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0021.240328T0816Z-240329T0900Z/
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-
416 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...

* WHAT...South winds 15 to 20 knots, becoming northwest 20 to 25
  knots with gusts up to 30 knots and seas building to 6 to 9 ft
  expected.

* WHERE...Gulf waters beyond 5 fathoms including the 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.

&&

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