Marine Weather Message Issued by NWS Key West, FL
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WHUS72 KKEY 280816
MWWKEY
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
416 AM EDT Thu Mar 28 2024
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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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