Marine Weather Message
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
Issued by NWS Key West, FL
367 WHUS72 KKEY 041530 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1030 AM EST Tue Nov 4 2025 GMZ033>035-041630- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-251104T2100Z/ Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of Mexico from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- 1030 AM EST Tue Nov 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Wind have fallen below 20 knots. Therefore the Small Craft Advisory has been cancelled. $$ GMZ042>044-052>055-072>075-042200- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0035.000000T0000Z-251104T2200Z/ Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas 20 to 60 NM out- 1030 AM EST Tue Nov 4 2025 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Northeast to east winds near 20 knots and seas up to 7 ft in the Straits of Florida. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, and Hawk Channel. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions. && $$