Watches, Warnings & Advisories
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Small Craft Advisory
URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1025 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 GMZ033-034-052>055-072>075-022230- /O.CON.KKEY.SC.Y.0019.000000T0000Z-261003T0000Z/ 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- 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- 1025 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT... * WHAT...East to southeast winds near 20 knots. * WHERE...The Straits of Florida, and the 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. && $$ DP
Short Term Forecast
Short Term Forecast National Weather Service Key West FL 1112 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 FLZ078-GMZ033>035-044-053>055-073-074-021615- Monroe Lower Keys- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Halfmoon Shoal to 20 NM west of Dry Tortugas out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal 20 to 60 NM out- Including the Communities of Key West 1112 AM EDT Fri Oct 2 2026 .NOW... Through 1230 PM, a sloppy line of showers with embedded thunderstorms oriented from southeast to northwest across the Lower Keys and adjacent waters will move northwest at near 15 knots. The stronger clusters of thunderstorms will be capable of producing erratic wind gusts of 25 to 30 knots with blinding downpours and frequent lightning strikes. Elsewhere, mariners encountering the rest of this activity can expect gusty and erratic winds of 20 to 25 knots, moderate downpours reducing visibility, and occasional lightning strikes. $$