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WHUS72 KKEY 030826
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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
426 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
GMZ031>035-042>044-052>055-072>075-031500-
/O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0013.000000T0000Z-260404T0900Z/
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND
BUTTONWOOD SOUND-
BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE-
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 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-
426 AM EDT FRI APR 3 2026
..SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT
* WHAT...EAST WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS. ACROSS THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA,
EAST WINDS 20 TO 25 KNOTS AND SEAS UP TO 8 FEET.
* WHERE...STRAITS OF FLORIDA, HAWK CHANNEL, GULF WATERS INCLUDING
THE DRY TORTUGAS, BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE WATERS, AND FLORIDA BAY.
* 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.
MJV
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