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URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE
National Weather Service Key West FL
1027 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024

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Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and
Buttonwood Sound-
Bayside and Gulf side from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile
Bridge-
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-
Gulf of Mexico 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-
1027 AM EDT Fri Oct 18 2024

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT...
...GALE WATCH IN EFFECT...

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 knots with occasional gusts
  near 35 knots and seas of 7 to 12 feet in deep water.
  Northeast winds sustained near 30 knots with frequent gusts of
  35 to 40 knots are possible tonight.

* WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Florida Bay, and the
  extreme southeastern Gulf of Mexico, including Dry Tortugas
  National Park.

* WHEN...In Effect.

* IMPACTS...A Gale Watch means that sustained winds or frequent
  gusts of 34 to 47 knots are possible within the next 12 to 48
  hours. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires
  experience and properly equipped vessels. 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...

A Gale Watch is issued when the risk of gale force winds of 34 to
47 knots has significantly increased, but the specific timing
and/or location is still uncertain. It is intended to provide
additional lead time for mariners who may wish to consider
altering their plans. &&

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