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Home Return to list Small Craft Advisory 0009 Issued by the Key West Forecast Office
Action: New Issued At: 2026-02-24 09:05:15 018 WHUS72 KKEY 241504 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1004 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026 GMZ054-055-074-075-242200- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260224T1600Z/ /O.NEW.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.260224T1800Z-260224T2200Z/ 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 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- 1004 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Seas up to 8 feet expected. * WHERE...Southwestern Straits of Florida. * 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. && $$ GMZ031>035-042>044-052-053-072-073-241615- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0008.000000T0000Z-260224T1600Z/ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound- Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge- Gulf of America from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 NM out and beyond 5 fathoms- Gulf of America including Dry Tortugas and Rebecca Shoal Channel- Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms- Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef- Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef- Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- 1004 AM EST Tue Feb 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds and seas have fallen below Small Craft Advisory thresholds, therefore the Small Craft Advisory has been cancelled. However, Small Craft Should Continue to Exercise Caution until seas further subside. $$ Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-02-24 15:30:24 937 WHUS72 KKEY 242130 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 430 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026 GMZ054-055-074-075-242230- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0009.000000T0000Z-260224T2200Z/ 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 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- 430 PM EST Tue Feb 24 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Seas have subsided below Small Craft Advisory threshold, however, seas up to 6 feet will remain possible through this evening and Small Craft Should Continue to Exercise Caution until seas fully subside. $$ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||