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Home Return to list Small Craft Advisory 0006 Issued by the Key West Forecast Office
Action: Time Extended Issued At: 2026-02-02 15:21:24 656 WHUS72 KKEY 022121 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 421 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 GMZ052-053-072-073-030400- /O.EXT.KKEY.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260203T0400Z/ 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- 421 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IN EFFECT... * WHAT...Seas up to 7 feet. * WHERE...Eastern 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. && $$ Action: Cancelled Issued At: 2026-02-02 21:38:03 527 WHUS72 KKEY 030337 MWWKEY URGENT - MARINE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Key West FL 1037 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 GMZ052-053-072-073-030445- /O.CAN.KKEY.SC.Y.0006.000000T0000Z-260203T0400Z/ Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out 20 NM- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out- Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out- 1037 PM EST Mon Feb 2 2026 ...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS CANCELLED... Winds and seas have fallen below Small Craft Advisory criteria. Therefore the Advisory has been allowed to expire. $$ | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||