Small Craft Advisory

Active

Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out to the reef; Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 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

Status In Progress Started about 2 hours ago

Ends Oct 28, 5:00 AM EDT

Issued Oct 27, 4:03 PM EDT

Severity Minor

Urgency Expected

Certainty Likely

Details

* WHAT...North to northeast winds 20 to 25 knots, and seas 7 to 9 feet expected.

* WHERE...Eastern Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel from Ocean Reef to Craig Key, and Straits of Florida from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge 20 to 60 NM out.

* 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.

Instructions

Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions.

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