Small Craft Advisory for 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
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- Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key 20 to 60 NM out, Straits of Florida from Ocean Reef to Craig Key out 20 NM
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What is happening
What: North winds expected to increase to near 20 knots after midnight. 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...
What the bulletin says to do
Inexperienced boaters, especially those with smaller vessels, should avoid operating in these conditions.
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* WHAT...North winds expected to increase to near 20 knots after midnight. * WHERE...Eastern Straits of Florida. * WHEN...Expected after midnight. * 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.
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Small Craft Advisory issued November 13 at 2:10PM EST until November 14 at 1:00PM EST by NWS Key West FL
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Source and limitations
Publisher: Weather Alert Watch. Primary source: NWS Key West FL. This page reorganizes official fields and does not add a forecast or expand the affected area.
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