NWS Key West FLGL.W 0003October 26, 2026
Gale Warning: 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
The National Weather Service office in Key West issued a gale warning for 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 and 13 more, in force until 11:00 a.m. local time on October 27. It was the 3rd gale warning the NWS office in Key West issued in 2026.
Warning
In force for 30 hours
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Key West FL
- Area
- 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 and 13 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 4:27 a.m. EDT, October 26, 2026
- In force from
- 5:00 a.m. EDT, October 26, 2026
- Expires
- 11:00 a.m. EDT, October 27, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Moderate, Likely, Expected
- VTEC event
- KKEY GL.W 0003
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts up to 35 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft expected. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Gale Warning means that sustained winds or frequent gusts of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience and properly equipped vessels.
What the agency told people to do
It is highly recommended that mariners without the proper experience remain in port, alter course, and/or secure the vessel for gale conditions.
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