NWS Key West FLMA.W 0299September 29, 2026
Special Marine Warning: 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
The National Weather Service office in Key West issued a special marine warning for 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 from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms and 1 more, which was in force until 9:30 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 299th special marine warning the NWS office in Key West issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 1 hour; it has expired. The agency may have replaced it with a new notice.
The notice
- Issued by
- National Weather Service, Key West FL
- Area
- 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 from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 8:29 p.m. EDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 9:30 p.m. EDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KKEY MA.W 0299
- Official source
- National Weather Service: the notice at its source
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The notice as issued
SMWKEY The National Weather Service in Key West has issued a * Special Marine Warning for... Bay and Gulf Side from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms... Gulf Waters from East Cape Sable to Chokoloskee 20 to 60 nm out and beyond 5 fathoms... Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef... * Until 930 PM EDT. * At 829 PM EDT, fast moving showers and thunderstorms were located along a line extending from near Gulfside 10 Reef to Snipe Point, moving northeast at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 34 knots or greater. SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 34 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. * Locations in the warning include... Gulfside 10 Reef, Annette Key, Howe Key, Raccoon Key, Snipe Point, Gulfside 8 Reef, and Horseshoe Key.
What the agency told people to do
Boaters should seek safe harbor as quickly, and as safely as possible. When downpours reduce visibility, slow down.
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