NWS Key West FLMA.W 0281September 18, 2026
Special Marine Warning: Bayside and Gulfside from Craig Key to West End of Seven Mile Bridge, Gulf of America from West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms, Hawk Channel from C
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 West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms, Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef and 1 more, which was in force until 6:30 p.m. local time on September 18. It was the 281st special marine warning the NWS office in Key West issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 38 minutes; 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 West End of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 Fathoms, Hawk Channel from Craig Key to west end of Seven Mile Bridge out to the reef and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 5:52 p.m. EDT, September 18, 2026
- Expires
- 6:30 p.m. EDT, September 18, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KKEY MA.W 0281
- 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... Hawk Channel from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef... Bay and Gulf Side from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms... * Until 630 PM EDT. * At 552 PM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located 7 nm northwest of John Sawyer Bank Light, moving southwest at 10 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... Little Pine Key, Horseshoe Key, and Money 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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