NWS Key West FLMA.W 0295September 29, 2026
Special Marine Warning: 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
The National Weather Service office in Key West issued a special marine warning for 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 Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef, which was in force until 8:30 p.m. local time on September 29. It was the 295th special marine warning the NWS office in Key West issued in 2026.
ExpiredWarning
In force for 55 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
- 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 Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 7:35 p.m. EDT, September 29, 2026
- Expires
- 8:30 p.m. EDT, September 29, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KKEY MA.W 0295
- 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... Gulf Waters 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... Hawk Channel from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to the reef... * Until 830 PM EDT. * At 734 PM EDT, strong thunderstorms were located along a line extending from 6 nm west of Smith Shoal Light to near Boca Grande, 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, Raccoon Key, Snipe Point, Cottrell Key, Gulfside 8 Reef, Smith Shoal Light, and Content Keys.
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. Intense and continuous lightning is occurring with these storms. Stay low, or go below. Lower VHF antenna, outriggers, fishing rods, and umbrellas.
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