NWS Key West FLMA.W 0320October 2, 2026
Special Marine Warning: 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, Strait
The National Weather Service office in Key West issued a special marine warning for 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, Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM and 1 more, which was in force until 10:00 a.m. local time on October 2. It was the 320th 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
- 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, Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to south of Halfmoon Shoal out 20 NM and 1 more
- Level
- Warning
- Issued
- 9:00 a.m. EDT, October 2, 2026
- Expires
- 10:00 a.m. EDT, October 2, 2026
- CAP severity, certainty, urgency
- Severe, Likely, Immediate
- VTEC event
- KKEY MA.W 0320
- 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 and Straits of Florida from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out 60 nm... Gulf of America from west end of Seven Mile Bridge to Halfmoon Shoal out to 5 fathoms... * Until 1000 AM EDT. * At 859 AM EDT, a strong thunderstorm was located near Vandenberg, moving northwest at 20 knots. HAZARD...Wind gusts 40 knots or greater. SOURCE...National Weather Service Meteorologist. IMPACT...Expect wind gusts in excess of 40 knots, suddenly higher waves, frequent lightning, and heavy downpours. * Locations in the warning include... Vandenberg, Joe's Tug, Western Dry Rocks, East Sambo, Wood's Wall East Crack, Cottrell Key, and Eastern Dry Rocks.
What the agency told people to do
Prepare for wind gusts in excess of 40 knots, steep and fast- building seas, and blinding downpours. Make sure all on board are wearing life jackets. Report severe weather to the National Weather Service in Key West at 3 0 5...2 9 5...1 3 1 6...extension 3, or to the Coast Guard or nearest law enforcement agency. They will relay your report to the National Weather Service.
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