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HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
543 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013

FLZ076>078-GMZ031>034-042>044-052>055-072>075-051100-
MONROE UPPER KEYS-MONROE MIDDLE KEYS-MONROE LOWER KEYS-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BLACKWATER AND BUTTONWOOD SOUNDS-
BAYSIDE 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-
GULF OF MEXICO INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT
TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY
TORTUGAS 20 TO 60 NM OUT-
543 AM EST MON MAR 4 2013

...SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR PARTS OF THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS...

THIS HAZARDOUS WEATHER OUTLOOK IS FOR THE FLORIDA KEYS AND
ADJACENT COASTAL WATERS.

.DAY ONE...TODAY AND TONIGHT

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA
AND HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
OUT TO 60 NM...THE GULF WATERS NORTH OF THE MIDDLE KEYS AND FLORIDA
BAY. NORTH WINDS NEAR 20 KNOTS WILL CONTINUE ACROSS THE ADVISORY
AREA THIS MORNING. WINDS ARE EXPECTED TO DECREASE TO 10 TO 15 KNOTS
BY MIDDAY. SEAS OF 4 TO 7 FEET BEYOND THE REEF WILL SUBSIDE TO 3 TO 5
FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY FOR HAZARDOUS SEAS IS IN EFFECT FOR THE
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM THE WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO 20 NM
WEST OF THE DRY TORTUGAS OUT TO 60 NM...AND FOR THE GULF WATERS
AROUND THE DRY TORTUGAS. SEAS OF 5 TO 8 FEET THIS MORNING WILL SUBSIDE
TO 3 TO 5 FEET THIS AFTERNOON.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED TONIGHT.

.DAYS TWO THROUGH SEVEN...TUESDAY THROUGH SUNDAY

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FROM TUESDAY THROUGH
WEDNESDAY MORNING.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY WILL LIKELY BE REQUIRED FOR ALL KEYS COASTAL
WATERS WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON AND WEDNESDAY NIGHT. A SMALL CRAFT
ADVISORY MAY BE REQUIRED FOR PARTS OF THE KEYS COASTAL WATERS
THURSDAY MORNING.

NO HAZARDOUS WEATHER IS EXPECTED AT THIS TIME FROM THURSDAY
AFTERNOON THROUGH SUNDAY.

.SPOTTER INFORMATION STATEMENT...

SPOTTER ACTIVATION IS NOT ANTICIPATED.

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