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Small Craft Advisory

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Small Craft Advisory

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A Small Craft Advisory remains in effect for the Straits of Florida! Small Craft Should Exercise Caution in the remaining waters of the Florida Keys as moderate to fresh easterly breezes continue.

TODAY...Partly cloudy with a slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Breezy in the morning. Highs in the lower 80s. East winds 15 to 20 mph, decreasing to near 15 mph in the afternoon. Chance of rain 20 percent.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA! SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN HAWK CHANNEL WITH FOR DECREASING WINDS NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THE CHAIN! TODAY...Moderate to fresh northeast to east breezes. Seas...Bay and Gulfside 1 to 2 feet except west of the Marquesas Seas 3 to 4 feet occasionally to 5 feet, Hawk Channel 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, the Florida Straits 4 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, and the southeast Gulf 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and nearshore waters choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

A SMALL CRAFT ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT FOR THE STRAITS OF FLORIDA! SMALL CRAFT SHOULD EXERCISE CAUTION IN HAWK CHANNEL WITH FOR DECREASING WINDS NEARSHORE WATERS NORTH OF THE CHAIN! TODAY...Moderate to fresh northeast to east breezes. Seas...Bay and Gulfside 1 to 2 feet except west of the Marquesas Seas 3 to 4 feet occasionally to 5 feet, Hawk Channel 3 to 5 feet, occasionally to 6 feet, the Florida Straits 4 to 7 feet, occasionally to 9 feet, and the southeast Gulf 2 to 4 feet, occasionally to 5 feet. Bay and nearshore waters choppy. Isolated showers and thunderstorms.

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