John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park

Small Craft Advisory issued April 13 at 10:25PM EDT until April 14 at 5:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

* WHAT...Northeast to east winds near 20 knots, and seas up to 7 feet in the Straits of Florida. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Small Craft Advisory means that wind speeds of 20 to 33 knots, or seas of 7 feet or greater, are expected to produce hazardous conditions for small craft. These hazardous conditions may result in poor vessel handling and steering response, broaching, overturned dinghies and kayaks, slips and falls on slippery decks, rub damage along docks and seawalls, swamped bows at reef tract mooring balls, and dragging anchors.