Great White Heron National Wildlife Refuge

Small Craft Advisory issued December 30 at 4:33AM EST until December 31 at 5:00AM EST by NWS Key West FL

* WHAT...Northwest to north winds increasing to 20 to 25 kt. Gusts to 30 kt. Seas 5 to 7 ft in the Straits of Florida and the SE Gulf. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel from Craig Key to Halfmoon Shoal, and Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas. * 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.