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Gale Warning

◍ Florida Bay including Barnes Sound, Blackwater Sound, and Buttonwood Sound · USA · updated 10/26/2026, 8:27:00 AM

⏱ In effect until 11:00 AM UTC-4

Severity score

65/100

Confidence

High

Why this matters

* WHAT...Northeast winds 25 to 30 kt with frequent gusts up to 35 kt and seas 7 to 12 ft expected. * WHERE...Straits of Florida, Hawk Channel, Gulf waters including the Dry Tortugas, and Florida Bay. * WHEN...In Effect. * IMPACTS...A Gale Warning means that sustained winds or frequent gusts of 34 to 47 knots are imminent or occurring. Operating a vessel in gale conditions requires experience an

Key stats

Severity

Moderate

Certainty

Likely

Urgency

Expected

Timeline

Gale Warning
10/26/2026, 8:27:00 AM
Gale Warning issued October 26 at 4:27AM EDT until October 27 at 11:00AM EDT by NWS Key West FL

Sources & attribution

OfficialNWS NWS Key West FLupdated 10/26/2026, 8:27:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS San Francisco CAupdated 10/26/2026, 9:43:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS New Orleans LAupdated 10/26/2026, 9:41:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Caribou MEupdated 10/26/2026, 9:15:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Baltimore MD/Washington DCupdated 10/26/2026, 8:06:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS San Juan PRupdated 10/26/2026, 8:02:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Chicago ILupdated 10/26/2026, 7:49:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Buffalo NYupdated 10/26/2026, 7:42:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Jacksonville FLupdated 10/26/2026, 7:24:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Charleston SCupdated 10/26/2026, 6:36:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Duluth MNupdated 10/26/2026, 6:25:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Melbourne FLupdated 10/26/2026, 6:07:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Miami FLupdated 10/26/2026, 5:18:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Glasgow MTupdated 10/26/2026, 5:05:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Wakefield VAupdated 10/26/2026, 5:01:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 10/26/2026, 3:08:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Wilmington NCupdated 10/26/2026, 3:02:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Honolulu HIupdated 10/26/2026, 1:08:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 10/25/2026, 11:49:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 10/25/2026, 11:48:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 10/25/2026, 10:44:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 10/25/2026, 10:31:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Juneau AKupdated 10/25/2026, 10:26:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 10/25/2026, 7:24:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Honolulu HIupdated 10/25/2026, 2:13:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Honolulu HIupdated 10/25/2026, 1:57:00 PM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 10/25/2026, 11:52:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 10/25/2026, 11:46:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Fairbanks AKupdated 10/25/2026, 11:45:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 10/25/2026, 11:44:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 10/25/2026, 12:01:00 AM

OfficialNWS NWS Anchorage AKupdated 10/24/2026, 10:19:00 PM

⚠This is an informational severity score, not an official warning. Follow guidance from NWS/NOAA, FEMA (ready.gov), and local emergency management.