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FZUS72 KKEY 291818
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
218 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2026
GMZ032-035-044-291915-
218 PM EDT TUE SEP 29 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS ADJACENT TO LOWER KEYS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BAY AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5
FATHOMS...
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT
TO THE REEF...
AT 216 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS
AND INTENSE LIGHTNING. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER RACCOON
KEY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 10 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ANNETTE KEY, HOWE KEY, RACCOON KEY, LITTLE PINE KEY, NEWFOUND HARBOR,
CUDJOE BAY, AND HORSESHOE KEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY
ROUGH AND CONFUSED SEAS, OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND
POTENTIALLY BLINDING DOWNPOURS. GET TO A SAFE PORT AS QUICKLY, AND AS
SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN DOWNPOURS REDUCE VISIBILITY, SLOW DOWN.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. STAY
LOW, OR GO BELOW. LOWER VHF ANTENNA, OUTRIGGERS, FISHING RODS, AND
UMBRELLAS. AVOID OPEN AREAS ON ISLANDS AND SANDBARS. DO NOT SHELTER
UNDER TALL OR ISOLATED TREES ON NEARBY MANGROVE ISLANDS.
LAT...LON 2474 8122 2470 8132 2471 8134 2469 8133
2468 8135 2474 8140 2467 8137 2469 8140
2466 8140 2467 8142 2465 8142 2460 8152
2462 8154 2462 8152 2463 8155 2466 8158
2465 8158 2469 8163 2496 8150
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