643  
FZUS72 KKEY 141630  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
1230 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
 
GMZ072-141730-  
1230 PM EDT SAT MAR 14 2026  
   
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE EASTERN STRAITS OF FLORIDA
 
 
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY 20 TO 60 NM OUT...  
 
AT 1229 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A  
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.  
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 NM SOUTHEAST OF FLOYD'S WALL  
NORTHEAST, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.  
 
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.  
 
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.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2432 7986 2441 8016 2478 7999 2466 7963  
 

 
 
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