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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
427 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
GMZ032-033-035-043-044-262130-
427 PM EDT SUN APR 26 2026
...CLOUD LINE ALONG AND NORTH OF THE LOWER KEYS WITH THE POTENTIAL
FOR WATERSPOUTS...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO THE REEF...
BAY AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5
FATHOMS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 426 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLOUD LINE WITH THE POTENTIAL TO PRODUCE WATERSPOUTS. THIS CLOUD
LINE EXTENDS FROM LITTLE PINE KEY TO COTTRELL KEY.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
ANNETTE KEY, HOWE KEY, BIG MUNSON ISLAND, RACCOON KEY, LITTLE PINE
KEY, SNIPE POINT, AND COTTRELL KEY.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS FAVOR WATERSPOUT FORMATION. A WATERSPOUT
WOULD MOST LIKELY APPEAR BENEATH A DARK, FLAT BOTTOM OF A BUILDING
CUMULUS LINE, JUST AT THE HINT OF RAIN. IF YOU SEE A WATERSPOUT, STAY
AWAY, AND CALL IN THE REPORT TO YOUR FLORIDA KEYS NATIONAL WEATHER
SERVICE, AT 3 0 5 2 9 5 1 3 1 6 EXTENSION 3.
LAT...LON 2468 8114 2449 8187 2463 8208 2486 8128
LIW
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