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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
129 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ033-160600-
129 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NORTH OF SMITH SHOAL LIGHT
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 128 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 NM NORTH OF SMITH SHOAL LIGHT,
MOVING NORTH AT 10 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 2482 8188 2482 8208 2506 8213 2506 8183
LIW
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