438  
FZUS72 KKEY 241445  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
1045 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
 
GMZ033-241515-  
1045 AM EDT THU JUL 24 2025  
 
...A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS 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 1044 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A  
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.  
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 11 NM SOUTH OF P TOWER, MOVING  
NORTHWEST AT 15 KNOTS.  
 
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...  
P TOWER.  
 
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 2499 8182 2488 8195 2503 8220 2520 8202  
 

 
 
JAM  
 
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