826
WHUS52 KKEY 090231
SMWKEY
GMZ073-074-090300-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0202.250809T0231Z-250809T0300Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1031 PM EDT FRI AUG 8 2025
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM
OUT...
* UNTIL 1100 PM EDT.
* AT 1031 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 24 NM SOUTHEAST
OF WOOD'S WALL EAST CRACK, MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO
BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2396 8103 2392 8135 2418 8144 2423 8105
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 171DEG 9KT 2403 8121
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
AJP
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page