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FZUS72 KKEY 171140
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
740 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
GMZ033-171230-
740 AM EDT WED SEP 17 2025
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 740 AM EDT, DOPPLER RADAR INDICATED A A STRONG THUNDERSTORM,
CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS. THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS
LOCATED 12 NM NORTH OF ELLIS ROCK LIGHT, MOVING NORTHWEST 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 2490 8202 2473 8214 2485 8245 2507 8228
AJP
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