570
FZUS72 KKEY 181124
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
624 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
GMZ054-074-181200-
624 AM EST SUN JAN 18 2026
...A POTENTIAL WATERSPOUT OVER THE WATERS TO THE EAST SOUTHEAST OF
WOODS WALL EAST CRACK...
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON
SHOAL OUT 60 NM...
AT 624 AM EST, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS REPORTED A A
POTENTIAL WATERSPOUT... THIS POTENTIAL WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED 9 NM
SOUTHEAST OF WOOD'S WALL EAST CRACK. THE POTENTIAL WATERSPOUT WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WOOD'S WALL EAST CRACK.
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.
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 2430 8160 2435 8130 2405 8122 2400 8160
MJV
CLICK HERE TO GO TO PREVIOUS BULLETINS.
Main Text Page