681  
FZUS72 KKEY 182156  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
456 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026  
 
GMZ031-032-043-044-075-182206-  
/O.CAN.KKEY.MA.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260118T2215Z/  
456 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
..THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
 
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2357 8243 2463 8082 2481 8069 2492 8052  
2500 8039 2520 8006 2513 7995 2492 7979  
2353 8181  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 297DEG 32KT 2524 7992 2333 8267  
 

 
 
GMZ042-052>054-072>074-182215-  
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0010.000000T0000Z-260118T2215Z/  
456 PM EST SUN JAN 18 2026  
   
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EST
 
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 60 NM...  
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF...  
 
AT 456 PM EST, A FRONT WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE EXTENDING FROM 14 NM  
SOUTHEAST OF PACIFIC REEF TO 67 NM SOUTH OF TWENTY-EIGHT FOOT SHOAL  
LIGHT, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT 30 KNOTS.  
 
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.  
 
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.  
 
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER  
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.  
 
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...  
MARATHON HUMPS, SOUTH RIPS, ISLAMORADA HUMP, DAVIS REEF LIGHT,  
FLOYD'S WALL NORTHEAST, EAGLE WRECK, AND 409 HUMPS.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING  
SEAS, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE  
JACKETS.  
 

 
 
LAT...LON 2357 8243 2463 8082 2481 8069 2492 8052  
2500 8039 2520 8006 2513 7995 2492 7979  
2353 8181  
TIME...MOT...LOC 2156Z 297DEG 32KT 2524 7992 2333 8267  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
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