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FZUS72 KKEY 050115
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
815 PM EST WED MAR 4 2026
GMZ031-042-052-072-050145-
815 PM EST WED MAR 4 2026
..A CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS NEAR ISLAMORADA HUMPS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT
60 NM...
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND...
AT 814 PM EST, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A
CLUSTER OF STRONG THUNDERSTORMS, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS 30
TO 34 KNOTS. THESE THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED 8 NM NORTHEAST OF
ISLAMORADA HUMP, MOVING WEST AT 20 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
MOSQUITO BANK LIGHT, TAVERNIER CREEK, ISLAMORADA HUMP, FRENCH REF,
TAVERNIER, COTTON KEY, AND ALLIGATOR REEF LIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS 30 TO 34 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 2510 8044 2509 8045 2509 8046 2507 8047
2508 8044 2509 8043 2502 8017 2472 8025
2476 8067 2491 8064 2494 8061 2494 8062
2492 8064 2514 8060
LIW
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