827  
FZUS72 KKEY 050145  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
845 PM EST WED MAR 4 2026  
 
GMZ031-042-052-050200-  
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0014.000000T0000Z-260305T0200Z/  
845 PM EST WED MAR 4 2026  
   
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 900 PM EST  
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...  
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT  
20 NM...  
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD  
SOUND...  
 
AT 845 PM EST, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CONCH REEF,  
MOVING WEST AT 20 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...  
HENS & CHICKENS LIGHT, COWPENS CUT, PLANTATION KEY, DAVIS REEF LIGHT,  
FRENCH REF, BAKER CUT, AND CONCH REEF.  
 
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...  
 
BOATERS SHOULD SEEK SAFE HARBOR NOW, AND REMAIN THERE UNTIL  
THREATENING WEATHER HAS PASSED.  
 
 
 
LAT...LON 2510 8044 2509 8046 2507 8047 2509 8043  
2500 8026 2482 8034 2489 8063 2494 8061  
2495 8057 2503 8049 2504 8049 2501 8052  
2501 8054 2498 8056 2496 8059 2495 8060  
2514 8052  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0145Z 112DEG 21KT 2495 8040  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 
 
 
LIW  
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