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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
913 PM EST WED MAR 4 2026
GMZ031-032-050245-
913 PM EST WED MAR 4 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR LITTLE RABBIT KEY IN THE FLORIDA BAY
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND...
AT 912 PM EST, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR SPRIGGER BANK LIGHT, MOVING WEST
AT 20 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
OXFOOT BANK LIGHT, MAN OF WAR KEY, SPRIGGER BANK LIGHT, CARL ROSS
KEY, SANDY KEY, LITTLE RABBIT KEY, AND FIRST NATIONAL BANK.
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 2502 8080 2485 8082 2484 8119 2511 8116
LIW
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