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FZUS72 KKEY 152141
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
541 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
GMZ031-032-042-052-152215-
541 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER FLORIDA BAY AND ADJACENT WATERS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT
20 NM...
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 540 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER MANATEE KEYS. THE THUNDERSTORM WAS
NEARLY STATIONARY.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
COON KEY, BUTTONWOOD SOUND, DUMP KEYS, MOSQUITO POINT, END KEY,
BRADLEY KEY, AND BOGGY KEY.
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.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. STAY
LOW, OR GO BELOW. LOWER VHF ANTENNA, OUTRIGGERS, FISHING RODS, AND
UMBRELLAS. AVOID OPEN AREAS ON ISLANDS AND SANDBARS. DO NOT SHELTER
UNDER TALL OR ISOLATED TREES ON NEARBY MANGROVE ISLANDS.
LAT...LON 2520 8006 2509 8043 2512 8038 2516 8036
2517 8046 2513 8042 2496 8087 2512 8106
2516 8081 2522 8083 2514 8071 2524 8057
2520 8050 2530 8039 2527 8033 2522 8033
2532 8027
DP
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