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FZUS72 KKEY 160307
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1107 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
GMZ033-034-160330-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0017.000000T0000Z-260316T0330Z/
1107 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1130 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL...
AT 1106 PM EDT, A POSSIBLE STRONG WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED 7 NM NORTH
OF NEW GROUND ROCKS LIGHT. THE POSSIBLE STRONG WATERSPOUT WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WATERSPOUTS AND WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.
IMPACT...WATERSPOUTS CAN QUICKLY FORM AND CAPSIZE BOATS, CAUSE
CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE TO VESSELS AND CREATE SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES. EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY
HIGHER WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
THE POSSIBLE STRONG WATERSPOUT WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50
KNOTS, EXTREMELY ROUGH SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS. BE ADVISED THAT ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN SPAWN A
WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO. STAY LOW OR GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON
BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 2486 8216 2469 8233 2475 8254 2500 8240
TIME...MOT...LOC 0306Z 110DEG 4KT 2478 8240
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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