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FZUS72 KKEY 160344
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1144 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
GMZ033-160400-
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1144 PM EDT SUN MAR 15 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 1143 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 NM NORTHEAST OF
NEW GROUND ROCKS LIGHT. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY
STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR
GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2472 8230 2472 8244 2495 8243 2488 8214
TIME...MOT...LOC 0343Z 184DEG 2KT 2481 8237
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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