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FZUS72 KKEY 160407
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1207 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ033-160500-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0019.000000T0000Z-260316T0500Z/
1207 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 1207 AM EDT, A POSSIBLE STRONG WATERSPOUT WAS LOCATED 8 NM WEST OF
SMITH SHOAL 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 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.
WATERSPOUTS CAN EASILY OVERTURN BOATS AND CREATE LOCALLY HAZARDOUS
SEAS. SEEK SAFE HARBOR IMMEDIATELY.
LAT...LON 2475 8193 2468 8204 2483 8219 2492 8201
TIME...MOT...LOC 0407Z 141DEG 4KT 2477 8207
WATERSPOUT...POSSIBLE
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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