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FZUS72 KKEY 160418
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1218 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ033-160430-
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1218 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1230 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 1218 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 NM NORTH OF NEW
GROUND ROCKS LIGHT. THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
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 2473 8227 2475 8244 2494 8243 2492 8221
TIME...MOT...LOC 0418Z 184DEG 2KT 2483 8237
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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