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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1228 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ033-160500-
1228 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NORTH OF NEW GROUND ROCK LIGHT
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 1227 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 10 NM NORTH OF NEW GROUND ROCKS LIGHT.
THE THUNDERSTORM WAS NEARLY STATIONARY.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
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.
LAT...LON 2476 8227 2476 8246 2495 8247 2493 8222
LIW
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