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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
117 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ033-160530-
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117 AM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
AT 117 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 12 NM NORTHWEST OF
SMITH SHOAL LIGHT, MOVING NORTH AT 10 KNOTS.
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 2477 8188 2478 8217 2503 8223 2506 8190
TIME...MOT...LOC 0517Z 168DEG 8KT 2490 8205
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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