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FZUS72 KKEY 170033
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
833 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ053-054-073-074-170100-
833 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM 23 NM SOUTH OF THE MIDDLE KEYS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 60 NM...
AT 831 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 17 NM SOUTHEAST OF BIG PINE SHOAL,
MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
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.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. STAY
LOW, OR GO BELOW. LOWER VHF ANTENNA, OUTRIGGERS, FISHING RODS, AND
UMBRELLAS. AVOID OPEN AREAS ON ISLANDS AND SANDBARS. DO NOT SHELTER
UNDER TALL OR ISOLATED TREES ON NEARBY MANGROVE ISLANDS.
LAT...LON 2415 8111 2425 8135 2455 8120 2435 8086
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