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FZUS72 KKEY 170147
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
947 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ032>035-170215-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0023.000000T0000Z-260317T0215Z/
947 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
BAY AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT TO 5
FATHOMS...
GULF WATERS FROM EAST CAPE SABLE TO CHOKOLOSKEE 20 TO 60 NM OUT AND
BEYOND 5 FATHOMS...
GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL...
AT 947 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 12 NM WEST OF NORTHWEST CAPE SABLE TO 9 NM SOUTH OF L
TOWER TO NEAR TORTUGAS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE NORTH, MOVING SOUTHEAST AT
20 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.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
DRY TORTUGAS, PULASKI SHOAL LIGHT, DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT, TORTUGAS
ECOLOGICAL RESERVE NORTH, FORT JEFFERSON, P TOWER, AND L TOWER.
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.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, STAY LOW OR GO BELOW.
LAT...LON 2491 8318 2502 8305 2503 8232 2542 8260
2550 8166 2537 8153 2518 8152 2510 8148
2511 8113 2502 8225 2450 8303 2476 8324
TIME...MOT...LOC 0147Z 317DEG 19KT 2532 8139 2522 8241 2472 8308
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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