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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1001 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ032>035-170215-
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1001 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 1001 PM EDT, AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 NM WEST OF NORTHWEST CAPE SABLE TO 10 NM WEST OF
GULFSIDE PATCH REEF TO W TOWER, MOVING SOUTH AT 25 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...
GULFSIDE PATCH REEF, SMITH SHOAL LIGHT, W TOWER, AND CONTENT KEYS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE
JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2502 8234 2503 8232 2507 8234 2505 8195
2512 8118 2496 8099 2468 8177 2471 8275
2502 8281
TIME...MOT...LOC 0201Z 339DEG 24KT 2521 8134 2492 8190 2496 8269
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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