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FZUS72 KKEY 170230
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1030 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ032>035-170245-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0026.000000T0000Z-260317T0245Z/
1030 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 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 1030 PM EDT, AN OUTFLOW BOUNDARY WAS LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 9 NM SOUTHWEST OF MIDDLE CAPE SABLE TO NEAR SMITH
SHOAL LIGHT TO 8 NM SOUTHEAST OF W TOWER, MOVING SOUTH 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...
GULFSIDE PATCH REEF, RACCOON KEY, NORTHWEST CHANNEL BUOY 1, SNIPE
POINT, SMITH SHOAL LIGHT, ELLIS ROCK LIGHT, AND WATER 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 2486 8275 2488 8189 2512 8118 2495 8105
2460 8177 2462 8270
TIME...MOT...LOC 0230Z 338DEG 20KT 2509 8128 2480 8186 2482 8263
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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