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FZUS72 KKEY 170231
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1031 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ034-170241-
/O.CAN.KKEY.MA.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260317T0245Z/
1031 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
LAT...LON 2390 8270 2406 8290 2432 8268 2404 8238
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 226DEG 19KT 2410 8272
GMZ055-074-075-170245-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0027.000000T0000Z-260317T0245Z/
1031 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1045 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 60 NM...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 1031 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 25 NM SOUTHWEST OF
TWENTY-EIGHT FOOT SHOAL LIGHT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
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.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, STAY LOW OR GO BELOW.
LAT...LON 2390 8270 2406 8290 2432 8268 2404 8238
TIME...MOT...LOC 0231Z 226DEG 19KT 2410 8272
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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