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FZUS72 KKEY 170323
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1123 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ031-032-034-035-042>044-052>055-170430-
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND-
BAYSIDE AND GULFSIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE-
GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL-
GULF OF AMERICA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO 5 FATHOMS-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT TO THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO
THE REEF-
HAWK CHANNEL FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL
OUT TO THE REEF-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 20 NM-
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM HALFMOON SHOAL TO 20 NM WEST OF DRY TORTUGAS
OUT 20 NM-
1123 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WITH PERSISTENT LIGHTNING NEAR THE KEYS
A SWATH OF HEAVY SHOWERS WITH EMBEDDED THUNDERSTORMS WILL CONTINUE
OVER THE NEARSHORE WATERS OF THE ENTIRE FLORIDA KEYS. THIS INCLUDES
THE MARINE ZONES THAT ENCOMPASS FLORIDA BAY, BAY AND GULFSIDE
WATERS, HAWK CHANNEL, THE NEARSHORE PORTIONS OF THE FLORIDA STRAITS,
AND THE SE GULF WATERS NEAR THE DRY TORTUGAS. THESE STRONG
THUNDERSTORMS WILL PRODUCE ERRATIC WINDS GUSTS OF 30 TO 35 KNOTS,
BLINDING DOWNPOURS, AND NEAR CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING STRIKES.
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