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FZUS72 KKEY 170347
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1147 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
GMZ042-052-072-170400-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0034.000000T0000Z-260317T0400Z/
1147 PM EDT MON MAR 16 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL MIDNIGHT EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT
60 NM...
AT 1147 PM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 6 NM EAST OF CARYSFORT REEF LIGHT TO 11 NM NORTH OF
FLOYD'S WALL NORTHEAST, MOVING NORTHEAST 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...
CARYSFORT REEF LIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THESE STORMS. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, STAY LOW OR GO BELOW.
LAT...LON 2513 7995 2507 7991 2487 7994 2479 8020
2523 8026 2527 8018
TIME...MOT...LOC 0347Z 241DEG 20KT 2519 8010 2488 8018
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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