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FZUS72 KKEY 170433
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1233 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
GMZ042-052-170445-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0040.000000T0000Z-260317T0445Z/
1233 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1245 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT
20 NM...
AT 1233 AM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 22 NM NORTHEAST OF TRIUMPH REEF TO NEAR CARYSFORT REEF
LIGHT, MOVING EAST 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...
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 2518 8004 2518 8024 2532 8027 2532 8025
TIME...MOT...LOC 0433Z 260DEG 26KT 2561 7974 2524 8017
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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