720
FZUS72 KKEY 170444
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1244 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
GMZ033-035-170454-
/O.CAN.KKEY.MA.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260317T0500Z/
1244 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
LAT...LON 2396 8205 2444 8208 2450 8171 2414 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 227DEG 19KT 2480 8188 2450 8190 2409 8199
GMZ044-054-074-170500-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0041.000000T0000Z-260317T0500Z/
1244 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 60 NM...
AT 1244 AM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR SMITH SHOAL LIGHT TO NEAR SAND KEY LIGHT TO 13 NM
SOUTHWEST OF WOOD'S WALL WEST CRACK, 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...
VANDENBERG, JOE'S TUG, WESTERN DRY ROCKS, WOOD'S WALL WEST CRACK,
EASTERN DRY ROCKS, SAND KEY LIGHT, AND KEY WEST SEA BOUY.
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 THESE STORMS. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, STAY LOW OR GO BELOW.
LAT...LON 2396 8205 2444 8208 2450 8171 2414 8173
TIME...MOT...LOC 0444Z 227DEG 19KT 2480 8188 2450 8190 2409 8199
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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