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FZUS72 KKEY 170454
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1254 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
GMZ044-054-074-170500-
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1254 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 1254 AM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM 8 NM NORTHEAST OF SMITH SHOAL LIGHT TO NEAR EASTERN
DRY ROCKS TO 10 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 0454Z 227DEG 19KT 2483 8184 2453 8186 2412 8195
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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