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FZUS72 KKEY 170513
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
113 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
GMZ044-170523-
/O.CAN.KKEY.MA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-260317T0530Z/
113 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..THE SPECIAL MARINE WARNING IS CANCELLED
LAT...LON 2398 8171 2395 8197 2438 8186 2439 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 250DEG 13KT 2438 8181 2406 8190
GMZ054-074-170530-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0043.000000T0000Z-260317T0530Z/
113 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 130 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON
SHOAL OUT 60 NM...
AT 113 AM EDT, STRONG THUNDERSTORMS WERE LOCATED ALONG A LINE
EXTENDING FROM NEAR KEY WEST SEA BOUY TO 12 NM SOUTH OF WOOD'S WALL
WEST CRACK, MOVING EAST AT 15 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...
WOOD'S WALL WEST CRACK.
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 2398 8171 2395 8197 2438 8186 2439 8159
TIME...MOT...LOC 0513Z 250DEG 13KT 2438 8181 2406 8190
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
LIW
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