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FZUS72 KKEY 170729
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
329 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
GMZ072-073-170800-
329 AM EDT TUE MAR 17 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM NEAR THE MARATHON HUMPS
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE
20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 328 AM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 NM SOUTHEAST OF MARATHON HUMPS,
MOVING EAST AT 15 KNOTS.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS, LOCALLY
ROUGH AND CONFUSED SEAS, OCCASIONAL LIGHTNING STRIKES, AND
POTENTIALLY BLINDING DOWNPOURS. GET TO A SAFE PORT AS QUICKLY, AND AS
SAFELY AS POSSIBLE. WHEN DOWNPOURS REDUCE VISIBILITY, SLOW DOWN.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. STAY
LOW, OR GO BELOW. LOWER VHF ANTENNA, OUTRIGGERS, FISHING RODS, AND
UMBRELLAS. AVOID OPEN AREAS ON ISLANDS AND SANDBARS. DO NOT SHELTER
UNDER TALL OR ISOLATED TREES ON NEARBY MANGROVE ISLANDS.
LAT...LON 2419 8069 2435 8076 2452 8050 2424 8039
LIW
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