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FZUS72 KKEY 022323
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
723 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
GMZ031-042-052-022330-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0044.000000T0000Z-260402T2330Z/
723 PM EDT THU APR 2 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 730 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
HAWK CHANNEL AND STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT
20 NM...
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND...
AT 723 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED OVER CARD SOUND,
MOVING NORTHWEST 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...
BARNES SOUND AND CARYSFORT REEF LIGHT.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, STAY LOW OR GO BELOW.
LAT...LON 2527 8017 2514 8027 2518 8036 2523 8032
2523 8034 2520 8035 2521 8037 2518 8037
2520 8038 2520 8042 2523 8043 2523 8044
2522 8043 2524 8051 2524 8046 2530 8039
2527 8033 2524 8032 2532 8027
TIME...MOT...LOC 2323Z 122DEG 16KT 2530 8036
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
DP
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