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FZUS72 KKEY 030430
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1230 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
GMZ054-074-030500-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0054.000000T0000Z-260503T0500Z/
1230 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO HALFMOON
SHOAL OUT 60 NM...
AT 1230 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 24 NM SOUTH OF
COSGROVE SHOAL LIGHT, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
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.
LAT...LON 2393 8230 2407 8237 2421 8218 2400 8204
TIME...MOT...LOC 0430Z 243DEG 13KT 2405 8224
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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