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WHUS52 KKEY 030536
SMWKEY
GMZ034-030600-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0057.260503T0536Z-260503T0600Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
136 AM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
GULF OF AMERICA INCLUDING DRY TORTUGAS AND REBECCA SHOAL CHANNEL...
* UNTIL 200 AM EDT.
* AT 136 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 9 NM SOUTHWEST OF
TORTUGAS ECOLOGICAL RESERVE NORTH, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
FORT JEFFERSON, DRY TORTUGAS, DRY TORTUGAS LIGHT, AND TORTUGAS
ECOLOGICAL RESERVE NORTH.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO
BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2463 8327 2480 8323 2480 8281 2448 8283
2454 8328
TIME...MOT...LOC 0536Z 270DEG 20KT 2465 8314
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
AJP
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