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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
332 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
GMZ031-032-042-043-032000-
332 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..A STRONG THUNDERSTORM OVER THE WATERS OVER LONG KEY
THE AREAS AFFECTED INCLUDE...
HAWK CHANNEL FROM OCEAN REEF TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT TO
THE REEF...
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND...
AT 332 PM EDT, NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGISTS DETECTED A A
STRONG THUNDERSTORM, CAPABLE OF PRODUCING WIND GUSTS NEAR 30 KNOTS.
THIS THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR LONG KEY VIADUCT, MOVING NORTHEAST
AT 20 KNOTS.
LOCATIONS THAT WILL BE AFFECTED INCLUDE...
WHALE HARBOR, CHANNEL KEY PASS LIGHT, TWIN KEYS, FLORIDA BAY, LONG
KEY VIADUCT, STEAM BOAT CHANNEL, AND LITTLE RABBIT KEY.
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.
LAT...LON 2515 8088 2496 8060 2495 8061 2494 8061
2495 8059 2494 8057 2474 8084 2487 8097
MJV
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