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FZUS72 KKEY 032106
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
506 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
GMZ074-032115-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0061.000000T0000Z-260503T2115Z/
506 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 515 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE TO SOUTH OF
HALFMOON SHOAL 20 TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 506 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 36 NM SOUTH OF
WOOD'S WALL WEST CRACK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 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.
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.
INTENSE AND CONTINUOUS LIGHTNING IS OCCURRING WITH THIS STORM. IF
CAUGHT ON THE OPEN WATER, STAY LOW OR GO BELOW.
LAT...LON 2373 8191 2380 8181 2377 8175 2369 8166
2359 8180 2364 8187
TIME...MOT...LOC 2106Z 231DEG 20KT 2365 8178
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
MJV
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