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FZUS72 KKEY 032149
MWSKEY
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
549 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
GMZ074-032215-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0063.000000T0000Z-260503T2215Z/
549 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 615 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 549 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 22 NM EAST OF WOOD'S
WALL EAST CRACK, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 40 KNOTS OR GREATER AND SMALL HAIL.
SOURCE...NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE METEOROLOGIST.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 40 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 40 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 2372 8161 2377 8177 2390 8172 2401 8156
2384 8140
TIME...MOT...LOC 2149Z 230DEG 18KT 2418 8119
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
MJV
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