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FZUS72 KKEY 032325
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
725 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
GMZ073-032345-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0067.000000T0000Z-260503T2345Z/
725 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 745 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE 20
TO 60 NM OUT...
AT 725 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 16 NM WEST OF ELBOW
CAY, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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 2387 8060 2404 8085 2425 8067 2402 8031
TIME...MOT...LOC 2325Z 237DEG 17KT 2397 8064
HAIL...<.75IN
WIND...>34KTS
MJV
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