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FZUS72 KKEY 040017
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
817 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
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817 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 830 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM CRAIG KEY TO HALFMOON SHOAL OUT 60 NM...
AT 817 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 17 NM SOUTHEAST OF
BIG PINE SHOAL, MOVING NORTHEAST AT 15 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 2421 8113 2428 8130 2451 8111 2429 8093
TIME...MOT...LOC 0017Z 234DEG 16KT 2432 8115
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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