210  
FZUS72 KKEY 040117  
MWSKEY  
 
MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT  
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL  
917 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
 
GMZ052-053-072-073-040130-  
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0071.000000T0000Z-260504T0130Z/  
917 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026  
   
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 930 PM EDT
 
 
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...  
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF WEST END OF SEVEN MILE BRIDGE OUT  
60 NM...  
 
AT 917 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLOYD'S WALL  
SOUTHWEST, 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.  
 
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...  
RIPS.  
 
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 2442 8025 2455 8056 2474 8042 2457 8009  
TIME...MOT...LOC 0117Z 243DEG 15KT 2447 8035  
 
HAIL...0.00IN  
WIND...>34KTS  
 

 
 
MJV  
 
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