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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
955 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
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955 PM EDT SUN MAY 3 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 1015 PM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 60 NM...
AT 955 PM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR FLOYD'S WALL
NORTHEAST, 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 2460 8005 2482 8036 2502 8022 2476 7984
TIME...MOT...LOC 0155Z 238DEG 18KT 2470 8015
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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