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FZUS72 KKEY 040445
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MARINE WEATHER STATEMENT
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
1245 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
GMZ031-032-040500-
/O.CON.KKEY.MA.W.0074.000000T0000Z-260504T0500Z/
1245 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
..A SPECIAL MARINE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 100 AM EDT
FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS...
BAYSIDE AND GULF SIDE FROM CRAIG KEY TO WEST END OF SEVEN MILE
BRIDGE...
FLORIDA BAY INCLUDING BARNES SOUND, BLACKWATER SOUND, AND BUTTONWOOD
SOUND...
AT 1245 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR OXFOOT BANK
LIGHT, MOVING EAST AT 25 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR INDICATED.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
SANDY KEY, OXFOOT BANK LIGHT, MAN OF WAR KEY, SPRIGGER BANK LIGHT,
CHANNEL KEY PASS LIGHT, AND CARL ROSS KEY.
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.
LAT...LON 2506 8089 2479 8091 2489 8119 2504 8111
TIME...MOT...LOC 0445Z 276DEG 26KT 2493 8104
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
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