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WHUS52 KKEY 040654
SMWKEY
GMZ052-072-040730-
/O.NEW.KKEY.MA.W.0076.260504T0654Z-260504T0730Z/
BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
254 AM EDT MON MAY 4 2026
THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN KEY WEST HAS ISSUED A
* SPECIAL MARINE WARNING FOR...
STRAITS OF FLORIDA FROM OCEAN REEF TO CRAIG KEY OUT 60 NM...
* UNTIL 330 AM EDT.
* AT 254 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED NEAR ISLAMORADA
HUMP, MOVING EAST AT 20 KNOTS.
HAZARD...WIND GUSTS 34 KNOTS OR GREATER.
SOURCE...RADAR.
IMPACT...EXPECT WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, SUDDENLY HIGHER
WAVES, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND HEAVY DOWNPOURS.
* LOCATIONS IN THE WARNING INCLUDE...
FLOYD'S WALL NORTHEAST.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 34 KNOTS, STEEP AND FAST-BUILDING
SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND BLINDING DOWNPOURS. STAY LOW OR GO
BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
LAT...LON 2470 8047 2490 8041 2489 8003 2462 8007
TIME...MOT...LOC 0654Z 277DEG 21KT 2480 8035
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
AJP
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