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WHUS52 KKEY 040741
SMWKEY
GMZ072-040815-
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BULLETIN - IMMEDIATE BROADCAST REQUESTED
SPECIAL MARINE WARNING
NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE KEY WEST FL
341 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 20 TO 60 NM OUT...
* UNTIL 415 AM EDT.
* AT 341 AM EDT, A STRONG THUNDERSTORM WAS LOCATED 15 NM EAST OF
FLOYD'S WALL NORTHEAST, MOVING EAST AT 25 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.
* THE STRONG THUNDERSTORM WILL REMAIN OVER MAINLY OPEN WATERS.
PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...
PREPARE FOR SEVERE THUNDERSTORMS WITH WIND GUSTS IN EXCESS OF 50
KNOTS, EXTREMELY ROUGH SEAS, FREQUENT LIGHTNING, AND TORRENTIAL
DOWNPOURS. BE ADVISED THAT ANY SEVERE THUNDERSTORM CAN SPAWN A
WATERSPOUT OR TORNADO. STAY LOW OR GO BELOW, AND MAKE SURE ALL ON
BOARD ARE WEARING LIFE JACKETS.
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 2440 7974 2461 8015 2484 8004 2471 7962
TIME...MOT...LOC 0741Z 285DEG 26KT 2467 7995
HAIL...0.00IN
WIND...>34KTS
AJP
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